The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have
released four new official photographs of Prince George and
Princess Charlotte, taken by the Duchess in mid-May while they were
staying at their country home Anmer Hall, in Norfolk. The pictures
each show Prince George and Princess Charlotte together, with
Prince George holding Charlotte. The first photo released via
Twitter by @KensingtonRoyal of Prince…
Princess Charlotte of Cambridge will be
christened on 5th July at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham,
near The Queen’s country retreat, Kensington Palace have announced.
St Mary Magdalene Church, Sandringham, where Princess Charlotte
will be Christened. The daughter…
The monarchy in France has been confined
to the history books for many years now but that hasn’t stopped the
country’s government intervening to stop artefacts linked to its
royal past being auctioned and possibly ending up overseas. The
French Culture Minister has…
The Queen has made Prince Harry a Knight
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in a private
audience at Buckingham Palace, it is announced. The honour, a
personal award from Her Majesty for “services to the Sovereign” is
the second highest grade within the Royal Victorian Order and
now entitles Prince Harry to the post-nominal “KCVO”. It is Prince
Harry’s first appointment to an…
The government published a second batch
of letters written by Prince Charles to government ministers,
following the Supreme Court ruling allowing the publication. The
government released a second batch of letters written by Prince
Charles to government ministers, following…
Royal Mail have released a special set of
commemorative stamps to mark the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta.
The six stamps that have been issued feature text from Magna Carta
as well as text from other charters, bills and declarations that
have developed the rule of law…
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 titles to…
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…
