The Queen is understood to be receiving
government briefings via FaceTime and Skype for the first time in
her reign. In an effort to obey the new social distancing
guidelines imposed by the government, Her Majesty is getting to
grips with modern technology to stay abreast of events. Medical
experts are now able to brief Her Majesty directly to her iPad
without the need for her to leave the…
Clarence House has updated the media on
the activities of the Prince of Wales following his diagnoses for
coronavirus on Tuesday. A spokesperson for the Prince said that His
Royal Highness is working as usual from his desk in Birkhall.
Prince Charles has already…
Buckingham Palace releases photo of The Queen working from home as she speaks with the PM over the phone
25th March 2020
Buckingham Palace has released an
extremely rare image of The Queen conducting her weekly audience
with the Prime Minister. Speaking to Boris Johnson over the
telephone, Her Majesty is pictured at her desk in Windsor Castle as
she continues to work from home. Due to…
Her Majesty’s Deputy Ambassador to
Hungary, Steven Dick, has died from COVID-19. Mr Dick was
37-years-old and is believed to be the first British diplomat to
die from coronavirus. He is the tenth fatality from the disease in
Hungary, having died on Tuesday. It is unknown if the Budapest
based official had any underlying health conditions. Mr Dick has
been Deputy Ambassador to Hungary…
The Queen grants Royal Assent to the Coronavirus Emergency Act from her quarantine in Windsor
25th March 2020
The Queen has granted Royal Assent to the
Coronavirus (Emergency) Act 2020 from Windsor Castle where she is
in quarantine with the Duke of Edinburgh. The Coronavirus Bill has
been rushed through Parliament over the past week, and introduces
“extraordinary measures”…
Tough questions for Nicola Sturgeon as she cites patient confidentiality over Prince Charles coronavirus test
25th March 2020
The First Minister of Scotland, Nicola
Sturgeon, has refused to be drawn on why the Prince of Wales &
Duchess of Cornwall were tested for coronavirus. Mrs Sturgeon was
asked by reporters why it is that Charles & Camilla can be tested
for COVID-19 when members of the…
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of
Cornwall have both been quarantined in their Birkhall home in the
Balmoral Castle estate. This follows the news that the
heir-to-the-throne has tested positive for coronavirus. Camilla is
currently free of COVID-19, however, she has been isolated in the
same household as her husband per the government’s guidelines. It
is understood that despite the…
Buckingham Palace has said that The Queen
“remains in good health” following the news that her eldest son,
the Prince f Wales, tested positive for coronavirus. Her Majesty
last saw Prince Charles on 12 March, meaning there is no risk that
he passed the highly…
Boris Johnson's address was the most watched television event since Princess Diana's funeral
24th March 2020
Boris Johnson’s Prime Ministerial Address
to the people of the United Kingdom was the most watched TV event
of the millennium so far. More than 27 million people watched
the Prime Minister address the nation over the coronavirus
pandemic, one of the most watched…
On this day 64 years ago: The Queen Mother's devastating bellyflop at the Grand National
24th March 2020
March 24 marks exactly 64 years since The
Queen Mother suffered one of the cruelest defeats in the history of
sport when her horse bellyflopped at the finishing line of the
Grand National. Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, was a huge horse
racing lover, with it being estimated that she had owned more than
500 winners in her lifetime. In 1956, Her Majesty was about
to achieve what no royal…
