As we look into the role The Queen plays in appointing a new prime minister, we’re looking at Royal Prerogative and how it is exercised.
Simply put, Royal Prerogative is the authority and powers vested in the sovereign to govern. However, in modern times, it is exercised only upon the advice of the prime minister, and it is exercised through Her Majesty’s government ministers.
According…
Legoland Windsor celebrates Cambridge family move with new royal display
1st September 2022
The Cambridge family has packed up and moved to Windsor, and their new chapter has inspired an exhibit at the Legoland Windsor Resort.
The ‘Royal Removal Company’ is a 4,100-piece Lego creation that shows the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, their children Prince…
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has completed a visit to India in her role as the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development.
The Dutch Queen’s visit comes as India is poised to assume leadership of the G20 in December…
Queen Máxima mixed royal duties with motherhood during a university orientation reception in Delft earlier this week.
The Dutch queen was joined by the Minister of Education, Culture and Science for a session at Delft University of Technology to welcome new students and discuss ways that they can be involved on campus while also focusing on their mental health.
Queen Máxima attended the…
Contents of the Duke & Duchess of Gloucester’s Northamptonshire manor up for auction
27th August 2022
A stately manor house once belonging to the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester is the centre of an auction that will see its contents—in some cases with royal provenance—up for sale.
Prince Richard and Birgitte lived at Barnwell Manor in Northamptonshire until the…
The Queen has thanked a Canadian marsh and wetland preservation group for naming a swan in her honour.
The Friends of Wye Marsh sent The Queen a letter back in June during the Platinum Jubilee weekend to alert her to their newest adopted trumpeter swan, C70, named…
A young girl received a reply from The Queen when she wrote about speed limits in her neighbourhood.
After a little boy was hit by a car in her Swindon neighbourhood, Ruby Steadman sent a letter to The Queen asking her to act and make the street safer. Steadman wrote: “I am so sorry to bother you, but there is something bothering some people down Ermin Street.”
She added that the speed…
The Queen has worn countless hats throughout her 70-year reign, but her newest one has a special meaning behind it.
On 24 August, as Ukraine celebrated its independence day, The Queen received a new hat from Ukraine as a symbol of the relationship shared between the…
Prince Albert II of Monaco has sent a message of support to the President of the Executive Council of Corsica following devasting storms that hit the island.
In a message sent to President Gilles Simeoni, Prince Albert wrote: “Mr President, Together with my family and…
The Queen sent a message of support to President Zelenskyy of Ukraine on the country’s independence day, joining other world leaders in praising the country’s resilience in the face of invasion and war.
The Queen’s message was shared by the British Embassy in Ukraine on social media and read: “It gives me great pleasure to send Your Excellency and the people of Ukraine my warmest…
