Buckingham Palace has released further
details ahead of the President of the People’s Republic of China,
Mr Xi Jinping’s, upcoming State Visit to the United Kingdom as a
guest of Her Majesty The Queen. Mr Jinping will be accompanied by
his wife, Madame Peng Liyuan, on the visit that lasts from 20th to
the 23rd October, and the couple will stay in Buckingham Palace.
Upon their…
The Welsh Guards have been around for
exactly 100 years this year. They were founded by King George V on
26 February 1915 by Royal Warrant to include Wales in the national
component to the Foot Guards. They were the last Guards to be
created, and they began their first…
The 70th anniversary of Victory over
Japan Day will be commemorated by the Royal Family on Saturday 15th
August as The Queen, accompanied by Prince Philip, will attend a
service at St Martin-in-the-Fields Church, Trafalgar Square. On the
same day, the Prince of Wales will be…
Royal Family mark 75th anniversary of Battle of Britain in RAF flypast
10th July 2015
A spectacular RAF
Flypast took place over London this morning, marking 75
years since the start of the Battle of Britain. The majestic
display formed part of an enhanced Changing the Guard ceremony
and The Queen, accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh and other
senior royals, watched on from the balcony of Buckingham Palace.
The Duke of Cambridge, The Duke of York, The Earl and Countess of…
The Royal Household’s net expenditure
(the money spent to fund The Queen’s official duties and maintain
the Household) was £35.7m for the year 2014-15, Buckingham Palace
say, as the official Sovereign Grant report is released –
highlighting how The…
The Queen led members of the Royal Family
at the traditional annual Garter day ceremony at Windsor Castle
today, joined also by the knights and ladies of the Order for the
service which took place at St George’s chapel. The Order of the
Garter was established by Edward…
Prince George makes first appearance on Palace balcony as royals mark Queen's official birthday
13th June 2015
Prince George made his first appearance
on the Buckingham Palace balcony this afternoon as he joined
members of the Royal Family to watch the traditional RAF fly past
marking The Queen’s Official Birthday, carried in Prince William’s
arms. Earlier in the morning, The Queen led the Royal Family as
they attended the traditional Trooping the Colour on Horse Guards
Parade, where over…
The man responsible for organising
London’s military parades and ceremonies, Garrison Sergeant
Major Billy Mott, attends his final parade today as he prepares to
leave the Armed Forces, having served in the post for the past
13 years. Garrison Sergeant Major Billy…
Benedict Cumberbatch, Eddie Redmayne and Jonny Wilkinson among Queen's Birthday Honours
12th June 2015
Actors Benedict Cumberbatch and Eddie
Redmayne, rugby star Jonny Wilkinson and footballer Frank
Lampard OBE are among 1,163 people who have been been honoured in
this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours List. This year, officials
were keen to point out that the…
The architect who designed
The Queen’s £1m royal jubilee barge has been found dead at his
home in South Devon. Ed Burnett was behind the plans for Gloriana,
the barge which was originally designed to carry The Queen and
other members of the royal family up the River Thames three years
ago, as part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations. The royal barge
‘Gloriana’ rowing down the…
