A Justice of the Supreme Court of the
United Kingdom has questioned whether it is right for The Queen to
be “sucked in” to matters involving constitutional principles. Lord
Sales, one of the 12 Justices of the Supreme Court, questioned the
government’s barrister on Wednesday morning, asking whether it is
appropriate for the monarch to be drawn into politically
controversial…
It was a marriage that sealed a famous
love story and turned a princess into a queen. On September 18th
1964, royalty from across Europe gathered in Athens to see the
continent’s newest monarch wed a bride who had just turned
eighteen. Constantine II of Greece and…
In a new interview with Swedish magazine
Mama, Princess Madeleine revealed that she was having contractions
during her brother, Prince Carl Philip’s June 2015 wedding to Sofia
Hellqvist (now Princess Sofia). Two days later, her son, Prince
Nicolas was born. The…
”The prime minister’s advice to HM the
Queen and the prorogation which followed thereon was unlawful and
is thus null and of no effect”. With this brief sentence, a panel
of judges in Scotland has placed the relationship between the Queen
and her Prime Minister under a greater spotlight than perhaps at
any previous time in her 67-year reign. It follows a legal
challenge to…
The United Kingdom’s former Attorney
General has said the Prime Minister must resign if he has misled
The Queen over prorogation. Speaking to BBC News, Dominic Grieve QC
said: “If Boris Johnson has misdirected Her Majesty the Queen, it
would be a shameful act and he…
Court rules The Queen was given unlawful advice over prorogation by the Prime Minister
11th September 2019
Three of the most senior judges in the
land have ruled that The Queen was given unlawful advice to
prorogue Parliament by the government. The Scottish Court in
Session ruled that the advice conveyed was unlawful because “It had
the purpose of stymying…
For centuries, hereditary titles were
dispensed to close allies of the Sovereign as a mark of the
Monarch’s patronage, nowadays hereditary titles are no longer
dispensed and having an existing hereditary title no longer permits
one to sit in the House of Lords. Instead what are known as ‘life
peerages’ are awarded which permit the holder to bear a title and
sit in the House of Lords. On…
BREAKING: Arise Sir Geoff Boycott & Sir Olly Robbins - Theresa May's Resignation Honours list revealed
10th September 2019
Theresa May’s Resignation Honours list
has been revealed, with controversial names being awarded Peerages
& knighthoods. Perhaps the most recognisable name to be honoured is
also the most surprising name, as Mrs May’s honours her hero
Geoffrey Boycott with…
BREAKING: John Bercow to stand down after four terms as Speaker
9th September 2019
John Bercow has announced he is to step
down as Speaker of the House of Commons on October 31st. Mr Bercow
made the announcement in the Commons chamber on Monday afternoon,
with MPs paying tribute to the 56-year-old who has served for four
consecutive terms as…
Bercow rules that Queen's consent is not required for bill blocking no-deal Brexit
4th September 2019
The Speaker of the House of Commons, John
Bercow, has ruled that The Queen’s consent is not required for the
bill being debated in the House of Commons on Wednesday which seeks
to block a no-deal Brexit. This partly scuppers the government’s
hopes to block the bill from coming into law should it be passed.
The Queen’s consent and Royal Assent are different things and…
