Today, the Queen hosts a reception in
London to mark the 50th anniversary of the investiture of Prince
Charles as Prince of Wales. The ceremony itself took place on July
1st 1969 at Caernarfon Castle, watched by thousands at the ancient
royal site and many more on TV. It marked a milestone in the
life of Charles Philip Arthur George, first born son of Elizabeth
II and the Duke of Edinburgh, as…
The Queen Mother’s determination to keep
her distance from Wallis Simpson is at the heart of a new TV
programme. In ‘Queen Mum: the Reluctant Queen’, her attitude
towards the Duchess of Windsor is examined with one letter,
describing her as a ‘’naughty lady’’…
It’s been another busy week for Princess
Anne as she supported several of the charities and organisations of
which she is patron and then helped welcome another royal family to
London. Settle down with a cuppa, you may need it. It’s time to try
and keep up with…
The Queen welcomed Jordan’s royals to
Buckingham Palace this week. And one image of the previously
unannounced meeting ended up causing some debate. For a closer look
at the photos of Elizabeth II with her guests revealed what appears
to be dark purple bruising on the Queen’s left hand. Buckingham
Palace hasn’t commented (as you would expect) but there was plenty
of debate on Twitter and…
As every parent in the UK knows, March
7th 2019 is World Book Day. While mums, dads and carers put down
their latest read to try and sort out the costume that their little
ones will wear into school for the event, those organising this
annual celebration of literature and…
Infanta Elena of Spain has joined a host
of people in making a pilgrimage to the statue of Jesus of
Medinaceli in Madrid. On the first Friday in March every year, tens
of thousands of people pay tribute to the icon. Spain’s royals have
taken part in the custom for…
The Queen has welcomed King Abdullah II
and Queen Rania of Jordan to Buckingham Palace. Elizabeth II was
joined by the Princess Royal for the meeting which was also
attended by Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan. Their Majesties King
Abdullah II and Queen Rania, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, HRH
Crown Prince Al Hussein and HRH Princess Anne at Buckingham
Palace. London, United Kingdom / 28 February…
They are famously close royal sisters and
now they’re sharing centre stage at a very special event. As the
final preparations are made for the exhibition of clothes from
Princess Eugenie’s wedding, it’s been confirmed that the maid of
honour outfit chosen…
It is the oldest Order of Chivalry in
Britain, linking the 21st century with the medieval era and today
it got new members. Buckingham Palace has announced that the Order
of the Garter is to welcome two new appointments. Dame Mary Peters,
the Olympic gold medallist who has…
Olivia Colman has won the Best Actress in
a Leading Role at the 91st Academy Awards for her part as Queen
Anne in The Favourite. She picked up her first Academy Award at the
ceremony in Hollywood on Sunday night at the Dolby Theatre. Colman
walked away with The Favourite‘s only Oscar of the evening in what
was a stunning upset overfrontrunner Glenn Close. Olivia Colman had
already bagged a…
