The Queen hosted her traditional
pre-Christmas dinner at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday for members
of The Royal Family. Senior royals and extended members of Her
Majesty’s family are invited to Her Majesty’s Christmas dinner each
year at Buckingham Palace – a rare occasion where everybody gets
together. Among the first guests to arrive was the Duke of
Edinburgh who was followed by the…
Princess Alexandra attends Christmas Carol Concert held in honour of the Alzheimer's Society
19th December 2018
Princess Alexandra attended a Christmas
Carol Concert on Tuesday evening at St Paul’s Cathedral in London
held in honour of the Alzheimer’s Society’s 40th anniversary.
The Queen’s cousin was joined at the event by a variety of famous
faces, including…
The Queen honours her Director of Communications as she leaves her role
19th December 2018
The Queen has honoured her Director of
Royal Communications who leaves her role this week at Buckingham
Palace for pastures new. Sally Osman was received in audience by
the monarch on Tuesday where she was invested with the
Insignia of a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian…
It is often dubbed as one of the world’s
most secret societies – the world of Freemasonry. From covert
handshakes to Masonic rituals, mystery surrounds the organisation
which has connections to the British Royal Family. Many members of
The Royal Family are rumoured to be Freemasons, although only two
current royals are publicly known to be part of the society. The
Duke of Kent has been the…
On Sunday, The Duke of Kent, Grand Master
of the United Grand Lodge, marked 55 years of being a Freemason.
The Queen’s cousin was initiated into Royal Alpha Lodge, No. 16 on
16 December 1963 at a meeting held at the Café Royal. The then
Grand Master, the Earl of…
Princess Anne’s long-serving Private
Secretary, Captain Nicholas Wright, has been received in
audience by The Queen as he relinquished his appointment. During
his meeting with the monarch, Her Majesty conferred upon him the
honour of Knighthood and invested him with…
Camilla poses with Harry the Shetland Pony as she attends carol concert for working horses & donkeys
13th December 2018
The Duchess of Cornwall met a pony on
Wednesday who shares a name with her youngest step-son, the Duke of
Sussex. Camilla posed with Harry the Shetland Pony and Ollie the
Donkey at a Christmas carol concert in Westminster held in support
of working horses and donkeys. The carol service took place in
Guards’ Chapel, with Camilla attending in the capacity of President
of Brooke Action for…
The Queen and Prince Andrew conduct a rare joint engagement in London
13th December 2018
The Queen was joined by the Duke of York
in London this morning for a rare joint mother-son engagement. The
monarch and Prince Andrew visited The Honourable Society of
Lincoln’s Inn to officially open the new Ashworth Centre, and
re-open the recently renovated Great…
Jacob Rees-Mogg tells Theresa May "to see The Queen urgently and resign" following confidence vote
12th December 2018
Jacob Rees-Mogg has called on the Prime
Minister to “urgently” tender her resignation to The Queen, despite
winning a vote of no confidence on Wednesday evening. Speaking
immediately after the result of the vote was declared, the Tory
Brexiteer said: “The…
Theresa May will remain Prime Minister
and leader of the Conservative Party after she survived a vote of
no confidence amongst Tory MPs. Prime Minister Theresa May won a
confidence vote with 200 out of 317 Tory MPs supporting her to stay
on as leader. However, crucially 117 members of her own party said
they had no confidence in her, meaning the matter is not fully
resolved. Despite winning the…
