The Duke of Kent, as Honorary Air Chief Marshal, has helped the Royal Air Force Regiment celebrate a milestone anniversary.Â
The Duke watched as the RAF Regiment completed the Changing of the Guards ceremony at Buckingham Palace as February got under way.
The Queen’s Colour Squadron of the RAF Regiment were on parade to celebrate the regiment’s 80th anniversary. The Queen’s Colour…
The Queen's Platinum Jubilee: the other big royal events of February 6
2nd February 2022
February 6 is an important date for the House of Windsor. In 1952, King George VI died at Sandringham and Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne. This year, the day will mark the start of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. However, February 6 has been an important date in…
Charles and Camilla celebrate Lunar New Year
2nd February 2022
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall were out in London on Tuesday for an engagement to mark the start of the Lunar New Year. This new year is the Year of the Tiger.Â
Charles and Camilla were in Chinatown in London on 1 February to meet with local business…
The special significance of Sandringham to the Queen's big anniversary
1st February 2022
Sandringham has long been known as a favourite royal residence. For over a century, the Monarch will spend several weeks there every year. However, it has a particularly special meaning for Queen Elizabeth II, and she has returned there to mark her Platinum Jubilee.Â
The Queen marks her Accession Day, 6 February, each year at the Sandringham estate (she was unable to travel there in 2021 due…
Prince Charles commissions portraits of Holocaust survivors
29th January 2022
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall have been at different engagements in the last week to focus on International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Prince Charles commissioned portraits of seven Holocaust survivors and opened an exhibition of them at the Queen’s Gallery…
First Details of 2022 Commonwealth Day events revealed
25th January 2022
The first details for the 2022 Commonwealth Day programme have been announced.
Shared on the official Commonwealth Twitter account and website, Commonwealth Day 2022 will be celebrated on Monday 14 March 2022 with both an in-person service at Westminster Abbey and…
King Harald presents future queen with two special honours
22nd January 2022
To mark her 18th birthday, King Harald of Norway has appointed his granddaughter, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, to the highest civilian order in Norway.
Harald has appointed Ingrid Alexandra to the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav. The order dates back to 1847, when it was created by King Oscar I to honour King Olav II. Olav II was posthumously named St Olav, as he was canonised after his…
The Duchess of Cambridge's kiss from Alfie on a day out in Lancashire
21st January 2022
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge made a new four-legged friend in Lancashire on Thursday.
The couple visited Clitheroe Community Hospital to meet with healthcare workers. They met with several staff members to discuss the challenges that rural healthcare workers and…
Sophie marks her birthday by helping out at a vaccination centre
20th January 2022
The Countess of Wessex celebrated her 57th birthday on Thursday and marked it by volunteering with St. John Ambulance.
Sophie had a shift at an NHS vaccination centre in Surrey run by SJA. She was seen throughout the day talking with other volunteers and helping…
Members of the Danish Royal Family to receive special medals to mark Queen Margrethe's Golden Jubilee
15th January 2022
To celebrate Queen Margrethe II of Denmark’s Golden Jubilee, members of the Danish Royal Family and the Royal Court have received a commemorative medal. Formally, it is known as the Medal of Remembrance on the occasion of Her Majesty the Queen’s 50th Government Anniversary.Â
The medal is made of gilded silver with a crown, is embossed on the front with a full-length portrait of the…