On Sunday, 6 February, Queen Elizabeth II
will celebrate her Platinum Jubilee, 70 years on the throne. While
most people associate her with the United Kingdom, she is also The
Queen of fourteen other nations. Her Majesty has been The
Queen of Canada since she ascended the throne in 1952. She has
visited Canada more than any other nation, 27 times. Other than the
United Kingdom, Canada is the…
The Duchess of Cambridge has gained two
more patronages, the Rugby Football Union and the Rugby Football
League. She spent the afternoon at Twickenham to mark her new
roles. Prince Harry took over as Patron of the English Rugby
Football Union from his grandmother in…
On 6 February 2022, Queen Elizabeth II
will reach her Platinum Jubilee, 70 years on the throne. She is the
only British Monarch to reach this milestone. However, this is not
the only record that The Queen has broken throughout her
reign. Oldest British Monarch On…
The Duke of Kent, as Honorary Air Chief
Marshal, has helped the Royal Air Force Regiment celebrate a
milestone anniversary. 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…
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…
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. Charles and Camilla were in Chinatown in London on 1
February to meet with local business…
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. The Queen marks
her Accession Day, 6 February, each year at the Sandringham estate
(she was unable to travel there in 2021 due…
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…
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…
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 death…
