The Duke of York has become the first
member of The Royal Family to conduct an interview on the subject
of Brexit since the referendum last year. Prince Andrew, who drew
controversy last year after implying the UK would be better off
remaining in the European Union, said on Friday that he is “as much
in the dark as anyone else”. Speaking on Newsday on BBC World News,
the 57-year-old…
The Queen and the Duke of Cambridge have
visited the scene of the the London tower fire where 17 people have
died and and around 74 are still missing. Her Majesty and her
grandson are meeting members of the emergency services as well
as residents and community…
The Prince of Wales has released a
statement following the death of his godmother, Countess
Mountbatten of Burma, who has died at the age of 93. On Wednesday
evening, Prince Charles said: “I was deeply saddened to learn of
the death of my very special godmother, Lady…
John Bercow has been re-elected to the
office of Speaker of the House of Commons unopposed, despite
rumours some MPs might try and force a Speaker’s Election. In the
now traditional manner, Mr Bercow was dragged from the Commons
backbenches to the Speaker’s Chair by the 54-year-old’s supporters.
Father of the House, Ken Clarke, moved the motion that Mr
Bercow is re-elected…
The Queen’s Speech has been
delayed because the government are having trouble transcribing
the text onto goatskin. Every year, the speech is read out on
goatskin parchment, however, it takes around a week for
the ink to dry meaning amendments cannot be made. As
the…
It has been confirmed that this year’s
Queen’s Speech has been delayed by a few days due to the
Conservative Party failing to reach an agreement with Northern
Ireland’s DUP. If an agreement cannot be made, then it is
likely that The Queen’s Speech…
Charlie Proctor: The Queen will be livid with the government if she is forced to miss Royal Ascot
12th June 2017
It never ceases to amaze me how things
can go from relatively calm to scenes of chaos within a matter of
minutes. I should imagine that the same situation unfolded in
Buckingham Palace this morning when Her Majesty found out that she
might have to miss Royal Ascot due to the government postponing The
Queen’s Speech. Theresa May’s government has not yet reached a deal
with Northern…
Theresa May has appointed her close
friend Damian Green to fill in the position of First Secretary of
State as pressure mounts on the Prime Minister to resign. Mr Green,
who was appointed Secretary for Work and Pensions by Mrs May less
than a year ago, has been an MP for 20…
President Donald Trump’s State Visit to
the United Kingdom has been cancelled indefinitely at the
request of The White House. In a phone call to Theresa May,
President Trump expressed that he does not want to visit the UK
until the British perception of him has been…
Theresa May will travel to Buckingham
Palace this afternoon to ask The Queen for permission to form a
government alongside the Democratic Unionist Party. Mrs May will
inform Her Majesty that alongside the Northern Irish party led by
Arlene Foster, the Conservative Party can command a majority in the
House of Commons and can, therefore, stay on as Prime Minister. If
The Queen accepts Mrs…
