One of the world’s most famous horse
races, the Ascot Gold Cup, will be renamed in honour of Queen
Elizabeth II to celebrate her 90th birthday. Ascot announced that
the meeting, attended by members of the Royal Family, will pay
tribute to the Queen upon her turning 90 years old. The
two-and-a-half mile race, won by Her Majesty’s Estimate in 2013,
will now be renamed the Gold Cup in…
A group of friends in the town of
Sandwich have written to The Queen asking her to honour a 444 year
old debt, which is now thought to be in the region of £8 billion.
The debt comes after Queen Elizabeth I made a promise back in 1572;
where she agreed to pay for dredging…
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh are
scheduled to meet the King and Queen of the Jungle later this month
as they visit London Zoo to open the new Land of the Lions exhibit.
The couple will visit the zoo on Thursday 17th March where Her
Majesty will officially open the hugely…
MPs are debating whether to create a
separate national anthem for England today which will replace ‘God
Save the Queen’ at sporting events. The idea, which has already
been debated earlier on in the year, was proposed by Chesterfield
MP Toby Perkins who believes England should have their own anthem
at sporting events, just as Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
already do. He argues that…
The newest addition to the Swedish royal
family was born yesterday evening, after Crown Princess Victoria
gave birth to a healthy baby boy. Now his name has been revealed to
the world as Oscar Carl Olof, Duke of Skåne. Prince Oscar was born
at Karolinska Hospital in…
The Duchess of Cambridge has released a
video message to mark Children’s Mental Health Week where she urges
her belief that children should be “supported through difficult
times in their lives”. [youtube…
Labour peer under scrutiny after revealing Queen's political views
8th February 2016
A Labour peer is under scrutiny after
revealing the Queen’s political viewpoints over the UK voting
system. According to Baroness Joyce Gould, Her Majesty is
reportedly opposed to the proportional representation voting
system, which had been considered as a new way to vote in British
elections. Baroness Gould expressed this revelation in her memoirs,
where she breached strict royal protocol as…
King Abdullah of Jordan has said that his
country is now at “boiling point” as a result of the refugee
crisis, where hundreds of thousands of Syrian migrants are seeking
to relocate for a better life. Speaking to the BBC’s Chief
International Correspondent…
A new statue of The Queen will be erected
later this year in Gravesham to mark Her Majesty’s 90th birthday
celebrations. The artwork was commissioned by Gravesham Council and
is believed to be the only statue showing The Queen seated. The
bronze statue, mounted on a stone…
Majority of Australia’s state and territory leaders call for an Australian head of state
25th January 2016
Almost all of Australia’s state and
territory leaders have called for a new Australian head of state as
part of the country’s Republic movement. The proposed plans are to
remove The Queen as monarch, and replace her with a new
head of state for the country; a move backed by all of the
political leaders. The only leader who refused to sign the
declaration, which has been prepared by the…
