There were celebrations in Windsor Castle
on Wednesday after The Queen’s horse won in spectacular style at
Royal Ascot. Tactical, owned by Her Majesty The Queen, started the
race as favourite, and arrived back at the Winner’s Enclosure to
fanfare. This was the monarch’s first win at Royal Ascot for four
years. Andrew Balding trained the two-year-old horse, with James
Doyle on…
Plane used by The Royal Family to be repainted red, white and blue at a cost of £900,000
17th June 2020
A plane which transports members of The
Royal Family and government ministers to engagements across the
globe is undergoing an expensive repaint. RAF Voyager, which is
often jokingly referred to as ‘Heir Force One’, will be redecorated
at a cost of 900,000. The…
The Duke of Edinburgh has marked his
milestone 99th birthday with low-key celebrations at Windsor
Castle, as all public displays of congratulations were cancelled
due to the ongoing global health emergency. Traditionally, gun
salutes are fired all across the United…
Happy birthday Prince Philip! The Duke of Edinburgh celebrates his 99th birthday in quarantine at Windsor Castle
10th June 2020
The Duke of Edinburgh is celebrating his
99th birthday on Wednesday at Windsor Castle alongside his wife of
over 70 years, The Queen. Prince Philip is having low-key
celebrations this year, with his family unable to visit him in
isolation due to the ongoing public health emergency. PHOTO CREDIT:
PA/Steve Parsons (press handout) Instead, the tech-savvy
99-year-old will spend the day taking…
The Duke of Edinburgh's 100th birthday to be marked with a solar eclipse which will be visible across most of the UK
10th June 2020
The Duke of Edinburgh will share his
100th birthday with a solar eclipse which will bevisible across
most of Britain. In what is guaranteed to be a day of celebrations,
June 10, 2021, will be a historic day as The Queen’s husband
celebrates the centenary of his…
Buckingham Palace releases new photograph to mark the Duke of Edinburgh's 99th birthday
9th June 2020
Buckingham Palace has released a new
photograph to mark the 99th birthday of the Duke of Edinburgh.
PHOTO CREDIT: PA/Steve Parsons (press handout) The photo was taken
in the quadrangle of Windsor Castle at the beginning of June. The
Queen and Prince Philip have been…
A controversial statue of King Leopold II
has been removed in Belgium after it was vandalised by protesters.
The statue is to undergo repairs, however, it is unlikely to return
to public display and could end up in a museum. There have long
been calls for the statue of Leopold to be removed due to the
former King’s exploitation of Congolese slave labour which left
millions of people…
The Duke of York has strongly criticised
investigators in the United States over allegations that the prince
has offered “zero co-operation” to the Department of Justice.
Lawyers acting for Prince Andrew say that the 60-year-old royal as
offered to help US…
'Acid Raine' - how Countess Spencer went from being Diana's sworn enemy to her most trusted confidant
4th June 2020
Raine Spencer was without a doubt one of
the most flamboyant figures of the 20th Century. Politician,
socialite and party host, Raine was a formidable woman who was both
loved and loathed by high-society. She is best known for being
stepmother to Diana, Princess of Wales…
There were celebrations at Windsor Castle
on Tuesday afternoon after The Queen won her first race in many
months. Despite racing only returning to the UK on Monday, Her
Majesty has already had a winner as her horse, First Receiver, won
in the royal colours at Kempton. The monarch’s horse won easily,
with the racecourse commentator saying he “put daylight between
himself and his…
