The Queen found herself in a unique
position in the summer of 1976: she was both the head of state
responsible for officially opening the Summer Olympic Games in
Montreal and the mother of an Olympic competitor who would be
looking to medal. The entire Royal Family showed up for the
Montreal Olympics: the competitor, Princess Anne; The Queen and the
Duke of Edinburgh (then-head of the…
Milestones of a Monarch: The Queen opens Canadian Parliament for the first time
16th May 2022
The Queen’s first official tour of Canada
as its Sovereign included the State Opening of Parliament—the first
time a Canadian monarch had performed the duty. The Queen and the
Duke of Edinburgh carried out their Canadian tour as Monarch and
consort in October 1957…
New details have been revealed about the
Platinum Jubilee flypast over Buckingham Palace, with 70 aircraft
taking part in the celebration. Following Trooping the Colour, The
Queen will return to Buckingham Palace where she will be joined by
working members of the Royal…
The Duke of Cambridge paid a special
visit to Surrey to present a damehood to Dame Deborah James after
the podcaster revealed last week that she was receiving end-of-life
care for bowel cancer and raised millions for cancer research. Dame
Deborah has been chronicling her journey with bowel cancer since
2016 and revealed on 9 May: “We have tried everything, but my body
simply isn’t playing…
The Duke of Cambridge has been booed by
some Liverpool fans at the FA Cup Final. A section of supporters
booed the prince as he was introduced at the football match on May
14th 2022. More protests followed as he met the Liverpool and
Chelsea players ahead of the game.
The Duchess of Cornwall has taken on a
patronage once held by the late Duke of Edinburgh, becoming the new
patron of Book Aid International. Book Aid International’s mission
is to work with publishers and other industry partners to supply
one million new books to public…
The Queen became the first sovereign from
the British Royal Family to address the United States Congress,
using her platform to advocate for relations between the United
Kingdom and the United States. The Queen and Prince Philip paid a
state visit to the United States from 14-26 May 1991, visiting
Washington, Arlington, Baltimore, Miami, Austin, San Antonio,
Dallas, and Houston over the…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have
taken over the radio airwaves across the United Kingdom this
morning to broadcast a Mental Health Minute. “Hello I’m Catherine,”
the minute begins. “And I’m William, and we’d like to talk,”
William continues, telling…
Crown Princess Mary paid a visit to her
eponymous research centre at the University of Copenhagen on
Wednesday. The royal met with researchers at the centre and learned
about how the centre’s work focuses on building “an
interdisciplinary knowledge environment, which…
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of
Cornwall got into the Canadian spirit with a visit to Canada House
on May 12th 2022 ahead of their tour next week to the country.
Their visit to the London centre of Canadian life in the UK saw
them learning more about the culture and people they’ll meet next
week. Upon arrival, the royals were greeted by the High
Commissioner for Canada in the UK, His…
