Throughout her historic 70 year reign,
The Queen has attended countless events. In December of 1985, she
attended a personally and politically significant event. On 11
December, The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh attended an
anniversary dinner at 10 Downing Street. The dinner marked
the 250th anniversary of 10 Downing Street being the Prime
Minister’s Official Residence. The then-Prime…
To celebrate Her Majesty’s 96th birthday,
The Tower of London fired a 62-round gun salute. With The Queen
turning 96, one might wonder, why 62 rounds? Twenty-one rounds
represent a royal anniversary while 20 rounds are fired to reflect
the tower’s status as a…
A birthday treat at Changing the Guard as the band serenades Her Majesty
22nd April 2022
As Her Majesty The Queen celebrated her
96th birthday, there was a special birthday treat as the band at
Changing the Guard played “Happy Birthday” in her honour. What some
might have noticed is that the Changing of the Guard took place at
Windsor rather than…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge see ongoing work of Disasters Emergency Committee to help in Ukraine
22nd April 2022
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge paid a
visit to the Disasters Emergency Committee’s London headquarters on
Thursday to learn more about the ongoing Ukraine Humanitarian
Appeal, which has closed in on £300 million in donations. During
their visit, William and Catherine met with the DEC’s Chief
Executive Officer, Saleh Saeed, and aid workers who have been in
Ukraine and surrounding…
Not all kings and queens are born in
castles. The tale of the longest reigning Monarch in British
history began in a London townhouse. To be precise, No 17, Bruton
Street, Mayfair for that is where Elizabeth II was born. In
the 1920s this now famous address was the…
As The Queen turns 96, many UK papers
feature her photo as well as tributes to a record breaking Monarch
in her Platinum Jubilee year. But Elizabeth II has been dominating
the front pages for almost a century now. Back on April 21st 1926,
when the Queen was born, there…
The Platinum Jubilee tour of Grenada by
the Earl and Countess of Wessex has been postponed. Buckingham
Palace announced that, following consultation with the Government
of Grenada and advice from the Governor General, the visit would
not go ahead in the coming weeks. It’s hoped the visit will be able
to take place at a later date. No official reason for the
postponement was…
Queen Elizabeth II became the first
British monarch to reach their 90th birthday, marking the occasion
on 21 April 2016, though her official birthday celebrations took
place in June. Today, on her 96th birthday, let’s revisit the major
events that occurred on this…
The Queen will soon reach a new
milestone. On June 13th 2022, she becomes the second longest
reigning Monarch in recorded history. However, an argument from the
tailend of the reign of Queen Victoria might just be enough to
propel her into an even more historic position.
The Queen has marked her 96th birthday
with a new photo celebrating one of her greatest passions. Her
Majesty, long known for her love of horse riding and racing, is
shown with two of her fell ponies in a new image released by the
Windsor Horse Show. The Queen is seen standing alongside Bybeck
Katie and Bybeck Nightingale at Windsor. The image was taken in
March but shared as the Monarch…
