In honour of the Platinum Jubilee, the
Government has announced a special one-off addition to the annual
Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service (QAVS), The Queen’s Platinum
Jubilee Volunteering Award. The new award will highlight 20
national charities working to empower young people aged 16 to 25.
The number 20 has been chosen to reflect 20 years of QAVS. The
annual QAVS is the highest…
The Prince of Wales made social inclusion
the main focus of his visit to Brixton where he inspected a new
adventure playground being built for Brixton’s young residents. The
future king examined designs for Dexters Adventure Playground which
is an upcoming project…
The five puddings vying to be 'fit for The Queen' revealed in final stage of Platinum Jubilee contest
4th May 2022
The five finalists in the Platinum
Pudding competition for the Jubilee have been revealed. The last
five will bake off against one another for the cooking crown and
the ultimate accolade, having their recipe shared around the
country for millions to make to mark the…
The Duchess of Cornwall is the latest
member of the Royal Family to be a cover girl as she will be
gracing the cover of the July issue of Vogue. Her appearance on the
cover comes as Camilla celebrates her 75th birthday the same month.
It was not an overnight decision for the Duchess to appear in
Vogue, as conversations had been going on for months. Not only does
she feature on the cover…
The Duchess of Cornwall met with
volunteers and organisers for a pre-Platinum Jubilee Big Lunch at
Emmaus Mossley in Manchester on Tuesday, with a month to go before
the official Jubilee Big Lunch. Camilla, who has been Patron of
Emmaus since 2006, toured the Manchester…
The Queen personally intervened to ensure
the safety of her cousin, the Duke of Kent, after information came
to light that the IRA was planning to kidnap him. The Duke had been
posted to Northern Ireland with the Royal Scots Greys in 1971.
However, the former Northern…
Milestones of a Monarch: The Queen's dynasty enters a new chapter with the marriage of a princess
3rd May 2022
She was the first of The Queen and the
Duke of Edinburgh’s children to marry and her big day set the
template for the royal celebrations that would follow in its wake.
Princess Anne’s wedding to Mark Phillips, on 14 November 1973, was
a huge state occasion with a massive television audience that
captured imaginations around the world. And it was a major
milestone, not just for her, but for the…
An inquiry is under way after a man
claiming to be a priest reportedly talked his way into barracks
close to Windsor Castle and ended up spending a night there. The
Sun reports that investigations are ongoing after the man was
allowed into the barracks of the Coldstream…
The Queen’s Derby hopeful, Reach For The
Moon, will miss the showpiece event at Epsom next month after
suffering from a setback. Reach For The Moon was fancied by many to
a horse who could reward the monarch with one of sport’s biggest
prizes. Before his…
Brand new photos of the children of the
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have become an expected treat for
royal fans in recent years. William and Kate didn’t disappoint as
their daughter, Princess Charlotte, turned seven. But they also had
a surprise to share as they revealed more details about another
member of their family, their new dog. The princess is seen
cuddling the Cambridge pet in…
