The Queen found herself in a unique
position in the summer of 1976: she was both the head of state
responsible for officially opening the Summer Olympic Games in
Montreal and the mother of an Olympic competitor who would be
looking to medal. The entire Royal Family showed up for the
Montreal Olympics: the competitor, Princess Anne; The Queen and the
Duke of Edinburgh (then-head of the…
The Platinum Jubilee celebrations are
well and truly under way as The Queen took part in festivities at
the Royal Windsor Horse Show. The main events of the long weekend
marking her 70 year reign start on June 2nd 2022 and details of
which royals will be leading the…
Milestones of a Monarch: The Queen opens Canadian Parliament for the first time
16th May 2022
The Queen’s first official tour of Canada
as its Sovereign included the State Opening of Parliament—the first
time a Canadian monarch had performed the duty. The Queen and the
Duke of Edinburgh carried out their Canadian tour as Monarch and
consort in October 1957…
Prince Edward makes confident debut in important royal role inherited from Prince Philip
16th May 2022
The Earl of Wessex beamed with happiness
as he completed the first major public part of an important royal
role inherited from his father. Prince Edward became President of
the Royal Windsor Horse Show in February 2022, taking over a
position held by Prince Philip for thirty years. As this year’s
show, celebrating the Platinum Jubilee, came to an end the Prince
was at The Queen’s…
The Duke of Cambridge has travelled to
Abu Dhabi to offer condolences on the death of the country’s Emir.
Prince William arrived in the United Arab Emirates on the morning
of May 16th 2022 to pass on condolences on behalf of The Queen and
the Royal Family following…
Dame Helen Mirren has offered The Queen
”most sincere and loving thanks” on behalf of the Commonwealth as
the Platinum Jubilee summer celebrations got under eway. Dame
Helen, dressed as Elizabeth I, paid a fulsome tribute to Elizabeth
II at the end of a…
The Queen chose platinum silver for her
first major event of this summer’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
Her Majesty wore a platinum shift dress covered in silver
embellishments for a special evening of festivities at the Royal
Windsor Horse Show on May 15th 2022. The Queen also wore a long,
dark grey wrap around shawl with a sparkling trim in silver. It was
a chilly evening in Windsor…
New details have been revealed about the
Platinum Jubilee flypast over Buckingham Palace, with 70 aircraft
taking part in the celebration. Following Trooping the Colour, The
Queen will return to Buckingham Palace where she will be joined by
working members of the Royal…
The Queen delights the nation as she jokes about missing the State Opening Of Parliament at Jubilee celebrations
15th May 2022
There were many humorous moments at the
Royal Windsor Horse Show’s gala evening on Sunday which was
attended by Her Majesty The Queen. Being the first major event of
the monarch’s Platinum Jubilee, The Queen was keen to attend,
especially as the show featured…
There were emotional scenes on Sunday
evening as the Royal Windsor Horse Show’s Jubilee Gala paid tribute
to the late Duke of Edinburgh. As the event was coming to a
conclusion, the arena applauded in memory of Prince Philip who died
last year at the age of 99. The Queen then watched her youngest
granddaughter, Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, appear on board one
of Prince…
