The proclamation, setting out the
specification for the coin, was made in a meeting of the Privy
Council where it was given The Queen's approval yesterday evening.
Her Majesty has given the order for the silver coin to be
produced and it will be the latest of many royal commemorative
coins. The coin will be in legal tender in the United Kingdom and
can be used on its face value, though the…
Last year, the Queen became the first
reigning monarch to own the winner of the prestigious race.
Speaking of Estimate, trainer Michael Stoute said “she’s made some
progress in the last month. The Gold Cup’s a tough assignment this
year, but I expect her to run very…
Despite only just arriving back in the UK
after the D-Day commemorations in Normandy, Prince Philip has a
schedule full of engagements for this week. Yesterday, on the eve
of his birthday, the Duke joined The Queen at a reception at
Buckingham Palace to recognise the UK’s…
Pictures today of the State Opening of
Parliament via @BritishMonarchy pic.twitter.com/B7VV7setLb — Royal
Central (@RoyalCentral) June 4, 2014 This year’s 10 minute speech
was full of drama as it was announced that plans would be brought
in to support economic growth, legislations to end slavery. The
introduction to the speech featured heavily on the Conservatives
and Liberal Democrats…
she read out her speech to the House of
Lords. The page boys stand just a few feet away from the Queen Just
under nine minutes in from the start of the speech, a loud thud was
heard as the boy fainted onto the ground. The Duchess of Cornwall,
who was sat beside the boy…
Prince Harry will meet a group of people
associated with the film as well as charities that the film will
benefit: Walking with the Wounded; Sentebale and The David Rattray
Memorial Trust. The Prince is a founding Patron of Sentebale and
has been Patron of a number of…
The 88-year-old monarch was seen wearing
jodhpurs, an overcoat and a headscarf as she rode on her black pony
alongside her head groom, Terry Prendry. The Queen finds it more
difficult to ride horses these days after she had two knee
operations in 2003. To ensure Her Majesty does not miss out on the
pleasure of riding, she now mostly rides ponies. The monarch has a
passion for equestrianism and…
The Spanish PM, Mariano Rajoy, has
confirmed that Prince Felipe, Prince of Asturias will now replace
his father as monarch once the Spanish legislature pass an
act for the King to renounce the throne and allow the
succession to take place. 76-year-old King Juan Carlos will…
The prince sent a message on the
micro-blogging website from London's BT Tower on Thursday to
coincide with tickets going on sale for the Invictus Games, which
he is heavily involved with. The international competition,
launched by Harry in March this year, organises…
commemorate the 70th anniversary of the D
Day landings before dashing back to the UK making sure that she
does not miss the Derby. The Queen’s favourite pastime is horse
racing It was feared that Her Majesty would miss the world famous
horse race after the days clashed. However, Buckingham Palace
confirmed that The Queen would not miss the highlight of her
calendar and would travel 285 miles…
