Prince Philip

New exhibition celebrating the life of Prince Philip opens at Windsor Castle

A new exhibition honouring Prince Philip’s life has opened at Windsor Castle. Prince Philip: A Celebration is now open at Windsor, including pieces representing different periods in his life and his roles across the Commonwealth.  The Royal Collection Trust has selected a number of different pieces to highlight the Duke of Edinburgh’s life and legacy, in particular his associations with…
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The special link with his mother hidden in Prince Philip’s final portrait

The smile is familiar, as is the stance. In what would prove to be his final portrait, Prince Philip is caught for eternity staring at his viewer as he prepares to walk one of the many corridors of Windsor Castle, seat of the royal dynasty which became his life. And at the end of that path he is about to walk is the Tapestry Room where his mother was born. Philip was going home. That poignant…
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Swan Upping to return to the River Thames in July

Mark your calendars: Swan Upping is returning this summer on the River Thames. The annual census of the swan population will take place over three days in July, starting on 20 July from Eton Bridge, Berkshire, culminating on 22 July at Moulsford on Thames, Oxfordshire. Buckingham Palace announced the news earlier this week, with The Queen’s Swan Marker, David Barber, noting: “Members of…
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British Royals

The Queen is back to work at Buckingham Palace

The Queen has held her first face to face meeting with the Prime Minister for over fifteen months as she welcomed him to Buckingham Palace for their traditional weekly audience. Her Majesty and Boris Johnson have held their regular meetings by phone since March 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic took hold. [getty src=”1233611526″ width=”594″ height=”388″…
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