The Queen, accompanied by The Duke of
Edinburgh, attended the Naming Ceremony of a new P&O
Cruises ship, Britannia, at the Ocean Cruise Terminal,
Southampton this morning. The Queen, dressed in a Stewart
Parvin peach-and-white tweed ensemble, officially named P&O
Cruises new flagship Britannia in a glittering ceremony. © P&O
Cruises Britannia, with its maximum capacity of 4,997…
The face of a nation: New coin portrait of The Queen unveiled by Royal Mint in London
2nd March 2015
The Royal Mint has, this morning,
unveiled the new portrait of The Queen which will soon appear on UK
coins in an event at London’s National Portrait Gallery. Adam
Lawrence, CEO of The Royal Mint unveils the new portrait of The
Queen which will appear on UK coins from…
Countess of Wessex to join The Gloucesters at reinterment of King Richard III
28th February 2015
The Countess of Wessex will join The Duke
and Duchess of Gloucester at the reinterment service of former
King, Richard III, Leicester Cathedral has announced this week. The
reburial of the last Plantagenet English monarch will take place on
the 26th March at Leicester…
The Earl of Wessex paid a visit to
Belfast on Wednesday, touring the birthplace of the famous ocean
liner Titanic. Prince Edward had made an express wish to visit
‘Titanic Belfast’, one of Northern Ireland’s top visitor
attractions. The Prince was shown a number of the galleries
learning about the social context of the city of Belfast and the
working conditions of those who built…
An exact replica of the Magna Carta is to
bedisplayed inLiverpool by two of Cunard’s ocean liners in May. A
Royal Meeting: Each of Cunard’s liners meet in Southhampton as part
of the Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations The…
The Queen to hold reception celebrating the work of The Earl and Countess of Wessex
4th February 2015
The Queen is to hold a reception at
Buckingham Palace on Tuesday 10th February to celebrate the work of
The Earl and Countess of Wessex. Prince Edward and The Countess
will join Her Majesty in meeting staff and volunteers from a
variety of charities, of which they are…
Royal Family to honour the 200th anniversary of Waterloo at St Paul’s Service
4th February 2015
Members of the Royal Family are expected
to attend an anniversary service at St Paul’s Cathedral to
honour the Battle of Waterloo later this year. The service,
which is due to happen on 18th June, will commemorate 200
years to the day that the battle took
place. The conflict saw the Duke of Wellington’s
forces clash with the French army, commanded by Napoleon. The
Royal Family…
A recent YouGov poll has shown that The
Queen is the ‘most admired woman’ in the UK, and the 4th most
admired woman in the world. The poll, which was carried out across
23 countries and asked over 23,000 people, saw a scattering of
Royals make the cut. The Duke…
The Duke of Edinburgh has written an
opinion piece, supporting engineering, for theNew Scientist
magazine. The article, entitled ‘Make Things Better’, is
approximately 500 words long and details The Duke’s passion for the
engineering industry. The piece comes…
The King of Saudi Arabia, Abdullah bin
Abdul Aziz Al Saud, has died at the age of 90. King Abdullah, who
acceded to the throne on 1st August 2005, was admitted to hospital
on the 2 January, requiring treatment for pneumonia. His health had
deteriorated since 2010. He will now be succeeded by his
half-brother, Crown Prince Salman. King Abdullah’s passing now
makes Queen Elizabeth II the…
