Canada has a new Governor General after
Julie Payette resigned in January of 2021, amidst serious bullying
and harassment allegations in her office. On Tuesday 6 July, the
Prime Minister’s Office announced that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth
has approved Mary Simon’s appointment as the next Governor General
of Canada. This is an historic appointment, as Simon is the first
Indigenous person to…
The Duchess of Cornwall soaks Up the Welsh atmosphere as she visits bookshop and Ice Cream Parlour
6th July 2021
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of
Cornwall are carrying out their annual Wales Week, spending time
visiting different communities, businesses, and organisations in
Wales. The Duchess is carrying out several engagements, including a
visit to the famous Hay-on-Wye to…
Following her trip to join The Queen in
Scotland for the second half of Holyrood Week,The Princess Royal
has visited Northern Ireland for a full day of engagements. The
visit celebrated both the 100 year anniversary of Northern Ireland
and volunteering efforts throughout the…
The Queen is attending one of her
favourite summer events, the Royal Windsor Horse Show. On Thursday,
1 July The Queen wrapped up Royal Week in Scotland and finished her
day by attending the Horse Show. She was joined by the Countess of
Wessex and the Countess Mountbatten of Burma. Her Majesty
looked to be enjoying the day, smiling and laughing with those
around her as she watched the event.
Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II Statues Toppled in Winnipeg, Canada During Protests
2nd July 2021
Two royal statues in Winnipeg, Manitoba
have been torn down by protestors. Protestors participating in a
march to raise awareness for atrocities committed against First
Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples toppled the statues on 1 July.
With the discovery of more and more…
On Thursday 1 July, 2021, the Duke of
Cambridge, the Duke of Sussex, and members of the Spencer family
gathered in the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace to unveil a
statue in honour of the late Princess of Wales. Thursday would have
been her 60th birthday, and the two…
The Princess Royal has now joined The
Queen in Scotland for Royal Week, and they are completing a
whirlwind schedule of engagements. After visiting a community green
space in west Glasgow earlier today, they continued on to Skypark
to meet with two different companies who are leading in space
technology. The pair first met with AAC Clyde Space. The
company specialises in developing advanced…
The Princess Royal has joined The Queen
in Scotland for the second half of Holyrood Week. This morning, the
pair were in Glasgow to visit The Children’s Wood Project, a green
space devoted to community and learning. The Children’s Wood
Project in Glasgow is a…
The infamous French queen,
Marie-Antoinette, left her mark on the Palace of Versailles in many
different ways. She is closely associated with the Petit Trianon, a
Neoclassical chateau on the Versailles grounds, where she would
escape from the formality and treachery of…
With museums and historic sites reopening
across the United Kingdom, many new notable exhibitions have
launched. Historic Royal Palaces have already opened several new
exhibitions, with George III: The Mind Behind the Myth opening this
week at Kew Palace. [getty src=”1226305528″ width=”594″
height=”396″] King George III is a fairly well-remembered monarch.
Probably best known as…
