The smile is familiar, as is the stance.
In what would prove to be his final portrait, Prince Philip is
caught for eternity staring at his viewer as he prepares to walk
one of the many corridors of Windsor Castle, seat of the royal
dynasty which became his life. And at the end of that path he is
about to walk is the Tapestry Room where his mother was born.
Philip was going home. That poignant…
The Royal Family is marking the first
anniversary of the death of Prince Philip. The Duke of Edinburgh
died on April 9th 2021 at Windsor Castle at the age of 99. His
death was announced, with great sorrow, by The Queen soon
afterwards. Tributes continue to pour in for…
They are a very special set of paintings
that arrived in England in mysterious circumstances and which were
only accessible to the guests of one of the richest and most
powerful men in Europe for years. Now, they are at the heart of a
new exhibition of Spanish art which has…
June Brown, the legendary TV actress who
has died at the age of 95, revealed she was so nervous at meeting
The Queen on one of their several encounters that she almost fell
over. The star, who was awarded an OBE in the New Year’s Honours
list just months ago, revealed that when she’d picked up her MBE at
Buckingham Palace in 2008, she had almost tripped over as she made
her way…
The Big Jubilee Lunch has been officially
launched as communities around the UK get ready to celebrate this
summer. A special tea party, in the grounds of Buckingham Palace,
heralded the formal beginning of party celebrations. Hosted by TV
star and Big Lunch ambassador…
Charles and Camilla get in the Jubilee spirit with a visit to the EastEnders street party
2nd April 2022
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of
Cornwall are getting in the Platinum Jubilee spirt early as they
joined a street party that will end up being attended by millions.
The couple visited the set of EastEnders as the cast and crew
filmed their Jubilee specials. Charles…
The Queen’s Green Canopy has now seen
over one million trees planted as the celebration for the Platinum
Jubilee continues. As planting season came to an end, on March 31st
2022, The Queen issued a message of thanks to all those who have
rooted a tree for her special celebrations. Among those rooting a
tree on the final day of the season was the Prime Minister. Boris
Johnson was…
The Queen has expressed her thanks to all
those who have planted a tree for her Jubilee. As tree planting
season comes to an end, Her Majesty expressed her joy in the
Queen’s Green Canopy which has seen thousands of people plant trees
to mark the 70th anniversary of…
The Queen is marking the anniversary of
the death of her mother, the day after attending a memorial service
for her late husband. The day will be kept quietly although the
Royal Family is paying public tribute to The Queen Mother with a
series of social media posts…
''Passionate, devoted and a little abrupt'': the Dean of Windsor's tribute to Prince Philip sums up his life of service
29th March 2022
The Dean of Windsor has described Prince
Philip as ” one of those rare people who remained true to, and
guided by, what you might call ‘an inner spiritual compass” as he
paid tribute to him at a Service of Thanksgiving. The Very Reverend
David Conner said no one would doubt the Duke of Edinburgh’s”
courage, integrity, steadfastness, and sense of purpose”, adding…
