State & Ceremonial

Daniel Day-Lewis, Stephen Sutton and Maggie Smith in Queen's Birthday Honours

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13th June 2014
<![CDATA[Over 1,000 people have been honoured by Her Majesty in the Queen's Birthday Honours list which was released today to mark The Queen's Official Birthday. Deserving individuals from the arts, science, media and politics have all been honoured in the list, though this year 73% of the recipients have undertaken outstanding work in their communities, either in a voluntary or paid…
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Queen Elizabeth IIState & Ceremonial

Queen set to lead Order of the Garter service at Windsor Castle

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10th June 2014
<![CDATA[Her Majesty The Queen will be joined by members of the Royal Family next week as she leads the traditional Order of the Garter procession and service in Windsor Castle. The Queen will invest new knights and ladies of the Garter in the Garter Throne Rooms inside the Castle, this year there are two new members to be invested. The event, which will take place in mid-afternoon on Monday…
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HistoryKing Charles III

Prince Charles attends remembrance service and reception as the first day of D-Day engagements come to an end

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5th June 2014
<![CDATA[The Prince of Wales travelled on to attend The Service of Remembrance at the crossroads at Le Mesnil Bavant, where a memorial has been erected to commemorate the actions of the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion and other units of 3 Parachute Brigade. The service, conducted by the Airborne Chaplain, 16 Air Assault Brigade consisted of a Welcome, The Lord's Prayer, A Lesson, Prayers…
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Queen Elizabeth IIState & Ceremonial

The Queen delivers her speech to Parliament

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4th June 2014
<![CDATA[The Queen has delivered her yearly legislative speech at the State Opening of Parliament. The speech is the way in which the government sets out their legislative agenda for the coming year. Pictures today of the State Opening of Parliament via @BritishMonarchy pic.twitter.com/B7VV7setLb — Royal Central (@RoyalCentral) June 4, 2014 This year’s 10 minute speech was full of drama…
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