The Prince of Wales is set to visit
Southend in the days ahead to hand over letters patent that will
turn it into England’s newest city. Prince Charles, accompanied by
the Duchess of Cornwall, will head to the Essex coast on March 1st
2022 to oversee a special ceremony. Southend was named a city last
autumn following the death of Southend West MP, Sir David Amess,
who had spent many…
Platinum Jubilee inspires new beer as countdown to celebration weekend really gets under way
25th February 2022
A brand new beer inspired by the Platinum
Jubilee has been launched as the countdown to the big celebratory
weekend hit 100 days. Windsor and Eton Brewery saw customers enjoy
their Castle Hill Platinum Pale Ale for the first
time on February 22nd 2022. The drink…
A cathedral has decided to mark the
Platinum Jubilee with a special celebration involving 70 people
with June birthdays. Ripon Cathedral is inviting local people born
in June to apply to be part of their Jubilee tea party. They hope
to include someone born in every June…
The first big star name for one of the
showpiece events of the Platinum Jubilee weekend has been
confirmed. George Ezra will be among the names topping the bill at
the Platinum Party at the Palace on June 4th 2022. The star, whose
hits include number one smash Shotgun, will take part in the
celebration being staged by the BBC and broadcast live.
Confirmation of his appearance came as the…
A series of royal tours have been
announced as part of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations The Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge will begin the visits by travelling to Belize,
Jamaica and The Bahamas from March 19th 2022. Their tour will last
seven days with them…
Cheers! Top chef reveals the special ingredient that dominated Platinum Pudding ideas
23rd February 2022
Thousands of people have entered the
contest to find a pudding fit for The Queen as part of her Platinum
Jubilee celebrations and one of the judges has revealed many
recipes contained one special ingredient – gin. Top chef, Monica
Galetti, told BBC One’s The…
The ballot for tickets for the Platinum
Party at the Palace will open on February 24th 2022. The concert
takes place outside the famous royal residence on June 4th 2022.
The event is open to UK residents only. The ballot will stay open
for one month and the draw will take place after the closing date.
Entries can be made at the special website –…
The Queen has held a telephone meeting
with the Prime Minister as she recovers from Covid. Her Majesty
spoke by phone with Boris Johnson from Windsor Castle where she
continues to recuperate. The call took place on February 23rd 2022.
The day before, The Queen had…
Jubilee congratulations for Queen Margrethe as the Duchess of Cambridge gets royal welcome to Copenhagen
23rd February 2022
The Duchess of Cambridge has been given a
royal welcome to Copenhagen as she met Queen Margrethe and Crown
Princess Mary during day two of her visit to Denmarl. As the
meeting got under way at the Amalienborg Palace, the Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge shared…
The Queen cancels planned virtual engagements as she experiences mild Covid symptoms
22nd February 2022
The Queen has cancelled several planned
virtual engagements as she continues to recuperate at Windsor after
contracting coronavirus. Buckingham Palace announced Her Majesty
would no longer carry out her video meetings as she is experiencing
mild, cold like symptoms. In a statement, the Palace said that The
Queen would continue with other, light duties and that decisions on
other engagements…
