The leaders of political parties in
Westminster have written to The Queen demanding a meeting over the
decision to prorogue Parliament. In a letter to the monarch, Labour
leader Jeremy Corbyn said: “There is a danger that the royal
prerogative is being set directly against the wishes of a majority
in the House of Commons.” He ended his letter asking for a meeting
with Her Majesty before…
The Queen has approved a controversial
order to prorogue Parliament. The court of Bamoral Castle has
announced that Parliament cannot be suspended any earlier than
September 9 and no later than September 12, until October 14. The
order reads: “It is this day…
The Speaker of the House of Commons, John
Bercow, has called the planned suspension of Parliament a
“constitutional outrage” in an extraordinary intervention. In an
angry statement, the Speaker said: “I have had no contact from the
Government, but if the reports…
The Leader of Her Majesty’s Opposition,
Jeremy Corbyn, has written to The Queen expressing his concern over
the planned prorogation of Parliament. Mr Corbyn, who is leader of
the Labour Party, has also requested a meeting with the monarch. In
his letter to The Queen, Mr Corbyn said: “There is a danger that
the royal prerogative is being set directly against the wishes of a
majority in…
Lord Adonis says Boris Johnson has committed an ‘extreme dereliction of duty’ as he puts The Queen into an ‘unconstitutional position’
28th August 2019
A member of the House of Lords has
accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson of commuting an ‘extreme
dereliction of duty’ over the situation he has placed The Queen.
Taking to Twitter Lord Adonis said: “For the prime minister to put
the Queen in this unconstitutional…
Date of the next Queen’s Speech revealed as the Privy Council are due to meet at Balmoral
28th August 2019
Boris Johnson’s first Queen’s Speech will
take place in mid-October it can be revealed. The date will be
formally confirmed during a meeting of the Privy Council at
Balmoral Castle later today. The move to hold a Queen’s Speech in
October, thus suspending…
In yet another significant twist in the
Jeffrey Epstein case, one accuser has urged the Duke of York to
‘come clean’. Virginia Giuffre made the comments after a court
hearing on Tuesday after previously accusing Epstein of sex abuse
and alleged that as a 17-year-old, she was forced to have sex with
Prince Andrew. Speaking to reporters, Ms Giuffre said 59-year-old
Prince “knows what…
'When the King is the cameraman' - The King & Queen of Malaysia charm Twitter users in a royal first
27th August 2019
The King and Queen of Malaysia have
charmed Twitter users as they participated in a royal social media
first. Tweeting from Her Majesty The Queen’s personal account,
the royal couple have been filming their daily activities and
uploading the videos to Twitter…
VIDEO: Newly unearthed footage shows how the BBC broke the news of Lord Mountbatten's assasination
27th August 2019
Newly unearthed archive footage shows how
the BBC interrupted normal broadcasting to break the news of Lord
Mountbatten’s death 40 years ago. As it was a Bank Holiday Monday,
the BBC was airing a special comedy double-bill featuring Bob Hope
at the time the announcement…
King Emeritus Juan Carlos has been
transferred out of the intensive care unit after his condition
improved following major cardiac surgery over the weekend. The
former King of Spain had a triple heart bypass – an operation which
has been described as successful. The 81-year-old’s condition has
since ‘evolved favourably’ according to doctors, with the decision
being made to move him…
