State & Ceremonial

Queen invites Malala Yousafzai to Buckingham Palace

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl who survived being shot by the Taliban, has been invited to Buckingham Palace by the Queen. Malala Yousafzai was shot by the Taliban for campaigning for girls education. The Queen is reportedly impressed by Malala’s bravery and has been closely following her progress in Birmingam Hospital, showing keen interest in her recovery. Malala has been…
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Palaces & BuildingsState & Ceremonial

Buckingham Palace closes to visitors in preparation for The Queen's return to London

Buckingham Palace closes to visitors today in preparation for Her Majesty The Queen’s return to London next week. The Queen, who has spent the last two months at Balmoral Castle, will return to Buckingham Palace after her engagements on 1st October in Aberdeen. For the last two months, Buckingham Palace has been open to the general public to visit and look through the 19 state rooms the…
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State & Ceremonial

Terrorists force David Cameron to cut short his stay at Balmoral

It may be David Cameron’s time to stay at Balmoral, but he wasn’t there long enough to enjoy The Queen’s full hospitality always extended to the Prime Minister of the day and their family in September. The Queen is currently at Balmoral where the Prime Minister and his family were invited to stay. On Saturday, the Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi was attacked by terrorists possibly…
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HistoryOther

Dame Judi Dench supports a York burial for Richard III

Dame Judi Dench is asking for public support for Richard III’s remains to be returned from the University of Leicester in order to be buried in York. Dench, who was born in York and has also portrayed Queen Victoria and Elizabeth I in film, shares somewhat of a kinship, if you will, with the Royal family. Over 30,000 people have signed the online petition calling for the Government to bury…
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