The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh are today
celebrating 69 years of marriage, making it just one year to go
until their historic Platinum wedding anniversary. For the first
time in many years, the 90-year-old monarch and her 95-year-old
husband are having a rare day off from work to celebrate the
occasion privately. The Queen first met her future husband Prince
Philip when she was just 13 years old…
The Queen is set to invite US
President-Elect, Donald Trump, on an official State Visit to the UK
in mid-2017 according to reports. According to The Daily Telegraph,
senior government officials are already writing up plans for the
State Visit which promises to be a historic…
Buckingham Palace to undergo a 10-year £369 million refurbishment
18th November 2016
It has just been announced by the
Treasury that Buckingham Place will undergo a 10-year refurbishment
costing the UK taxpayer £369m. The work, which will begin next
April, will be the largest refurbishment Buckingham Palace has been
subject to in recent time. The Queen will…
Princess Anne programmes a robot to play 'rock, paper, scissors'
17th November 2016
Princess Anne was part of a winning team
who programmed a robot this week at the WISE Awards dinner. The
Princess Royal is Royal Patron of WISE, a campaign which encourages
women and girls to get involved in science, technology, engineering
and maths. Princess Anne learning how to programme a robot – Photo
Credit: WISE The Queen’s daughter coded a micro:bit to play the
popular game…
Thailand’s Royal Household has announced
that Queen Sirikit has been admitted to hospital to be treated for
an inflammation in the lungs. Her Majesty was admitted to hospital
on Wednesday after she was discovered to have a high fever. The
statement from the palace…
The Queen has sent a message to the
people of New Zealand after a series of powerful earthquakes shook
the country over the weekend. In the message, Her Majesty writes
that she and Prince Philip were shocked to hear about the
earthquakes that struck the country. In full, the…
The Hon. Margaret Rhodes is The Queen’s
first cousin, and longtime friend. Born just a few months apart
from Her Majesty, Mrs Rhodes probably knows the monarch better than
anybody else, and they still remain best of friends to this day.
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Buller-Fullerton-Elphinstone, 16th Lord Elphinstone – The Queen
Mother’s…
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Theresa May set to go to war with The Queen after the Prime Minister scraps seven royal charters
13th November 2016
Theresa May is set to have her first
major dispute with Her Majesty The Queen as the British Prime
Minister plans to scrap seven royal charters. Embed from Getty
Images Mrs May is planning to axe royal charters from the UK’s
research councils which generates £3billion…
The Queen has led tributes to the British
and Commonwealth war dead this weekend at the Remembrance Sunday
service in central London. Thousands of people gathered at the
Cenotaph for a two-minute silence at 11 o’clock to honour those
killed in wars and conflicts past and present. Her Majesty and her
husband, The Duke of Edinburgh alongside other members of the royal
family all laid wreaths at…
