Queen Elizabeth IIState & Ceremonial

A goat is to blame for the postponement of The Queen's Speech

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 Conservative Party are currently undertaking negotiations with Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party, the whole thing has…
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State & Ceremonial

Damian Green is appointed First Secretary of State

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 years and has known the Theresa May for around 40 years. He is a pro-European MP, and the Prime Minister is hoping that he…
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Other

So we have a Hung Parliament - what happens next?

When the exit poll was revealed on Thursday evening, it was an unexpected surprise, to say the least. It is the result that the Conservatives were dreading and others were hoping for. Theresa May’s gamble didn’t pay off and it might have lost her the keys to Number 10 Downing Street. But what happens next? When will the new government be in place? Who will the new government be? Royal…
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King Charles III

Duchess of Cornwall 'knights' grumpy farmer with a leek

Thousands of people are honoured every year by senior members of The Royal Family in order to recognise the contributions ordinary people make to British society. Today, the Duchess of Cornwall presided over her first investiture, knighting a farmer with a leek. During an official visit to the South of England show, Camilla, who turns 70 next month, was forced to play along as Giles, an…
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