A new £200m Royal Yacht is to be
commissioned within weeks according to reports in the Sunday
newspapers. The new yacht will be named after Prince Philip and
will be successor to HMY Britannia, which was decommissioned in
1997. According to The Daily Telegraph, the new Royal Yacht will be
formally announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a matter of
weeks. A Downing Street…
The time The Queen and Prince Philip attended the Kentucky Derby fulfilling a lifelong dream
1st May 2021
The Queen is a huge supporter of horse
racing and is one of the sport’s most prominent owners, so it is
hardly a surprise that in her free time the monarch will be spotted
on a racecourse. Her Majesty has become a regular face at some the
UK’s best known…
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is
hoping to win America’s most famous horse race on Saturday, but his
attempt at racing glory comes alongside a huge amount of
controversy. Sheikh Mohammed is one of racing’s most prominent
figures, having won most major…
The Queen sends a message of condolence to the President of Israel after dozens are killed in stampede
30th April 2021
The Queen has sent a message of
condolence to the President of Israel following a stampede on
Thursday which has resulted in the deaths of at least 45 people. In
a message to President Reuven Rivlin, the 95-year-old passed
on her sympathies to the family and friends of those killed. In
full, The Queen wrote: “I was deeply saddened by news of the
disaster at the Lag B’Omer festival…
Mike Tindall has a heartfelt conversation with the Duchess of Gloucester as they join forces on rare joint appearance
29th April 2021
The Duchess of Gloucester and Mike
Tindall have come together to conduct a rare virtual joint
engagement to mark Parkinson’s Awareness Month. Birgitte is Patron
of Parkinson’s UK – a role she has held since 1997, and Mike has
been Patron of Cure…
The Queen returns to work as she conducts her first official engagements since the funeral of Prince Philip
27th April 2021
The Queen held returned to work on
Tuesday as she held a series of virtual audiences with incoming
Ambassadors over video link. Her Majesty, who is currently residing
at Windsor Castle, received two Ambassadors – the first official
duties the monarch has undertaken…
Buckingham Palace 'displeased' about suggestions of a new Royal Yacht in Prince Philip's name
26th April 2021
Buckingham Palace is ‘displeased’ with
suggestions made in newspapers that a new Royal Yacht may be
commissioned and named after Prince Philip as part of his lasting
legacy. According to Same Coats, Deputy Political Editor at Sky
News, officials at the Royal Household are not impressed with
recent media reports. A number of news organisations have said that
the Ministry of…
The Queen releases a statement saying she is "deeply touched" by all the warm messages following Prince Philip's death
21st April 2021
The Queen has released a statement on the
occasion of her 95th birthday in which she said her family is
“deeply touched” by all of the warm messages they have received in
the wake of Prince Philip’s death. The monarch, who is marking her
birthday with…
Major security scare at Windsor after woman claiming to be engaged to Prince Andrew is allowed into his house
21st April 2021
There was a security scare in Windsor on
Monday after a woman was mistakenly allowed to access the Duke of
York’s home. Security officers at Royal Lodge granted the woman
access to Prince Andrew’s residence after she told them she had a
lunch appointment with…
The Queen turns 95-years-old - her first birthday without Prince Philip by her side in nearly eight decades
21st April 2021
The Queen turned 95-years-old on
Wednesday – the first time she has marked a birthday without the
Duke of Edinburgh at her side for almost eight decades. Prince
Philip and The Queen were married for 73-and-a-half years a the
time of his death on April 9 2021. Taking into account the years
they spent together as a couple before marriage, this is the first
time in almost eight decades…
