The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh were joined by members of their family today in London at a service to remember the late Lord Snowdon.
Joining his grandparents at the memorial service was the Duke of Cambridge who was among 600 mourners who had gathered at St Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey on Friday morning.
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Princess Margaret’s former husband died…
Will Gibraltar turn into the next Falklands? All you need to know about the territorial dispute
2nd April 2017
Gibraltar – a large piece of rock over 1,000 miles away from Britain is currently in the midst of conflict over what country has legal sovereignty: the UK or Spain?
But Gibraltar is not just a large piece of rock; it is British overseas territory with 30,000…
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! Buckingham Palace turned into movie set for Mary Poppins
1st April 2017
The Mall leading up to Buckingham Palace was closed off on Saturday as Disney filmed scenes for the new Mary Poppins film in Central London.
People flooded to social media to express their concern after they spotted camera crews, expensive lighting and cranes outside of The…
The Prince of Wales was embraced by Romanian children as he walked the streets of Bucharest on Friday.
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Prince Charles, who is a frequent visitor to Romania, was being given a guided tour of the city – viewing restoration work on the old buildings.
On a walkabout, 11-year-old Valentin Blacker ran up to the…
Duke of Cambridge lays wreath in memory of PC Keith Palmer, who was killed in terror attack
29th March 2017
The Duke of Cambridge laid a wreath in the Police Memorial Garden at the National Memorial Arboretum on Wednesday in memory of the police officer killed in the London terror attack.
PC Keith Palmer was stabbed by a terrorist last week as he was guarding the Palace of…
The new £1 pound coin becomes legal tender
27th March 2017
The new British one pound coin will enter circulation on Tuesday – the first new £1 coin to be released in 30 years.
The 12-sided coin is now legal tender in the United Kingdom and is hoped to combat the problem of counterfeit coins.
Up to four million new pound…
Major security changes are being implemented for the Changing of the Guard ceremony; to protect The Queen’s Guards and members of the public from danger.
Barriers are being erected around Windsor Castle for when the ceremony takes place.
A police spokesperson has stressed that there is “no intelligence to indicate a specific threat to Windsor”.
Chief Inspector Sarah Grahame, of…
£3.2m coin featuring The Queen's image stolen from museum
27th March 2017
A police investigation is underway after a coin which bears The Queen’s image was stolen from a museum in Germany.
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However, weighing 100kg and with a value of £3.2m – this is no ordinary coin.
The giant coin, nicknamed ‘the big…
Giant bollards erected outside Buckingham Palace following Westminster terror attack
26th March 2017
A series of giant yellow bollards have been erected outside of Buckingham Palace following the Westminster terror attack in which four people lost their lives.
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The Metropolitan Police installed the bollards overnight on the land which links…
BREAKING: The Queen appoints "hero" MP Tobias Ellwood to Privy Council following London terror attack
24th March 2017
The Queen has appointed Tobias Ellwood MP to the Privy Council following his response to the Westminster Terror attack, in which he tried to save the life of PC Keith Palmer.
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Mr Ellwood’s actions were described as “heroic” as he rushed into danger in an attempt to save the life of PC Keith Palmer, who lost his life in Wednesday’s attack.
The…