State & Ceremonial

Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, Eleanor Laing, receives Damehood from Prince William

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7th February 2019
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, Dame Eleanor Laing, attended an investiture at Buckingham Palace on Thursday where she received her Damehood from the Duke of Cambridge. Dame Eleanor, who was made a Dame in the 2018 Queen’s Birthday Honours List, has been the Member of Parliament for Epping Forest for 21 years. She has been Deputy Speaker for almost five years, and before this, was a…
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State & Ceremonial

Gun Salutes take place across the UK to commemorate The Queen's accession to the throne

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6th February 2019
Gun Salutes have been taking place across the UK to commemorate the day 67 years ago when Queen Elizabeth II came to the throne. In London, a 62 round Gun Salute took place at the Tower of London at 1pm. An hour earlier at midday, the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery fired a 41 gun salute in honour of Accession Day at Green Park. A 21 gun salute was also fired at noon at Edinburgh Castle while…
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Royal Wedding Flowers: Queen Máxima of the Netherlands

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2nd February 2019
While a royal wedding dress might grab all the headlines with the almost obligatory tiara coming a close second, no set of regal nuptials would be complete without a bridal bouquet. We might not get round to admiring it until after our fourth discussion about the wedding gown itself but the flowers have their own part in every big royal wedding. That was no different on February 2nd 2002 when…
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Royal Pictures from History: the final farewell of a king

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31st January 2019
Royalty has always been the subject of imagery but some moments stick in the mind and take on an historical resonance all of their own. In this occasional series, Royal Central takes a look at some of the most famous images in royal history, beginning with a poignant picture taken on this day almost seven decades ago. The Image – King George VI, London Airport, January 31st 1952 Embed from Getty…
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