British Royals

A very special Platinum Jubilee Corgi Derby to take place in June to celebrate The Queen

The first ever Corgi Derby will take place on Sunday 5th June to mark 70 years of The Queen’s reign. Held at Musselburgh Racecourse in Scotland, the Corgi Derby will see a number of The Queen’s favourite dogs take part in a novelty race in front of the crowd. The doggy extravaganza will take place the day after the Cazoo Derby held at Epsom Downs – one of the world’s…
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The Kents

The Duchess of Kent makes her first public appearance in almost three years as she attends surprise engagement

The Duchess of Kent has been seen in public for the first time in almost three years as she made a surprise appearance at an engagement close to her heart. The Duchess, who prefers to be known as Katharine, attended an event at Lancaster House in London for her charity, Future Talent. Katharine set up Future Talent in 2004 to help children from deprived backgrounds thrive in music. The…
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Queen Elizabeth II

The Platinum Jubilee is underway as The Queen attends special horse extravaganza at Windsor

The Platinum Jubilee celebrations are well underway with The Queen attending her first major event as part of the festivities. On Sunday evening, Her Majesty attended the equine gala evening entitled ‘Gallop Through History’ which was aired live on British television. The show has been taking place over the past four nights, with The Queen attending on the final evening. She…
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Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen refused entry to Royal Windsor Horse Show after guard mistakes her for random 'old dear'

The Queen has attended the Royal Windsor Horse Show every year since the event was first held in 1943. However, it has recently emerged that the monarch was once temporarily refused entry by a guard after he failed to recognise her. The recently unearthed story goes back to 1991 when Her Majesty, then 65-years-old, was stopped from entering the event by a security guard. In the mix up, the…
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