The Earthshot Prize achieved victory at
Sunday evening’s BAFTA TV Awards, winning Best Live Event for its
inaugural awards ceremony last October at the Royal Albert Hall. In
a tweet, the Duke of Cambridge wrote: “I am so proud of the whole
team behind The @EarthshotPrize London 2021 for taking home a BAFTA
tonight! “It’s a joy to work with you all, and this accolade sets
the bar high…
Special roles for Lady Louise and The Queen's great-grandchilden revealed at Jubilee horse show
8th May 2022
The grandchildren and great-grandchildren
of Queen Elizabeth II will play a special role in the upcoming
Royal Windsor Horse Show, paying tribute to their grandparents and
The Queen’s historic reign. New details about the Royal Windsor
Horse Show have just been…
A first glimpse of how the Platinum Party will light up London for the Jubilee
8th May 2022
A first glimpse of the setting for one of
the most anticipated events of the Jubilee weekend has been
revealed as drawings were unveiled this week of the concert stage
for the Platinum Party at the Palace by the BBC. The Platinum Party
will be set up in front of…
The Gold State Coach will play a central
role over the Platinum Jubilee Weekend, showcasing footage of The
Queen, her historic reign, and her coronation on the
newly-remodeled windows. Let’s look into the history of the Gold
State Coach, which dates back to the reign of King George III and
has been in use continuously ever since. The Gold State Coach was
commissioned in 1760 by The…
Rare footage of The Queen before her historic reign to be shown for the first time
7th May 2022
A new BBC documentary will share
previously-unseen private home videos of Queen Elizabeth II as a
young princess and tell the story of her life and reign through her
own words. ‘Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen’ is a 75-minute programme
that will debut on BBC One on 29 May…
One of the Duchess of Cornwall’s
favourite authors has designed a special edition Platinum Jubilee
t-shirt featuring two of his most iconic characters. Charles
Mackesy, the celebrated children’s author, illustrator and artist
behind The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The…
On 31 August 1997, Diana, Princess of
Wales, was killed in a car accident in Paris. Her death caused
unprecedented public mourning and plunged the monarchy into one of
the biggest spirals of The Queen’s reign. The Queen, Prince Philip,
Prince Charles and Princes William and Harry were at Balmoral
Castle in Scotland when Diana was killed. The boys, aged 15 and 12
at the time, were devastated…
On 6 May 1960, Princess Margaret became
the first royal to marry in a televised ceremony when she married
photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones in a glittering service at
Westminster Abbey. Princess Margaret had been linked to several
beaus, most notably her father’s and…
Kate hails the power of connection as new maternal mental health patronage is announced
6th May 2022
The Duchess of Cambridge has become
patron of the Maternal Mental Health Alliance and has recorded a
video marking Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week. The Maternal
Mental Health Alliance is a UK-based charity that brings together
over 100 organisations to “ensure…
When Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the
throne, she had the support of the man she called her “strength and
stay” in Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. In our special Jubilee
series, we look at the other consorts of Europe in 1952. Queen
Louise of Sweden An aunt of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Lady
Louise Mountbatten would become the second wife of the Swedish
Crown Prince, later…
