One might be mistaken into thinking that
gifts to royalty would be some breathtaking pieces of jewellery or
stunning pieces of art. However, the official gift list released by
the Palace recently instead shows more traditional gifts and some
which are more odd, including salt and a tooth. Don’t worry, it
isn’t a real tooth. Instead, it is a tooth from a tunnel boring
machine called…
For Canadian’s the monarchy costs each
person as little as $1.53 a year(94p), which is about as expensive
as a small cup of coffee at the Canadian coffee chain Tim Hortons.
The $1.53 doesn’t just cover the Canadian Governor General, who is
their representative…
Uncertainty continues to surround The
Queen’s health and whether or not she will attend church this
Sunday as Her Majesty has not been seen in public since Christmas
after she came down with a heavy cold. Buckingham Palace was not
able to confirm whether the…
It has been claimed The Queen did in fact
back Brexit. The BBC’s political editor, Laura
Kussenberg claimed she was told about the comments made by The
Queen months before The Sun ran with the headline “Queen backs
Brexit” in March during the referendum campaign. The front page
caused a huge political storm which involved Buckingham Palace
making a successful complaint to press…
A new portrait of the Queen by
internationally acclaimed Northern Irish artist Colin Davidson has
been revealed by the Queen. Embed from Getty Images The large
canvas which is 4ft by 5ft, shows the Queen wearing a turquoise
Karl Ludwig dress, smiling. The painting was…
Prince Philip has unveiled a
monument to honour members of the Guinea Pig Club. Embed from Getty
Images The Duke of Edinburgh, who serves as president of the club,
unveiled the monument on 2 November. The club was formed in 1941,
made up of severely wounded and burned…
Prince Charles unveils statue of his grandmother, The Queen Mother
27th October 2016
A statue of The Queen Mother has been
unveiled by Prince Charles and The Queen. The bronze statue, which
is 9ft and 6in tall now stands in the square of the new area at the
edge of Dorchester in the new Poundbury development. The square
itself is named after The Queen Mother Embed from Getty Images It
was created by celebrated sculptor Philip Jackson who often acts as
the Royal Sculptor. He…
