At 11:30am on 20 November 1947 Princess Elizabeth wed Philip Mountbatten at Westminster Abbey.
Her Majesty The Queen and Prince Philip first met in 1939 when she was the thirteen-year-old Princess Elizabeth and he was eighteen-year-old naval Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten. Their connection was strong from the start and so it wasn’t long before whispers of a possible royal match were…
The Queen is set to invite US President-Elect, Donald Trump, on an official State Visit to the UK in mid-2017 according to reports.
According to The Daily Telegraph, senior government officials are already writing up plans for the State Visit which promises to be a historic…
Buckingham Palace to undergo a 10-year £369 million refurbishment
18th November 2016
It has just been announced by the Treasury that Buckingham Place will undergo a 10-year refurbishment costing the UK taxpayer £369m.
The work, which will begin next April, will be the largest refurbishment Buckingham Palace has been subject to in recent time. The Queen will…
Queen attends her 71st Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph with her family
13th November 2016
The Queen has led tributes to the British and Commonwealth war dead this weekend at the Remembrance Sunday service in central London.
Thousands of people gathered at the Cenotaph for a two-minute silence at 11 o’clock to honour those killed in wars and conflicts past and present.
Her Majesty and her husband, The Duke of Edinburgh alongside other members of the royal family all laid wreaths at…
Duke of Cambridge presents former UK Chancellor George Osborne with Companion of Honour
11th November 2016
George Osborne was today presented with the Companion of Honour by The Duke of Cambridge during an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace.
The former Chancellor of the Exchequer was chosen to receive the honour by former Prime Minister David Cameron on his controversial…
You may not ever live in Buckingham Palace, but this is a close second
5th November 2016
If you have given up your hopes of spending a night or two at Buckingham Palace, there is no reason to despair. You can now own something not too dissimilar.
Hinwick House; the 300-year-old house that is modeled on the Queen’s official residence is now up for sale at…
Back in the mists of time, where fact, fantasy and fiction blur Cornwall may even have been a Kingdom in its own right. However, by the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066, Cornwall was an Earldom and remained that way until 1336. The Duchy was created by Edward III in 1336 to provide his son, Edward the Black Prince with an income. The Duchy of Cornwall was created as a Royal Duchy, and was to…
The west facade of the Basilica (Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons).
The Basilica of St Denis, the burial site of the Kings of France, is located in northern Paris, in the suburb of Saint-Denis. Saint Denis is a Christian martyr and patron saint of France and served as the…
The Queen stands to lose a million pounds per year after European Union farming subsidies to Britain end because of Brexit, The Sunday Telegraph reports. Sandringham Estate, the Queen’s retreat in Norfolk, will lose around £700,000 and the lands around Windsor…
Ukraine's anger at The Queen as she invites Russia's Patriarch to Buckingham Palace
18th October 2016
Ukraine officials have criticised Her Majesty The Queen for inviting the Head of the Russian Orthadox Church to Buckingham Palace for a historic meeting.
The 90-year-old monarch received Patriarch Kirill at Buckingham Palace during his four day visit  to the UK which marks the 300th anniversary of the Russian Orthodox Church’s presence in Britain.
The Ukrainian ambassador to the…
