Actress Patricia Routledge was among the
recipients of honours on Friday at Buckingham Palace where she was
awarded a Damehood by Prince Charles. Embed from Getty Images Dame
Patricia, who is who is best known for playing social climbing
snob, Hyacinth Bucket, in Keeping Up Appearances, was made a
Dame Commander of the British Empire in The Queen’s New Year’s
Honours list. The…
A medal ceremony was conducted outside
Buckingham Palace yesterday on behalf of the 2nd Battalion Royal
Gurkha Rifles yesterday, with the Prince of Wales and Prince Harry
presiding. In recognition of the Battalions many efforts, including
their recent successes in Operation…
The Queen is set to approve the
government’s Brexit bill first thing tomorrow morning it has been
revealed, giving the green light for Article 50 to be triggered.
Embed from Getty Images Her Majesty will receive her ministerial
red box with the bill ready to be…
Donald Trump’s State Visit to the UK will
not happen until Autumn at the earliest, due to the King and Queen
of Spain visiting in the summer. President Trump’s State Visit was
announced before King Felipe’s, however, a firm date has been set
for the Spanish visit in June. President Trump accepted an
invitation from Her Majesty’s government to visit the UK at some
point in…
EXCLUSIVE: 9 out of 10 people believe there should be a public holiday for Sapphire Jubilee
6th March 2017
An exclusive Royal Central poll shows
that more than nine out of ten people believe there should be a
public holiday to commemorate The Queen’s Sapphire Jubilee at some
point in 2017. More than 1,000 people were polled online and close
to 93% said that they support the…
Arise Sir Ken Dodd! Ken Dodd, the
89-year-old comedian, was given the honour by the Duke of Cambridge
at Buckingham Palace for his services to entertainment in a career
that has lasted over 60 years and for his charity work. His skills
as a comedian have created a long…
Theresa May was spotted sitting on the
steps of The Queen’s throne in the House of Lords on Monday during
the debate on the triggering of Article 50. Mrs May is the first
Prime Minister to exercise her rights to sit on the steps of
the throne in living memory. She is entitled to sit on the steps in
her capacity as Privy Counseller. Any member of the Privy Council
can do so, as can a limited…
Speaker of the House, John Bercow, to block President Trump from addressing UK Parliament
6th February 2017
Speaker of the House of Commons, John
Bercow, has said that he strongly opposes the matter of Donald
Trump addressing the UK Parliament during his State Visit to the
country later this year. Because of the Speaker’s opposition,
President Trump will not be able to…
Buckingham Palace express concern that The Queen is being dragged into the Trump State Visit row
30th January 2017
Buckingham Palace has privately expressed
concern with Downing Street that The Queen is inadvertently being
dragged into the Donald Trump State Visit controversy. According to
The Times, the Palace are unhappy that Her Majesty has been put
into a politically explosive…
One million people sign petition to cancel Trump’s State Visit, to avoid embarrassing The Queen
29th January 2017
Over one million Britons have signed
a petition demanding that the government cancels a planned State
Visit to the UK by President Donald Trump. The petition, which is
the most signed petition to ever feature on the government’s
website, says that the State Visit should be cancelled to prevent
any embarrassment to The Queen. MPs will vote tomorrow over whether
there should be a date set in…
