The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have
led a minute’s silence from Buckingham Palace in memory of those
who lost their lives in the Grenfell Tower fire. The 91-year-old
Monarch led the nation in silence ahead of the annual Trooping the
Colour parade which celebrates Her Majesty’s official birthday.
However, The Queen is aware that although today is supposed to be a
day of celebration, the…
The Queen has released a statement to the
nation on her official 91st birthday, recognising that although it
is supposed to be a day of celebration, the nation is very much
still in mourning. On Friday The Queen and the Duke of Cambridge
visited the scene of the the London…
The police officer who was killed during
the Westminster Terror Attack and a hero pensioner who tried to
save and protect the life of murdered MP Jo Cox have received
recognition in The Queen’s Birthday Honours. PC Keith Palmer has
been posthumously been awarded a George…
Arise Sir Billy Connolly, Dame Julie Walters & Dame June Whitfield! Birthday Honours revealed
16th June 2017
Comedian Billy Connolly and actress Julie
Walters are among the high-profile names who have been recognised
in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Billy
Connolly is being bestowed a Knighthood for services to
entertainment and charity, and Julie Walters also receives
a Damehood for services to drama. PC Keith Palmer, the hero
police officer killed in the Westminster Terror attack…
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…
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 Mountbatten whom
I have known and loved ever since I can first remember. “She played
an extremely important part in my life and…
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…
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 will not be passed resulting in
another General Election. But by delaying the speech, Her
Majesty will inevitably have to miss Royal Ascot…
