The Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall, and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have attended an evening reception on the opening day of the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is hosting the reception at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum to mark the opening of the conference. Numerous world leaders, politicians, and activists are attending the…
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark has continued a holiday tradition this year when she attended the Presentation of the Christmas Seal this year.
On Monday, 1 November, the Crown Princess unveiled the 2021 Christmas Stamp with this year’s chosen illustrator, Peter…
The Queen marks independence anniversary for Antigua and Barbuda
1st November 2021
The Queen has sent a message of good wishes to His Excellency Sir Rodney Williams, Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda, to mark their 40th Anniversary of Independence.
Antigua and Barbuda were formally British colonies. Antigua was first colonised by the English…
Princess Margriet and Prime Minister Trudeau visit Canadian War Cemetery
1st November 2021
On Friday, 29 October, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Princess Margriet of the Netherlands visited the Bergen op Zoom Canadian War Cemetery.Â
Princess Margriet was born in Ottawa at the Ottawa Civic Hospital in 1943. Her parents, Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld, had left the Netherlands in exile during the Nazi occupation. As a result, the Canadian…
Prince Charles issues plea to children to help save the planet in a foreword to a new book
31st October 2021
The Prince of Wales has written a foreword for a children’s book highlighting the importance of climate conservation ahead of the COP26 climate conference.Â
The Prince’s Foundation, What On Earth Publishing, and author Christopher Lloyd have come together to create…
The Poignant story behind the Christmas campaign close to Crown Princess Mary's heart
31st October 2021
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark will be completing one of her first holiday traditions of the 2021 festive season this week. She will be launching the 2021 Christmas stamp, a philanthropic tradition that dates back over 110 years.
Each year, the Christmas Stamp…
NI 100: Prince Charles attends Anglo-Irish Treaty Exhibition
31st October 2021
The Prince of Wales visited the Irish Embassy in London this week to see an exhibition marking the centenary of the Anglo-Irish Treaty.
The Irish Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Adrian O’Neill, showed the Prince of Wales the exhibition. The exhibition included the British copy of the Anglo-Irish Treaty and several portraits by the Belfast-born portraitist Sir John Lavery. Some of…
On Tuesday, 19 October 2021, The Queen virtually received Governor-General Designate of New Zealand, Dame Cindy Kiro. The Queen was at Windsor Castle for the call while Dame Cindy was at Government House in Wellington; she will be sworn in on Thursday, 21 October.
Dame…
While many monarchical traditions have been lost or evolved throughout the centuries, there are some that still remain in place today. Ambassadors are still given diplomatic papers by their head of state to be presented to the receiving head of state. These letters play an…
The Queen has returned to Scotland again to attend the opening of the Scottish Parliament. As with the opening of Parliament in Westminster, the crown jewels are featured. However, instead of the crown jewels that we typically see there, we now get to see the crown jewels of Scotland.
The crown jewels of Scotland are officially known as the Honours of Scotland. The Honours were used in…
