Prince & Princess of Wales

An enthusiastic Prince Louis almost knocks Camilla's hat off on the Buckingham Palace balcony

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8th June 2019
An enthusiastic Prince Louis almost knocked his step-grandmother’s hat off on Saturday during the traditional Trooping the Colour balcony appearance. The one-year-old royal was waving to the crowds assembled below when he accidentally caught Camilla’s elegant hat. The Duchess of Cornwall turned around with a surprised look on her face before realising what had happened and laughed in…
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King Charles III

The Duchess of Cornwall becomes Godmother of a newly built cruise ship

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6th June 2019
The Duchess of Cornwall has been named as the Godmother of a newly built Saga boutique cruise ship, the Spirit of Discovery. The naming ceremony will take place in Dover next month in Camilla’s presence. Spirit of Discovery will be the first cruise ship to be named at the Port of Dover for over a decade, and the first to be docked at Dover Western Docks following the £250m redevelopment of…
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State & Ceremonial

The Queen's speech at the State Banquet in full

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3rd June 2019
“Mr President, I am delighted to welcome you and Mrs Trump to Buckingham Palace this evening, just twelve months after our first meeting at Windsor Castle. Visits by American Presidents always remind us of the close and longstanding friendship between the United Kingdom and the United States, and I am so glad that we have another opportunity to demonstrate the immense importance that both…
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