Palaces & Buildings

The Queen's Guards play Aretha Franklin's Respect outside of Buckingham Palace in tribute to the Queen of Soul

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31st August 2018
The Queen’s Guards paid tribute to the Queen of Soul on Friday morning as Aretha Franklin’s 1967 hit was played outside of Buckingham Palace. The Grammy Award-winning tune was played by the Band of the Welsh Guards outside of Her Majesty’s London residence during the Changing of the Guard ceremony. At Changing of Guard at Buckingham Palace this morning, Respect paid to Aretha…
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Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen's physician, Dr Peter Fisher, is killed in a lorry crash

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16th August 2018
One of The Queen’s physicians, Dr Peter Fisher, has been killed in a crash involving a lorry as he was cycling through Central London. Dr Fisher had been a homoeopathic physician to the monarch for more than a decade and continued to serve as a doctor for The Royal Family until his death on Wednesday. The 67-year-old was also the clinical director and director of research at the Royal…
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Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen officially begins her summer holiday as she arrives at Balmoral Castle

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6th August 2018
The Queen’s summer holiday officially got underway on Monday as she arrived at Balmoral Castle, her private and personally owned estate in Scotland. Every year, The Queen and some members of the Royal Family spend the summer months at Balmoral which Queen Victoria once described as “my dear paradise in the Highlands.” Other than at Christmas, this is the only time Her Majesty has a…
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The Edinburghs

The Countess of Wessex and Lady Louise Windsor attend Hockey World Cup Final in London

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5th August 2018
The Countess of Wessex and her daughter, Lady Louise Windsor, attended the final of the Hockey Women’s World Cup in London on Sunday afternoon. Their Royal Highnesses saw Ireland take a battering against defending champions The Netherlands who won match 6-0. Ireland started the tournament as the lowest ranked team, so to make the World Cup final is no small achievement. But in the end, they…
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