The annual State Opening of Parliament
will likely be delayed until June this year due to the surprise
snap general election that will take place in a couple of months
time. The ceremonial event usually takes place in May, however, as
Parliament will be dissolved it is not possible to open a
Parliament that doesn’t exist. The Queen will likely open the new
Parliamentary session in mid-June…
Theresa May has announced that she will
call a snap General Election for June 8th in which the British
public will go the polls and vote for a new government. The current
Prime Minister will stand in the election as leader of the
Conservative Party – but there are also…
Will Gibraltar turn into the next Falklands? All you need to know about the territorial dispute
2nd April 2017
Gibraltar – a large piece of rock over
1,000 miles away from Britain is currently in the midst of conflict
over what country has legal sovereignty: the UK or Spain? But
Gibraltar is not just a large piece of rock; it is British overseas
territory with 30,000…
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! Buckingham Palace turned into movie set for Mary Poppins
1st April 2017
The Mall leading up to Buckingham Palace
was closed off on Saturday as Disney filmed scenes for the new Mary
Poppins film in Central London. People flooded to social media to
express their concern after they spotted camera crews, expensive
lighting and cranes outside of The Queen’s London residence. The
film crew were tight-lipped about what they were filming,
however, the flying bicycles…
On Thursday 30th March, The Prince of
Wales met with members of Romania’s Royal Family at
the Elisabeta Palace. His Royal Highness has previously
visited the Elisabeta Palace in 2011 and 2016. Romania is now
governed as a republic after the forced abdication of HM…
Major security changes are being
implemented for the Changing of the Guard ceremony; to protect The
Queen’s Guards and members of the public from danger. Barriers are
being erected around Windsor Castle for when the ceremony takes
place. A police spokesperson has…
Actress Patricia Routledge was among the
recipients of honours on Friday at Buckingham Palace where she was
awarded a Damehood by Prince Charles. Embed from Getty Images Dame
Patricia, who is who is best known for playing social climbing
snob, Hyacinth Bucket, in Keeping Up Appearances, was made a
Dame Commander of the British Empire in The Queen’s New Year’s
Honours list. The…
A suspect package, believed to be a bomb,
was discovered near Buckingham Palace last night on Birdcage Walk.
Whilst there is some confusion as to what actually occurred, it
seems most likely that the police carried out a controlled
explosion of the package. There was a loud…
A medal ceremony was conducted outside
Buckingham Palace yesterday on behalf of the 2nd Battalion Royal
Gurkha Rifles yesterday, with the Prince of Wales and Prince Harry
presiding. In recognition of the Battalions many efforts, including
their recent successes in Operation…
The Queen is set to approve the
government’s Brexit bill first thing tomorrow morning it has been
revealed, giving the green light for Article 50 to be triggered.
Embed from Getty Images Her Majesty will receive her ministerial
red box with the bill ready to be granted royal assent at breakfast
time. It is possible there could be a slight delay to this
timetable if the House of Lords…
