British Royals

The Vigil of the Princes to take place before thousands paying respects to Queen Elizabeth II

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15th September 2022
The four children of Queen Elizabeth II will keep vigil over her coffin on the evening of September 16th 2022. King Charles III, the Princess Royal, the Duke of York and the Earl of Wessex will stand guard over their mother for a quarter of an hour at Westminster Hall while thousands continue to queue to pay their final respects. They have already kept vigil at her coffin when it lay at rest…
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Features

The Queen among the Poppies at the Tower, one of the most poignant images of Her Late Majesty's reign

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15th September 2022
The Queen’s deep devotion to the Armed Forces and to the memories of those who have died in conflict were symbolic of her reign. And in 2014, she paid tribute to those lost in the First World War during a time of remembrance. As the 100th anniversary of the start of World War One approached, the Tower of London began a striking act of commemoration, designed to show the magnitude of loss in…
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Features

How the influence of her beloved grandfather, King George V, is seen in Queen Elizabeth II's final journey

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14th September 2022
They were so devoted to one another that they used to exchange waves across a park at breakfast time. The man she called ‘Grandpa England’ was a huge influence on Queen Elizabeth II’s early years and, as she makes her final journey, it seems King George V still holds sway. For the king was notorious for punctuality. He was so concerned with being on time that he set the clocks in his…
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State & Ceremonial

Details of queuing system for Lying in State of Queen Elizabeth II revealed

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13th September 2022
The route that people will queue along to see the Lying in State of Queen Elizabeth II has been revealed. The head of the queue will be on the Albert Embankment. It will tail back from there along Belvedere Road, behind the London Eye and head on to the South Bank. From there it follows the route of the River Thames, snaking past the National Theatre, the Tate Modern and HMS Belfast to…
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