State & Ceremonial

The Queen appoints Thérèse Coffey as Deputy Prime Minister

The Queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of Thérèse Coffey as the United Kingdom’s Deputy Prime Minister following a recommendation from new PM Liz Truss. Dr Coffey is one of Liz Truss’s closest friends and political allies, and acted as her campaign manager for the leadership of the Conservative Party. Previously the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions under…
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HistoryQueen Elizabeth II

Back to School with The Queen

The Queen has broken many records in her lifetime but one less known is that she and her sister, Princess Margaret, were the last to be educated by private tutors from home. Up to the age of seven, Princess Elizabeth was educated by her mother in reading and…
FeaturesJordanRoyal Weddings

The four weddings of King Hussein

As we prepare for Princess Iman of Jordan’s wedding, we look at the weddings of her grandfather King Hussein, who was famously married four times. Embed from Getty Images Three years after his accession to the throne, King Hussein’s first wife was Dina bint Abdul-Hamid, who was also his distant cousin. Dina was born on 15 December 1929 in Egypt. She met her future husband in…
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Palaces & Buildings

The Queen Mother's garden to close for refurbishment

The Queen Mother’s Garden in Dereham is temporarily closing to undergo refurbishment. The refurbishment plans to touch up the much-loved green space that sits behind Withburga Lane and Church Street. Starting on Monday, 18 July, the garden is expected to be closed until autumn. The refurbishment project is a joint effort between the Dereham Town Council and the Breckland Council. It…
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British RoyalsPalaces & Buildings

Spending on Buckingham Palace tops £100 million

In the past fiscal year, the Royal Family spent more than £100 million on significant repair work on Buckingham Palace, drawing large amounts of funding.  The Royal Family released its annual spending report for the last financial year, released on Thursday, 30 June. The Sovereign Grant report details how the Royal Family has spent their funds.  During the last financial year, the Royal…
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