A round dozen cities across the UK have
entered the competition to win special status to mark The Queen’s
Jubilee. The contest will see them awarded either Lord Mayor or
Lord Provost (in Scotland) status to celebrate the 70th anniversary
of the reign of Elizabeth II. It’s a special status, reserved for
established cities, and allows their mayor or provost to be known
as a Lord Mayor…
REVEALED: the full list of places applying to be cities for The Queen's Platinum Jubilee
23rd December 2021
The final list of contenders for city
status to mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee has been revealed with
some striking entries. The contest to mark the 70th anniversary of
Elizabeth II’s reign is open to British Overseas Territories and
Crown Dependencies for…
Stanley in the Falkland Islands has
applied for city status as part of the contest marking The Queen’s
Platinum Jubilee. The full list of areas hoping to win the coveted
title has been revealed with the final decision resting with Her
Majesty. She’ll be…
The Queen donated Christmas trees from
Windsor Great Park to stand in Westminster Abbey for the carol
service organised there by the Duchess of Cambridge. And Kate spent
the day before the concert helping decorate the Abbey as final
preparations for the event took place. The Duchess of Cambridge
helps decorate Westminster Abbey for her special carol concert
(Photo by Kensington…
The Duchess of Cambridge's Christmas message for carol service focuses on acts of kindness
22nd December 2021
The Duchess of Cambridge has recorded a
special message ahead of her Christmas carol service and her focus
is on those who need support and the people who have helped their
communities through the many challenges of the pandemic. The
message was recorded at Westminster…
Romance, tragedy and intrigue - the dramatic stories of the royal Christmas Eve babies
22nd December 2021
The Christmas story begins, of course,
with a baby and there’s something about a Christmas birthday that
makes it all the more interesting, even if mean relatives do double
up on presents. Some of the most intriguing royal stories of all
have begun on Christmas Eve…
Senior royals on guard to ensure Christmas celebrations go ahead
21st December 2021
Senior members of the Royal Family,
including the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, are
reported to be taking all reasonable precautions to ensure they are
well enough to spend time at Christmas with The Queen. It’s just
been announced that Her Majesty will remain at Windsor Castle for
the festive season, rather than travel to her home at Sandringham,
as coronavirus infection…
The Queen will most likely be at Windsor
Castle on the day she reaches the 70th anniversary of her reign.
It’s just been announced that Her Majesty won’t now travel to
Sandringham for Christmas, as a precaution, given that coronavirus
infections are on the…
Christmas celebrations and recollections of romance in a busy week for Charles and Camilla
17th December 2021
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of
Cornwall have packed in plenty as Christmas approaches. A favourite
engagement brought enthusiastic words of happiness from Camilla
while her husband recalled the romance that began a legendary royal
marriage. And the couple combined…
It’s a tale of two parties. As Christmas
approaches, quite a few minds are turning to celebrations but in
these strange and challenging times in which we all live, every
movement has meaning as two royal families have discovered with
differing consequences this week. On the one hand, the House of
Orange is in the eye of a media storm for a birthday gathering
while the House of Windsor is…
