Amid a heatwave, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge made their 2022 Royal Ascot debut as they led the Royal Family in a procession at the iconic horse race.
The Duke was dressed in a top hat and tailcoat, while the Duchess opted for a polka dot dress by Alessandra Rich. She paired the dress with a hat featuring floral details by Sally-Ann Provan. To top off the look, the Duchess wore South-Sea…
The Duchess of Cambridge hosts roundtable with politicians to discuss early years
17th June 2022
The Duchess of Cambridge has led her first roundtable with UK politicians to discuss early childhood development.
The roundtable marked the one-year anniversary of the launching of the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood. It also marked another chance to…
The Duchess of Cornwall is helping launch The Commonwealth Poetry podcast, where in each episode, a different Commonwealth country will be highlighted. Each episode is set to help listeners explore and celebrate the poetry, heritage, and people of the Commonwealth.
The…
The Duchess of Cornwall will make a royal debut as she is installed as a Royal Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Garter. Her appointment was announced at the end of 2021.
The Most Noble Order of the Garter was established in 1348 by Edward III. Appointments to it are only made at the discretion of Her Majesty The Queen.
The Duchess will receive the Order during the Garter Day event at…
Fresh from her Platinum Jubilee celebrations, Her Majesty The Queen has made two new appointments to the Order of the Thistle, the highest honour in Scotland.
One of the appointments is The Right Honorable Dame Elish Angiolini QC. Born in 1960, Elish is a Scottish lawyer…
The outside of Buckingham Palace is getting ready for a concert to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee. But if you walk past, you’ll notice a new addition to palace grounds, the “Tree of Trees.”
The 21-meter-tall tree was put in place days before it will be…
In November 1992, Her Majesty The Queen would once again make history (as she has done many times throughout her reign) as she became the first British monarch to pay income tax for the first time since the 1930s.
Earlier in 1992, Prime Minister John Major informed the House of Commons of The Queen’s wish to change her tax arrangements. This meant she took full responsibility for working…
When you hear the term “Granny’s Chips,” you might be thinking of your grandma and her homemade chip recipe. When it comes to the Royal Family, Granny’s Chips is the furthest thing from a plate of fried potatoes; it’s one of the most…
A new and historic rose has been planted in the Buckingham Palace Gardens in honour of one of Britain’s first black gardeners.
The rose, bred as a mark of community and friendship, is named the John Ystumllyn rose after a celebrated horticulturalist who lived in…
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee emblem is taking centre stage in a new, limited exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in South Kensington.
The display will celebrate the creativity of the young aspiring designers and the number of submissions for emblems to mark the 70th anniversary of The Queen’s reign. It will also feature previous Jubilee emblem designs. Run in accordance…
