It has been announced that the Queen’s
granddaughter, Zara Tindall, is pregnant with her second child. Mrs
Tindall, who is married to former England rugby player Mike
Tindall, will give birth to her second child later this year. A
Buckingham Palace spokesperson said The Queen and The Royal Family
were “very pleased” to hear the news. The couple’s first child,
Mia, was born in January 2014…
New Years Gaffe: Prince Philip spots a man with a beard and shouts: "Is that a terrorist?"
31st December 2017
The Duke of Edinburgh has ended 2017 with
one of his infamous gaffes after he left a crowd of wellwishers
stunned when he asked if one of them was a terrorist. On his way to
church at Sandringham, Prince Philip spotted a man with a long
ginger beard. He then pointed at the…
Dame Darcey Bussell has said she is
“truly humbled” after being named in The Queen’s New Year Honours
list to receive a damehood. The 48-year-old has been honoured for
services to dance. She has a 20-year ballet career and has been a
judge on BBC Strictly Come Dancing…
Ruth Langsford "thrilled" and "proud" as Eamonn Holmes is awarded an OBE
29th December 2017
Broadcaster and television presenter,
Eamonn Holmes, has been awarded an OBE by The Queen in the New
Years Honours list. The 58-year-old has been named on the list for
services to broadcasting in a career which spans for almost four
decades. Speaking to Hello!, Eamonn said: “This honour
recognises a large body of work stretching nearly 40 years full
stop the amazing thing is I was given an…
Social media erupts in delight as election guru Professor John Curtice receives knighthood
29th December 2017
Britain’s most famous psephologist,
Professor John Curtice, has received a knighthood in The Queen’s
2018 New Years Honours list. Sir John has received the prestigious
honour for services to social science and politics. The
Professor said: “Just six months ago the…
Order of the Companions of Honour full to capacity for the first time in 100 years
29th December 2017
For the first time since its institution
in 1917, the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH) now has its
full 65 members meaning no more recipients can be added. The
prestigious honour is restricted to 65 people and following The
Queen’s 2018 New Year Honours list being…
Arise Dame Darcey Bussell, Sir Barry Gibb & Sir Ringo Starr - New Year's Honours revealed
29th December 2017
Strictly Come Dancing judge Darcey
Bussell, Bee Gee Barry Gibb and Beatle Ringo Starr are among those
being honoured in the 2018 New Year Honours list, which also
recognises the achievements of other well-known faces, including
Hugh Laurie and Eamonn Holmes. Darcey Bussell now becomes Dame
Darcey Bussell, as she is knighted in the annual honours list. Also
knighted are Barry Gibb and Ringo Starr…
Many friends and relatives of the Royal
Family have died this year, as well as royals from across Europe
and the world. Here we remember some of those who passed away in
2017. King Michael of Romania Romania’s King Michael died early in
December at the age of 96 in…
Prince Charles beats Princess Anne to become 2017’s hardest working royal by just six engagements
29th December 2017
The annual survey of the Royal Family’s
public engagements has been released in the customary letter to the
Times from the paper’s ‘unofficial royal archivist’, Tim
O’Donovan, now on his 38th year of conducting the survey. A total
of 3,628 engagements were…
The Queen's Christmas Broadcast once again tops Christmas TV ratings
26th December 2017
The Queen’s Christmas Day Broadcast has
once again topped off the TV ratings as almost 8 million viewers
tuned in to watch in the UK alone. The traditional speech was
watched by a combined 7.6 million people on the BBC, ITV and Sky.
The true figure is probably much higher, however, as it does not
include the people watching online. The figures are slightly down
on last year when 8 million UK…
