The Queen has bestowed an honour to a trusted member of her staff at Sandringham while she continues to recover from a heavy cold.
In Her Majesty’s first engagement of 2017, she invested Ray Wheaton, the Queen’s Page of the Chambers, with the insignia of a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order.
The Royal Victorian Order is one of the only orders of chivalry awarded entirely at The…
The Queen and Princess Anne were the hardest working royals in 2016, according to Royal Central readers
2nd January 2017
A poll conducted by Royal Central shows that almost a quarter of people believe The Queen was the hardest working royal in 2016, with another 20% saying her daughter was the hardest working.
From a total of 1,376 responses, 325 voted to say that the 90-year-old monarch is…
Senior members of The Royal Family attended the traditional New Year Day church service this morning at Sandringham, with one notable absence.
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The Queen was unable to attend the service due to an ongoing “heavy cold” that she has been…
The Queen is continuing to carry out her duties indoors at Sandringham, despite suffering from illness.
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According to a source, the Queen is “up and about” and is receiving her daily red boxes with ministerial correspondence enclosed.
Contained within the red boxes are policy papers, cabinet documents, telegrams and other important documents that have been…
The annual ballot for tickets to attend The Queen’s Birthday Parade has officially opened. Trooping the Colour will this year take place on Saturday 17th June 2017.
If you would like to attend this year’s event, you will need to write to the Brigade Major before the…
The Queen is unable to attend Divine Service at Sandringham on New Year’s Day due to illness, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.
The Queen was scheduled to make her first public appearance for over two weeks this morning for a traditional church service on her Norfolk…
Uncertainty as to whether The Queen will be well enough to attend Church tomorrow morning
31st December 2016
Uncertainty surrounds whether The Queen will be well enough to make her first public appearance for two weeks tomorrow morning, as she is due to attend Divine Service at Sandringham.
The 90-year-old monarch traditionally attends the Sunday morning Church services at Sandringham. This year, a service will fall on New Years Day.
Although is is standard for Her Majesty to attend Church services…
Arise Sir Andy Murray, Sir Mo Farah & Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill! New Year Honours in full
30th December 2016
Team GB Olympians Andy Murray, Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis-Hill are among those being honoured in the 2017 New Year Honours list, which also recognises the achievements of other well-known faces, including Ken Dodd and Patricia Routledge.
Andy Murray and Mo Farah will each be…
1. The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh’s 70th wedding anniversary
Of all the events to happen in 2017, this is probably the most anticipated. On November 20th 2017, The 91-year-old Queen and 96-year-old Duke of Edinburgh will celebrate a milestone 70 years of…
BBC presenter Lynn Faulds Wood turns down MBE saying honours need to be dragged "into 21st Century"
30th December 2016
Lynn Faulds Wood, the former presenter of consumer affairs programme BBC Watchdog, has turned down an MBE in the Queen’s New Year Honours, saying the system has to be dragged “into the 21st Century”.
The Scottish television presenter said that she would be a “hypocrite” to accept the honour for her work on consumer safety.
The New year Honours list, which is due to be…
