The Leader of Her Majesty’s Opposition,
Jeremy Corbyn, has written to The Queen expressing his concern over
the planned prorogation of Parliament. Mr Corbyn, who is leader of
the Labour Party, has also requested a meeting with the monarch. In
his letter to The Queen, Mr Corbyn said: “There is a danger that
the royal prerogative is being set directly against the wishes of a
majority in…
Lord Adonis says Boris Johnson has committed an ‘extreme dereliction of duty’ as he puts The Queen into an ‘unconstitutional position’
28th August 2019
A member of the House of Lords has
accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson of commuting an ‘extreme
dereliction of duty’ over the situation he has placed The Queen.
Taking to Twitter Lord Adonis said: “For the prime minister to put
the Queen in this unconstitutional…
Date of the next Queen’s Speech revealed as the Privy Council are due to meet at Balmoral
28th August 2019
Boris Johnson’s first Queen’s Speech will
take place in mid-October it can be revealed. The date will be
formally confirmed during a meeting of the Privy Council at
Balmoral Castle later today. The move to hold a Queen’s Speech in
October, thus suspending…
On 27th August 1979 Her Majesty The
Queen’s cousin, Lord Mountbatten, was tragically killed by an
IRA bomb blast whilst on his boat in Ireland. It wasn’t just
Mountbatten who perished in the boat; one of his twin grandson’s,
Nicholas, and a local boat boy, Paul Maxwell, also died as a result
of the bomb explosion. Another passenger on the boat, the Dowager
Lady Brabourne, died the day…
Of the nine children of Queen Victoria’s
children, one daughter married in London another on the Isle of
Wight and one son in St. Petersburg. The remaining six married at
Windsor, five at St. George’s Chapel and one in the Private Chapel
at Windsor Castle. The…
The private residence of the Swedish
Royal Family, Drottningholm Palace, was built in the 1600s and is
listed on UNESCO’s World Heritage list. The Swedish Monarchy
says that it is the “most well-preserved royal castle built in the
1600s in Sweden and at the same time is…
Located in the centre of Rabat, Morocco,
the Dar al-Makhzen Palace, also called Palais Royal, is the
official residence of His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco
and his family. It should not be confused with the Dar el
Makhzen in Tangier, Morocco. Alaouite sultans and kings
have had a residence in the Moroccan capital since Muhammad
al-Nafs al-Zakiyya reigned in the 700s. The…
It’s been just over a year since the
Duchess of Sussex said her famous “I-Do’s” to Prince Harry. While
the wedding was last year, people can’t help but to still talk
about the Duchess’s bridal hair and makeup. While Meghan is all
over Pinterest as an…
After weeks of speculation, it would now
appear that the Prime Minister will be joined by his partner,
Carrie Symonds, at Balmoral next month when they meet The Queen.
According to The Sun on Sunday, PM Boris Johnson will be
accompanied by his girlfriend, Miss Symonds…
In the Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection
at Kensington Palace is preserved one of the most important wedding
dresses in British history. Worn by Princess Charlotte (1796-1817)
for her wedding on 2 May 1816 in the magnificent Crimson Drawing
Room at Carlton House to Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. It
was a wedding dress to celebrate not only the personal happiness of
the popular Princess…
