There will be major changes to this year’s State Opening of Parliament due to the snap general election due to be held in the UK in June.
In a heavily dressed down affair, Her Majesty will not wear her Imperial Crown or Robes of State this year, and will also arrive in car instead of a carriage.
Also absent from the annual ceremony this year will be the Prince of Wales and Duchess of…
Former Spice Girl and popstar Victoria Beckham has been presented with an OBE by Prince William today at Buckingham Palace.
Mrs Beckham received an OBE for services to the fashion industry.
After the ceremony, the 43-year-old said: “It was an absolute pleasure to be…
Former gold medal winning Olympian, Jessica Ennis-Hill, collected her Damehood from the Duke of Cambridge today in a ceremony held at Buckingham Palace.
Dame Jessica was named in the 2017 New Year Honours list for her services to athletics.
The 31-year-old retired from the…
The Prime Minister Theresa May has called a snap General Election for the United Kingdom.
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This means the British people will go to the polls in June to elect a Prime Minister.
Mrs May said that Britain needed certainty, stability and strong leadership following the triggering of Article 50 to leave the European Union.
The Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn has said that he…
Downing Street has insisted that the King and Queen of Spain will still visit the United Kingdom for a State Visit from June 6th-8th despite a snap general election taking place at the same time.
According to the Daily Express Royal Correspondent Richard Palmer, Downing…
The annual State Opening of Parliament will likely be delayed until June this year due to the surprise snap general election that will take place in a couple of months time.
The ceremonial event usually takes place in May, however, as Parliament will be dissolved it is not…
Theresa May has announced that she will call a snap General Election for June 8th in which the British public will go the polls and vote for a new government.
The current Prime Minister will stand in the election as leader of the Conservative Party – but there are also many other candidates.
Theresa May – Conservatives
Theresa May, who has been Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for…
Will Gibraltar turn into the next Falklands? All you need to know about the territorial dispute
2nd April 2017
Gibraltar – a large piece of rock over 1,000 miles away from Britain is currently in the midst of conflict over what country has legal sovereignty: the UK or Spain?
But Gibraltar is not just a large piece of rock; it is British overseas territory with 30,000…
On Thursday 30th March, The Prince of Wales met with members of Romania’s Royal Family at the Elisabeta Palace. His Royal Highness has previously visited the Elisabeta Palace in 2011 and 2016.
Romania is now governed as a republic after the forced abdication of HM…
Major security changes are being implemented for the Changing of the Guard ceremony; to protect The Queen’s Guards and members of the public from danger.
Barriers are being erected around Windsor Castle for when the ceremony takes place.
A police spokesperson has stressed that there is “no intelligence to indicate a specific threat to Windsor”.
Chief Inspector Sarah Grahame, of…
