A brand new 50p, marking the Platinum
Jubilee, will go into circulation in the UK in the hours after
history is made. The specially designed coin will be landing in
purses and tills from February 7th 2022, the day after The Queen
reaches the 70th anniversary of her reign. The 50p is already
available to buy as a collector’s edition from the Royal Mint.
However, on the day after the…
Sophie marks her birthday by helping out at a vaccination centre
20th January 2022
The Countess of Wessex celebrated her
57th birthday on Thursday and marked it by volunteering with St.
John Ambulance. Sophie had a shift at an NHS vaccination centre in
Surrey run by SJA. She was seen throughout the day talking with
other volunteers and helping…
The Duchess of Cornwall encouraged people
to stand up to prejudice in advance of Holocaust Memorial Day,
saying “our personal values are measured by the things we are
prepared to ignore.” She delivered a moving speech during the Anne
Frank Trust UK’s…
Young people in focus on the Cambridges' first joint engagement of 2022
20th January 2022
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge carried
out their first joint engagement of the year with a visit to
London’s Foundling Museum to learn more about the care sector.
Kate, the Foundling Museum’s royal patron, and William took part in
a roundtable discussion with experts in the early childhood and
care sectors to discuss the “wider landscape of care, the
challenges that young people…
The Queen overruled plans for Boris
Johnson to allow more than 30 mourners to attend the funeral of the
Duke of Edinburgh because she wanted to ‘set an example. According
to Private Eye, Downing Street asked Buckingham Palace if they
would accept a temporary easing…
The Duke of York’s official social media
accounts have started to disappear. it’s just a week since a US
judge ruled he must face a civil trial over allegations of sexual
assault, claims Prince Andrew denies. Within hours of that court
decision being made, the…
Artist who created modern image of The Queen to be celebrated in London Exhibition
18th January 2022
Mary Gillick, who modelled The Queen’s
head for coins in 1953, will take centre stage in a unique display
at the British Museum this summer. In-room 3 of the Asahi Shimbun
Displays, the exhibition will feature the life and work of sculptor
Mary Gillick (1881-1965), who enjoyed a burst of fame in her
seventies when she was invited to model The Queen’s head for UK
coinage.
In celebration of Her Majesty The Queen’s
Platinum Jubilee, Historic Royal Palaces is asking for your
personal royal photos. Life Through a Royal Lens will feature some
of the most iconic royal photographs and will go on display
alongside a host of images providing…
Ballot opens for Trooping the Colour as it returns to London in time for the Platinum Jubilee
17th January 2022
The ballot for this year’s Trooping the
Colour is now open. The Sovereign’s Birthday Parade takes place on
June 2nd 2022 and will also be the first major event of The Queen’s
Platinum Jubilee weekend. People wanting to attend have to enter a
ballot…
Prince Harry becomes first member of The Royal Family to take legal action against Her Majesty’s Government
16th January 2022
The Duke of Sussex is taking legal action
against the UK Government over a decision not to allow him to pay
for police protection while he is in the UK. Prince Harry is
seeking a judicial review against the Home Office for not
permitting him to have Metropolitan Police protection while in the
UK. The prince says he is happy to fund that protection himself but
that his offer has been…
