The Chair of the Duchy of Lancaster, Sir Mark Hudson, received his knighthood at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday from The Queen.
The timing of Sir Mark’s investiture is unfortunate as it comes just a couple of days after it was revealed that £10million of Her Majesty’s income had been invested by the Duchy in offshore tax havens.
Sir Mark took the step of not releasing any photos of his…
Henry was born in Stirling Castle on 19th February 1594, the son of King James VI of Scotland and Anne of Denmark. James put Henry into the care of James Erskine, Earl of Mar, rather than his wife, Anne because he did not want him to be brought up a staunch Catholic. This…
Queen Victoria and those closest to her viewed her Uncle Cumberland with deep suspicion. Not just because he openly coveted the British throne, but because the Duke’s reputation was very black; his adult life was marked by a series of scandals and misdemeanours.
Born in…
Jacinda Ardern swears alliance to The Queen as she is officially appointed New Zealand's PM
26th October 2017
Jacinda Ardern has officially taken up the office of Prime Minister as she swore alliance to Queen Elizabeth II in a ceremony which took place on Thursday morning.
Jacinda Ardern has sworn the oath and is now officially the PM of NZ. pic.twitter.com/U5NuVXAYf2
— Laura Walters (@WaltersLaura) October 25, 2017
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Her Majesty couldn’t be at the ceremony…
The Honours Forfeiture Committee is “actively considering” whether to make a recommendation to The Queen which would rescind the disgraced movie producer, Harvey Weinstein, of his CBE.
According to the BBC, the committee is looking into the notion of removing the…
Gloria Hunniford receives an OBE from The Queen at Buckingham Palace
14th October 2017
The veteran broadcaster Gloria Hunniford as been awarded an OBE by The Queen at Buckingham Palace for her services to cancer charities.
Gloria, who has a showbiz career spanning for 70 years, was pictured chatting to The Queen as she picked up her honour for the work she has…
The Queen's ousted Private Secretary becomes a Lord and receives his 3rd knighthood
12th October 2017
It has been announced that The Queen’s ousted Private Secretary, Sir Christopher Geidt, is to become a Peer of the Realm in the House of Lords.
Sir Christopher, who will soon become Lord Geidt, will sit as a Crossbench Peer in the House of Lords meaning he will not be aligned to any political party.
The appointment has been made by recommendation of the Prime Minister. Also joining the Lords…
The Duchess of Cambridge’s former Private Secretary, Rebecca Priestley, has been received by the Duke of Cambridge at an investiture at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs Priestley was honoured with the Royal Victoia Order at the ceremony – an…
King Harald, Queen Sonja & Crown Prince Haakon attend the State Opening of Parliament
9th October 2017
Their Majesties King Harald and Queen Sonja were joined by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon on Monday as they performed the State Opening of the Norwegian Parliament, Stortinget, in the country’s capital, Oslo. This was King Harald’s 26th State Opening he…
A gunman has opened fire outside the Al-Salam Palace on Saturday, killing two members of the Saudi Royal Guard.
According to Saudi Arabian media, a security spokesman for the Interior Ministry confirmed that an attacker opened fire upon the royal palace after exiting a vehicle.
Two royal guards have been shot dead and three others were injured.
SPA reports that the gunman was shot dead.
The…
