It was back to work for Prince William
after the event-filled Platinum Jubilee weekend. The Duke of
Cambridge was at Buckingham Palace for an investiture ceremony on
behalf of The Queen. Sir Patrick Vallance, the United Kingdom’s
chief scientific adviser, received an upgraded knighthood from the
Duke of Cambridge. Previously made a knight in 2019, Vallance was
named a Knight Commander of the…
Symbolism abounds this week during the
Platinum Jubilee. The jewellery on display is no exception and no
one does messaging through jewels better than the Queen herself.
For Trooping the Colour, a ceremony steeping in tradition, Queen
Elizabeth led the way by wearing her…
Star-studded royalty will show up for the
true royal, Queen Elizabeth II, this weekend at her Platinum
Jubilee celebrations in London. Musical guests from Diana Ross and
Queen to Lin-Manuel Miranda and Alicia Keys will be on hand to
perform their hits for the…
Queen Elizabeth II is known for her
stylish headwear. Her hats are legendary, for a while she was the
owner of a string of seriously stylish turbans and then, of course,
come those tiaras and the crown. But one accessory The Queen truly
enjoys is a headscarf. Most recently, Her Majesty was seen wearing
a scarf and beaming with pride at the Royal Windsor Horse Show,
where her pony won first…
It’s three and a half years late but the
Elizabeth Line will open in May 2022, just in time for the Jubilee!
It is hoped The queen will participate in the opening as she
becomes the latest royal to have a railway line named after her. In
2016, she helped with the…
The hardest working royal is working her
charms in Scotland. Princess Anne arrived in the Inverness to visit
the Inverness Creative Academy Arts Centre. The area’s first major
creative hub opened earlier this year after a four-year,
six-million pound renovation.
The Duchess of Cornwall is the latest
member of the Royal Family to be a cover girl as she will be
gracing the cover of the July issue of Vogue. Her appearance on the
cover comes as Camilla celebrates her 75th birthday the same month.
It was not an overnight decision for the Duchess to appear in
Vogue, as conversations had been going on for months. Not only does
she feature on the cover…
It was a wedding 35 years in the making
for Prince Charles and Camilla. On April 9, 2005 after a royal
scandal, a tragic death, forbidden love, two marriages and four
children, Charles and Camilla were finally able to tie the knot.
But like the years leading up the…
It was a colonial conquest that was
supposed to be as “good as forever” but after more than 150 years
of rule, at midnight on July 1, 1997, Britain handed over Hong Kong
to the People’s Republic of China. Hong Kong became part of the
British Empire after the First…
During her 70 years on the throne, Queen
Elizabeth II has made six visits to Jamaica. After its independence
from Britain in 1962, Jamaica has remained a member of the
Commonwealth. The Queen is Queen of Jamaica and she is represented
in the country by a Governor-General, currently Sir Patrick Allen.
1953 Six months after her Coronation, The Queen and Prince Philip
set out on the longest…
