Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen pulls out of engagement after "feeling under the weather"

Buckingham Palace has said that The Queen is feeling “under the weather” and has decided not to attend an engagement on Thursday. The 92-year-old Monarch was due to attend a service at St Paul’s Cathedral marking the 200th anniversary of the Order of St Michael and St George. The Queen’s cousin, the Duke of Kent, will now attend the engagement in place of Her Majesty. It is…
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Queen Elizabeth IIThe Sussexes

The Duke & Duchess of Sussex attend Royal Ascot alongside The Queen and other royals

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were among the members of The Royal Family to attend the first day of Royal Ascot on Tuesday. Harry and Meghan took part in the carriage procession with other invited guests. In the procession, they were seated in the third carriage alongside Harry’s uncle, Prince Edward and his wife, Sophie. As always, The Queen led the carriage procession and sat in the first…
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The Kents

The Duchess of Kent returns to teaching to give an education to children who lived in Grenfell Tower

Buckingham Palace has revealed that the Duchess of Kent has returned to teaching, working in a primary school attended by children who lived at Grenfell Tower. The Duchess, who asks her students to call her “Mrs Kent”, teaches part-time at a local school attended by children who lived in the tower before it set ablaze last year. No further details have been released about the…
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State & Ceremonial

Which members of The Royal Family were absent from The Queen's Birthday Parade this year?

The Queen’s Birthday Parade took place on Saturday with thousands of people lining The Mall alongside the 92-year-old monarch and members of her close and extended family. But a few members of Her Majesty’s family didn’t make an appearance on the all-important Buckingham Palace balcony at 1pm. The Duke of Edinburgh The Queen’s husband the Duke of Edinburgh was absent from…
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