Friday marks two years since the United
Kingdom last hosted The Queen for a State Opening of Parliament.
Her Majesty formally opens Parliament at the beginning of each
parliamentary session. As the legislature has not been prorogued
for two years, Parliament is still officially in the 2017 session
following the General Election which saw Theresa May lose her
majority. Parliamentary sessions…
Jeremy Hunt or Boris Johnson? One of these men will become The Queen's 14th Prime Minister
20th June 2019
Who will become The Queen’s 14th Prime
Minister? We are one step closer to knowing as thirteen candidates
vying for the position have now been whittled down to just two.
Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt have been chosen by Conservative
Party MPs to fight it out to become…
The President of the United States,
Donald Trump, is being widely ridiculed on social media after
referring to Prince Charles as the ‘Prince of Whales’. The heir to
the throne, who is, in fact, the Prince of Wales, met President
Trump during his state visit to…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s
housekeeper is among those named in The Queen’s Birthday Honours
recognising her personal services to the monarch. Antonella
Fresolone, who looks after the Cambridge Family’s domestic
arrangements at Kensington Palace, has been awarded an Honorary
Royal Victorian Medal. Unlike most honours in the list, Royal
Victorian Orders (RVOs) are awarded…
Alfie Boe, Griff Rhys Jones & Olivia Colman among those named in The Queen's Birthday Honours
7th June 2019
Alfie Boe, Griff Rhys Jones and Bear
Grylls are among the names who are being recognised in The Queen’s
Birthday Honours List 2019. In a honours list which is dominated by
ordinary people doing extraordinary things in their communities,
there are relatively few famous…
Day one of President Donald Trump and
First Lady Melania Trump’s state visit to the United Kingdom ended
with a regal state banquet at Buckingham Palace. So, who were the
guests that toasted to The Queen and President? The British Royal
Family was represented by Her…
The Princess Royal was seated next to
President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, at the State Banquet
held at Buckingham Palace on Monday evening. Different members of
The Royal Family were scattered across the room so a royal could be
seated between every few guests. Mr Kushner was sat between The
Queen’s daughter, Princess Anne, and the Governor of the Bank of
England, Mark…
“Mr President, I am delighted to welcome
you and Mrs Trump to Buckingham Palace this evening, just twelve
months after our first meeting at Windsor Castle. Visits by
American Presidents always remind us of the close and longstanding
friendship between the United…
Guests have arrived at Buckingham Palace
for a State Banquet alongside President Trump. The banquet is being
held in the Ballroom at Buckingham Palace and will see President
Trump and the First Lady sat with members of The Royal Family and
around 170 other guests. The Queen…
Why didn't Donald & Melania Trump bow or curtsy to The Queen, Prince Charles or Camilla?
3rd June 2019
On Monday afternoon, The Queen welcomed
President Trump and First Lady Melania to Buckingham Palace, where
they had a tour and enjoyed a private lunch. President Trump and
Melania arrived left the US Ambassador’s residence for Buckingham
Palace by helicopter. The three-mile journey ended as Marine One
landed on the garden of the palace. As the Trumps exited the
aircraft, they were greeted by the…
