State & Ceremonial

Succession To The Crown Bill, Report Stage

[box type=”info” style=”rounded” border=”full”]Today, the Succession To The Crown Bill is being debated at report stage in the House of Lords. We’re expecting big things today in terms of amendments. Lots were mentioned and promised last time including clearing up the Duchy of Cornwall titles and further discussion about other titles and styles. Follow all…
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Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Cancels Yet More Engagements, Still Suffering From Gastroenteritis

Buckingham Palace has said that The Queen has had to cancel two more engagements due to her continued recovery from gastroenteritis. This comes just days after The Queen was supposed to be fully recovered and includes another repeated assurance from Buckingham Palace that The Queen is on the mend and that there is nothing too serious to it. The Queen will continue to perform engagements inside the…
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British Royals

Heartwarming Letters Between Queen Mother And Injured Australian Officer Rediscovered

A series of letters sent between the then 18-year-old Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (later The Queen Mother) and a wounded Australian Army officer called Lieutenant Rupert Dent have recently come to light after they were found in a chest of drawers in Sydney. During the First World War, Elizabeth’s home, Glamis Castle was transformed into a convalescent home for wounded servicemen (much like…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

Has The Duchess Of Cambridge Accidentally Revealed The Baby's Gender?

Today has been quite an eventful day for the 4-months pregnant Duchess of Cambridge. If the drama of her visit to Grimsby and the helicopter delay wasn’t enough, she now faces closer inspection for supposedly revealing the baby’s gender in conversation with a Grimsby resident. The Duchess’s supposed slip of the tongue came after she was given a teddy bear by a cheerful Grimsby…
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