Queen Elizabeth II

Queen commemorates 300th anniversary of Corps of Royal Engineers

On Thursday, The Queen met Max, a Arms Explosives search dog. Max has been to Afghanistan and is part of the Corps of Royal Engineers, which celebrates its 300th anniversary this year. Her Majesty was there to commemorate this historic occasion. Embed from Getty Images The Queen, who is Colonel-in-Chief of the Corps of Royal Engineers, inspected 140 troops in a open-topped Range Rover. The…
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Controversy as Queen lobbies for Prince Charles to succeed her as Head of the Commonwealth

The Commonwealth consists of 30% of the world’s population. It is made up of 53 member countries who are overseen by someone who acts as head of the body. Unlike inheriting the Monarchy and becoming head of state of 16 countries when his mother dies, it isn’t a guarantee that the Prince Charles will serve as head of the Commonwealth. It has been revealed this week that The Queen has…
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Prince Philip still conducts more engagements than Prince Harry and Prince William

The Duke & Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry have increased the number of royal engagements they have attended so far in 2016; but they still have a long way to go until they catch up with the Queen, Prince Philip and other senior members of the Royal Family. According to a study in the Daily Express, there is a comparative difference in the number of duties undertaken by the younger…
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Duchess of Cornwall hands out prizes for #500Words writing competition

Today, the Duchess of Cornwall appeared onstage at London’s Shakespeare Globe Theatre alongside BBC Radio Two  morning show host, Chris Evans, to announce the winners for the sixth annual 500 words writing competition. Some of the winning submissions ranged from serious discussions on dementia, to the silly with one entry about a blood-thirsty pig. The writing contest challenges children…
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