Prince Andrew has been stripped of the honorary Freedom of the City of York that he has held for over thirty years.
The decision to remove the honour came in a vote at City of York Council on April 27th 2022.
Councillors voted unanimously to remove the Freedom of the City from Andrew with two abstaining from the ballot.
They also called on him to give up his title of Duke of…
Ed Sheeran will lead the nation in a special tribute to The Queen as the Platinum Pageant reaches its finale during the Jubilee celebrations.
The award winning singer will be outside Buckingham Palace where it’s hoped tens of thousands on the Mall will join millions…
Revellers will be able to party longer for the Platinum Jubilee after parliament agreed to extend opening hours for the celebratory weekend at the start of June.
From June 2nd until June 4th 2022, all pubs and bars in England and Wales will be allowed to keep serving…
The Service of Thanksgiving for the 70 year reign of The Queen will follow Jubilee tradition and be held at St. Paul’s Cathedral.
Ever since 1897, the cathedral has hosted Jubilee services. On June 3rd 2022, it will welcome thousands to give thanks for the life and reign of Elizabeth II as she marks her Platinum Jubilee.
Speaking ahead of the ceremony, the Dean of St. Paul’s, the…
The Princess Royal has made her first voyage as Admiral of the Sea Cadets.
Princess Anne took to the waves in TS Royalist, their flagship, and sailed for the Solent during her visit to the organisation on April 21st 2022.
Photo by the Sea Cadets
She took over as…
The decision of the King and Queen of Spain to pass their Easter holidays mostly in private has led to debate in some of the country’s newspapers.
King Felipe, Queen Letizia and their daughters, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia, spent Easter Saturday visiting Ukrainian…
The Earl and Countess of Wessex have arrived in St. Lucia for a week long Caribbean tour marking the Platinum Jubilee.
Edward and Sophie were all smiles as they arrived on the island on April 22nd 2022. The couple were welcomed at the airport by the Deputy Prime Minister of St. Lucia, Dr Ernest Hilaire, as well as the aide-de-camp to the governor general, Captain Cyril Saltibus.
The Earl and…
The Prince of Wales is challenging young people around the world to design their dream future with nature at its heart.
Prince Charles has set the challenge to mark Earth Day 2022.
In a video message, he calls on children and young people to ”draw, paint or write…
A ‘tree of trees’ will be placed in front of Buckingham Palace as a central point of the Jubilee celebrations.
The sculpture, measuring 21 metres, will include 350 native British trees. The artwork, designed by Thomas Heatherwick, will ensure that trees and…
Not all kings and queens are born in castles. The tale of the longest reigning Monarch in British history began in a London townhouse. To be precise, No 17, Bruton Street, Mayfair for that is where Elizabeth II was born.
In the 1920s this now famous address was the London townhouse of the Earl and Countess of Strathmore. Their residence in the capital had already featured in one famous royal…
