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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle appear for photocall in grounds of Kensington Palace

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27th November 2017
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have appeared in the grounds of Kensington Palace for a photocall to commemorate their engagement. Royal reporters and photographers were invited to the Sunken Gardens to take photos of the couple. The gardens offer a serene backdrop and are known to have been one of Diana, Princess of Wales’s favourite places. The Prince and his fiancée answered a couple of…
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Sir Vince Cable: The Queen should be 'saved the embarrassment' of hosting 'racist' Donald Trump

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18th September 2017
The leader of the Liberal Democrats, Sir Vince Cable, has said that a state visit to the UK by ‘racist’ President Donald Trump would ’embarrass’ The Queen. Speaking to BBC Breakfast, the 74-year-old said: “I honestly don’t know why the Government, past governments, embarrass the Queen, embarrass the country, by inviting people here for these ceremonial events…
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Victory as the battle to keep Victoria's coronet in the UK is won

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27th August 2017
A long battle to keep one of Queen Victoria’s most magnificent jewels in the UK seems to have been won. The Queen’s sapphire and diamond coronet is now heading to the Victoria & Albert Museum in London after it was bought and donated by an Irish-American hedge fund owner, identified by the Sunday Times as William Bollinger. The iconic jewel, designed by the Queen’s dear husband Prince…
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Odd and wonderful things named after Queen Elizabeth

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19th August 2017
Cakes, canals, and roses are some of the odder things named after Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen’s name appears across the United Kingdom and even in places such as Zimbabwe, Hong Kong, and Malaysia. We’ll be exploring several of the unique and wonderful things named after the Queen such as Coronation chicken, the Elizabeth Rose, and the Queen’s Bedroom in the White House. While…
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