State & Ceremonial

Crisis talks take place between Buckingham Palace & Downing Street over The Queen's independence

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11th August 2019
Extensive talks have been taking place between Buckingham Palace and Downing Street over the importance of The Queen’s independence after aides fear the monarch will be dragged into the Brexit crisis. According to the Sunday Times, talks have been taking place between The Queen’s Private Secretary, Edward Young, the Cabinet Secretary, Sir Mark Sedwill and Peter Hill, the Prime Minister’s…
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Features

Is The Queen about to appoint a backbench MP as Prime Minister?

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10th August 2019
Charlie Proctor explains why The Queen could soon be appointing her 15th Prime Minister, and it might not be one of the usual suspects. Boris Johnson has only been Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for two weeks, and in that time he has already broken a political record, not that it is an accolade he wanted to achieve. After only 11 days in office, the new PM lost a by-election faster than…
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Features

Jeffrey Epstein found dead in prison cell

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10th August 2019
Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has died in prison. According to the BBC, the disgraced financier killed himself in his Manhattan cell just a few hours after new court documents were opened. Epstein was facing federal sex trafficking charges in New York. His body was discovered at 07:30 local time. The Epstein case has long lingered over the Duke of York who had been named in court…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

The Duchess of Cambridge is disqualified in sailing regatta

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8th August 2019
The Duchess of Cambridge’s boat has been disqualified in The King’s Cup Regatta. The announcement of HRH’s disqualification came following the second race of the day. It is understood that the decision was made after her boat started the race too early, hence breaking the rules. Catherine had slightly better luck in the first race where her boat finished in 7th position out of a…
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