Spain’s caretaker government have
cancelled the upcoming State Visit of King Felipe and Queen Letizia
to the UK, amidst ongoing political difficulties in the country.
The Spanish Foreign Ministry said in a statement: “Due to the
process of forming a new government currently underway in Spain,
the state visit has been postponed.” Buckingham Palace confirmed
that The Queen has been informed…
Majority of Australia’s state and territory leaders call for an Australian head of state
25th January 2016
Almost all of Australia’s state and
territory leaders have called for a new Australian head of state as
part of the country’s Republic movement. The proposed plans are to
remove The Queen as monarch, and replace her with a new
head of state for the country; a move…
Members of the public can now take a tour
of Buckingham Palace from the comfort of their own living room
after a new online virtual reality experience was launched this
week. The new initiative allows people to take a look at some of
the most famous rooms in the palace…
Tickets for the party of the year,
marking the Queen’s 90th birthday in The Mall, will cost £150 each,
her grandson has announced. The hotly contested tickets to attend
The Mall street party will be released into a ballot next month,
with around 1000 tickets being available to the public. Over 9,000
other people will attend the event who represent organisations with
close ties to Her…
'God Save The Queen' could be scrapped from UK sporting fixtures
10th January 2016
Plans to drop the British national
anthem, God Save The Queen, from being sung at sporting events will
go before parliament this Wednesday for discussion. The proposals
are that the famous anthem would be reserved only for Team GB
sporting events, in which England, Scotland…
Windsor Castle moves to the modern age with new bedding against wishes of staff
6th January 2016
Windsor Castle’s beds are getting a
modern update with the transformation of traditional eiderdown
bedding to duvets. However, the staff at the castle feel that
tradition should be kept in place. One member of staff has even
gone as far as relating the new duvets to a…
After 14 years of work on the garden of
The Prince of Wales’ Scottish home, flooding has washed away all
the restoration work. Last week during an impromptu visit to
Ballater, Prince Charles told a butcher in the flood-hit
Aberdeenshire town that the gardens at Birkhall were “devastated”
when a river broke its banks. While he put on a brave face
saying that is was the “least of his…
Floods on the River Dee have threatened
Abergeldie Castle, which is located near The Queen’s Balmoral
estate, causing the Baron of Abergeldie to flee his home. The Baron
and his wife sought refuge with their neighbour, Gordon Fraser,
after the river burst its banks swept…
Actress Barbara Windsor, champion jockey
AP McCoy and television presenter Sue Barker are just some of the
people who have made it onto the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list
2016. Barbara Windsor, 78, has been made a dame for her services to
charity and entertainment. She is best known for playing
domineering landlady Peggy Mitchell in BBC soap EastEnders. One of
the most famous names in sport…
