The Succession to Peerages bill, introduced in the last session of Parliament, will make a return in this first of the new Parliament, with renewed hopes that the long-contested changes to the rules governing succession to hereditary titles in the UK are changed to allow female succession.
The bill – introduced by Lord Trefgarne – seeks to create a blanket rule to allow hereditary…
Prince Harry will help launch the Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour of the UK and Ireland and mark 100 days to go to the start of the event.
In 2014, Prince Harry was part of the campaign to support the England Women’s rugby team as they headed to take part in the Women’s…
Gun salutes across the United Kingdom today marked the 62nd anniversary of The Queen’s Coronation, as Her Majesty spent the day privately at Buckingham Palace.
Salutes were fired from Hyde Park by the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery at midday to mark the…
On 2 June 1953, Queen Elizabeth II took the oath to God and country and crowned at a coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey in London.
Peers of the realm look on during the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey.
Her Majesty took the Coronation Oath in front of over 8,000 guests including heads of state from the Commonwealth and prime ministers.
After being handed the four symbols…
Take a step back in time and imagine Georgian London. The year is 1762 and a building unlike no other becomes the talk of the town. Many marvelled at its beauty; others thought it would not last.
Artist’s impressions of what the Pagoda will look like once restoration is…
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor on their wedding day in 1937
It was a love story that changed the course of British history and rocked the monarchy. This is perhaps why a car, said to have been used to sneak Wallis Simpson in and out of Balmoral during her relationship with…
Two law professors in Canada are challenging the change to royal succession rules which now mean that a girl can succeed ahead of a younger born brother. They are arguing that the alterations this made to Canadian law are ‘unconstitutional’ and ‘colonialist’. The legal case begins in Quebec today.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on their 2011 tour of Canada – now two professors in…
The Duke of Cambridge is heading back to work today after a four-week paternity leave following the birth of his second child. Prince William is resuming his work with the East Anglian Air Ambulance where he is in the final stages of training as one of their pilots.
The Duke…
'Represent the interests of fair play and put the sport first' - Prince William calls for Fifa reform
31st May 2015
During his speech before the start of the FA Cup Final match yesterday, Prince William urged the sponsors and supporters of Fifa to reform the organisation.
The Prince, who is the president of the FA, called for Fifa to “show that it can represent the interests of…
Prince William has been interviewed by the BBC’s Gary Lineker ahead of tomorrow’s FA Cup final between Arsenal and Aston Villa as the Duke prepares to present the trophy to the winning team. In the interview, broadcast tomorrow during the Match of the Day broadcast for the final, the Duke talks about how he became a Villa fan as well as the kind of things he’d like to see happen…
