State & Ceremonial

Dame Margaret Beckett 'looking likely' to be appointed as The Queen's 15th Prime Minister

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29th September 2019
Senior backbench MP Dame Margaret Beckett is emerging as the favourite candidate to oust Boris Johnson from Downing Street and become a Prime Minister of national unity. Dame Margaret, who was first elected as a Labour MP in 1974, is the preferred candidate to form a government of national unity according to opposition sources speaking to ITV. The plan to back Dame Margaret to Number 10…
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The Yorks

Princess Beatrice is engaged

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26th September 2019
The Duke and Duchess of York have announced that their eldest daughter, Princess Beatrice, is engaged to be married to property developer Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi. Beatrice and Edoardo became engaged earlier this month while on a holiday in Italy. Photo credit: HRH Princess Eugenie In a statement, Beatrice and Edoardo said: “We are extremely happy to be able to share the news of our recent…
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Queen Elizabeth II

Boris Johnson phones The Queen from New York

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24th September 2019
The Prime Minister has phoned The Queen from New York following the Supreme Court’s verdict that he presented Her Majesty with unlawful advice. A Number 10 spokesperson refused to say whether or not Mr Johnson apologised to the monarch for the embarrassment of the void prorogation of parliament. Downing Street said: “We never discuss conversations between the Prime Minister and…
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State & Ceremonial

Supreme Court declares prorogation of Parliament is null and void

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24th September 2019
The Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that the prorogation of Parliament was illegal and have quashed the suspension with immediate effect. The Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, will now be tasked with recalling Parliament. On Tuesday, the highest court in the land has unanimously ruled that Prime Minister Boris Johnson misled The Queen over the prorogation of…
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