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 Scarbrough, was his proposer and his
seconder was Lord Cornwallis, Provincial Grand Master of Kent. The
Duke of Kent has been the…
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…
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 Hall. Lincoln’s Inn is a
Society for lawyers which houses a number of barristers’ chambers
and solicitors’ offices.
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…
MPs force a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Theresa May
12th December 2018
British Members of Parliament have
triggered a vote of no confidence against Prime Minister Theresa
May following a backlash against her proposed Brexit deal. 48
Conservative MPs have declared that they have no confidence in Mrs
May meaning she will now face a vote of no confidence. The vote
will take place this evening with the result being declared by
the end of the day. The PM has said that…
Late night talks are taking place between Buckingham Palace and the Cabinet Office
11th December 2018
Late night talks have been taking place
between Buckingham Palace and the Cabinet Office this evening
amidst the ongoing political uncertainty. According to Tim Shipman
of the Sunday Times, “conversations have taken place between
Cabinet Office and Palace.” I…
Princess Alexandra returns to work following an eleven-week absence after breaking her arm
7th December 2018
Princess Alexandra returned to royal
duties this week after an eleven-week absence following an accident
in which she broke her arm. The Queen’s cousin attended the Winter
Graduation Ceremony at the House of St Barnabas in London on
Wednesday. The 81-year-old royal…
Professor Mary Beard offers to teach the Cambridge children Latin as she collects damehood from Buckingham Palace
7th December 2018
Professor Mary Beard collected her
damehood from Buckingham Palace on Friday at an investiture hosted
by the Duke of Cambridge. As she collected her honour, Dame Mary
told Prince William that she would be happy to teach Prince George,
Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis Latin. Speaking to reporters
after the ceremony, Dame Mary said: “I hope he was listening. Of
course, he was very polite…
