The Queen has taken a Conservative Member
of Parliament hostage at Buckingham Palace whilst she delivers her
speech at the Palace of Westminster. Chris Heaton-Harris, MP for
Daventry, is being ‘held captive’ at the Palace and will be
released once the Monarch has been safely returned from the State
Opening of Parliament. Mr Heaton-Harris arrived at Buckingham
Palace before The Queen…
Theresa May has reportedly cancelled
the 2018 State Opening of Parliament in order to opt for a two-year
Parliamentary session instead of the usual one-year session.
According to The Telegraph, the 2017 speech will last
the whole two years so that the amount of…
The Queen’s Birthday Parade, Trooping the
Colour, took place today in Central London to mark Her Majesty’s
official 91st birthday on Saturday. Embed from Getty Images
Dressed in a pale blue dress and matching hat, the 91-year-old
monarch took the salute at…
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have
led a minute’s silence from Buckingham Palace in memory of those
who lost their lives in the Grenfell Tower fire. The 91-year-old
Monarch led the nation in silence ahead of the annual Trooping the
Colour parade which celebrates Her Majesty’s official birthday.
However, The Queen is aware that although today is supposed to be a
day of…
The police officer who was killed during
the Westminster Terror Attack and a hero pensioner who tried to
save and protect the life of murdered MP Jo Cox have received
recognition in The Queen’s Birthday Honours. PC Keith Palmer has
been posthumously been awarded a…
Arise Sir Billy Connolly, Dame Julie Walters & Dame June Whitfield! Birthday Honours revealed
16th June 2017
Comedian Billy Connolly and actress Julie
Walters are among the high-profile names who have been recognised
in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Billy
Connolly is being bestowed a Knighthood for services to
entertainment and charity, and Julie Walters also…
Increase in crimes around the royal palaces since the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
13th June 2017
In a new report released by the
Metropolitan Police in response to a freedom of information
request, statistics reveal that crimes around Buckingham and
Kensington Palaces have more than tripled since the royal wedding
in 2011. In 2011 just 13 crimes took place within palace grounds
and also just outside but the number jumped to 41 in 2016. Scotland
Yard has confirmed that: “The vast majority of…
John Bercow has been re-elected to the
office of Speaker of the House of Commons unopposed, despite
rumours some MPs might try and force a Speaker’s Election. In the
now traditional manner, Mr Bercow was dragged from the Commons
backbenches to the Speaker’s Chair…
The Queen’s Speech has been
delayed because the government are having trouble transcribing
the text onto goatskin. Every year, the speech is read out on
goatskin parchment, however, it takes around a week for
the ink to dry meaning amendments cannot be made. As
the…
It has been confirmed that this year’s
Queen’s Speech has been delayed by a few days due to the
Conservative Party failing to reach an agreement with Northern
Ireland’s DUP. If an agreement cannot be made, then it is
likely that The Queen’s Speech will not be passed resulting in
another General Election. But by delaying the speech, Her
Majesty will inevitably have to miss…
