The Queen won’t attend the traditional
Buckingham Palace garden parties to be held in Platinum Jubilee
year. The dates of the parties have been revealed but it’s also
been confirmed that other members of the Royal Family will
represent The Queen at the celebrations. Thousands will be welcomed
to the Palace for the parties. They take place on May 11th, May
18th and May 25th 2022. There…
The five puddings vying to be 'fit for The Queen' revealed in final stage of Platinum Jubilee contest
4th May 2022
The five finalists in the Platinum
Pudding competition for the Jubilee have been revealed. The last
five will bake off against one another for the cooking crown and
the ultimate accolade, having their recipe shared around the
country for millions to make to mark the…
Milestones of a Monarch: The Queen's dynasty enters a new chapter with the marriage of a princess
3rd May 2022
She was the first of The Queen and the
Duke of Edinburgh’s children to marry and her big day set the
template for the royal celebrations that would follow in its wake.
Princess Anne’s wedding to Mark Phillips, on 14 November 1973, was
a huge state occasion with a massive…
An inquiry is under way after a man
claiming to be a priest reportedly talked his way into barracks
close to Windsor Castle and ended up spending a night there. The
Sun reports that investigations are ongoing after the man was
allowed into the barracks of the Coldstream Guards in Sheet Street,
near Windsor Castle. The paper reports he told them he was a priest
called Father Cruise and was a…
Brand new photos of the children of the
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have become an expected treat for
royal fans in recent years. William and Kate didn’t disappoint as
their daughter, Princess Charlotte, turned seven. But they also had
a surprise to share as they…
The Platinum Jubilee year of Elizabeth II
has already led to millions of words being written about royalty
but some of the most eagerly awaited are still to be published.
It’s long been known that both the Duke of Sussex and the Duke of
Kent would publish memoirs in…
The Duchess of Cornwall has joined forces
with the queen of British TV baking to find a pudding for the
Jubilee. Camilla and Dame Mary Berry have headed the judging panel
to find a Platinum Pudding, a special sweet treat fit for The
Queen. The contest, run by Fortnum and Mason’s and the Big Lunch,
launched at the search to mark the Jubilee and over 5,000 people
entered. The finalists were…
The Queen has welcomed the President of
Switzerland to Windsor Castle as she resumed her official duties
following a break for Easter and a stay at Sandringham. Her Majesty
greeted Ignazio Cassis and his wife, Paola, as they arrived
for an audience as part of their visit…
A special Jubilee tour has been created
for Westminster Abbey, highlighting the links between the ancient
church and The Queen. The tour, called The Queen and Her Abbey,
will highlight the many connections the Monarch has with
Westminster, the site of some of the most…
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…
