FeaturesQueen Elizabeth II

Her Majesty's prime ministers

62 years later and our Queen is still going strong and, unbelievably, is on her twelfth prime minister. So here, in this series of blogs, I wish to take you on a royal and political journey, introducing you to Her Majesty's Prime Ministers. Let's start all the way back in 1952. The first of Queen Elizabeth II's prime ministers was wartime Prime Minister, Sir Winston…
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King Charles III

Duchess of Cornwall shows support for RAF Leeming and Defence Medical Services

At RAF Leeming, Camilla was greeted by local school children and unveiled a plaque to commemorate the centre’s opening. She then toured the new £4.9million facility, which provides primary health care as well as rehabilitation. The Duchess marked her visit by signing the visitors book and spoke with staff in the Officers’ Mess. Before departing for another engagement at DMS Whittington, The…
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Queen Elizabeth IIState & Ceremonial

Queen set to attend Order of the Bath service

Her Majesty, who will be joined by the Prince of Wales as Great Master of the order, will invest new senior knights during the occasion as well as attending the religious service during the occasion. The chapel of the order is Henry VII Lady Chapel inside Westminster Abbey, where the actual investiture of the knights will take place on Friday morning. The origins of the Order of the Bath are…
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British RoyalsFeaturesHistory

History Rewind: King George VI opens Festival of Britain

The festival was coordinated to commemorate the centenary of the Great Exhibition of 1851. It exhibited Britain's c past, present, and future contributions to society through the arts, science technology and industrial design. Crowds gathered as the Royal Family made their way from Buckingham Palace to St Paul’s. The Royal procession stopped at Temple Bar for the traditional ceremony where…
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