<![CDATA[A page boy, who was standing just 8 feet away from the Queen, fainted as she read out her speech to the House of Lords.
The page boys stand just a few feet away from the Queen
Just under nine minutes in from the start of the speech, a loud thud was heard as the boy fainted onto the ground.
The Duchess of Cornwall, who was sat beside the boy, looked on with concern as he was carried…
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Thursday, 5 June 2014
On Tuesday, 5 June, after unveiling a plaque to commemorate the 20th anniversarty of the Eurotunnel, Her Majesty and The Duke of Edinburgh will embark on a State Visit to the French Republic. They will arrive at Paris Gare du Nord.
They…
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The remains of the last Plantagenet King, Richard III, will be reburied in Leicester cathedral, it has been revealed.
Distant relatives of the King, who formed the Plantagenet Alliance, have lost their battle in the High Court over where the remains should be…
Her Majesty's prime ministers
22nd May 2014
<![CDATA[In the second of this blog series, we will be taking a look at Queen Elizabeth II's second prime minister. He was prime minister from 6th April 1955 until 10th January 1957, and his name was Anthony Eden.
Robert Anthony Eden was born on 12th June 1897 at Windlestone Hall in County Durham into a Conservative landed gentry family. His father was Sir William Eden and his mother Sybil…
<![CDATA[It has been reported that Anmer Hall, the country residence of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, has had an estimated renovation of £1.5 million. The Hall is a two hundred-year-old Grade II listed home and is part of The Queen's Sandringham Estate in…
<![CDATA[Today in 1954, The Queen and the Royal Family returned after a six-month tour of the Commonwealth to a enthusiastic welcome in London.
1953: The Queen in Timaru, a major port in the southern Canterbury region of New Zealand.
Crowds gathered on the banks of the…
Queen prorogues Parliament
14th May 2014
<![CDATA[Her Majesty The Queen has prorogued the 4th session of Parliament today in preparation for the State Opening of Parliament on 4th June and the speech from the throne on the Government's legislative programme for the final year before the 2015 elections.
Lords Commissioners, chosen by Her Majesty to act on her behalf at the prorogation, suspended parliament’s business by…
Tower of London to mark WW1 centenary
7th May 2014
<![CDATA[The moat at the Tower of London will be filled with nearly 900,000 ceramic poppies this summer to mark the centenary of the beginning of the First World War.
Beginning on August 5th and ending on Remembrance Day (11th November), the dry moat will be turned into…
Queen awards first GBE to Indian since 1950
6th May 2014
<![CDATA[On Monday, Ratan Tata became the first Indian to be awarded an honorary KBE (Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire) in over half a century. The honour was bestowed upon him by The Queen on the advice of Her Majesty's Government.
Ratan…
History Rewind: 'Wings' for The Duke of Edinburgh
4th May 2014
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On 4 May 1953, The Duke of Edinburgh received his wings. The Duke was awarded his pilot’s wings in a private ceremony that was held at Buckingham Palace. Air Chief Marshall Sir William Dickson, Chief of Air Staff, present The Prince with the award.
Flight-Lieutenant Caryl Ramsay Gordon, Philip’s flying instructor, also was in attendance at the ceremony. He watched as the Duke…