Princess Anne and Family

Who is Autumn Phillips?

Wondering who Autumn Phillips is? Let’s learn more about the Canadian-born wife of Peter Phillips, son of Anne, Princess Royal. Autumn Patricia Kelly was born on 3 May 1978 in Montreal, Quebec. She has a twin brother named Christopher and an older brother named Kevin. Her parents, Kathleen “Kitty” and Brian, divorced when Autumn was eight and went on to remarry. Autumn has two…
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Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen misses church service due to public safety concerns

The Queen has missed the Sunday morning church service at Sandringham due to public safety concerns. Winds of 50mph are currently battering the Sandringham Estate making it unsafe for the monarch to attend church. The high winds pose not only a threat to the 93-year-old monarch, but also to crowds who are gathered outside of church to get a glimpse of her. This would have likely been Her…
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Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen's week in pictures

The Queen marked the 68th anniversary of her accession this week. But while the day itself is always spent quietly and privately at Sandringham House, the place where her beloved father died on February 6th 1952, the royal diary is picking up pace. Elizabeth II, just days…
The Yorks

Princess Beatrice to marry in May in London

Princess Beatrice and her fiance, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, have announced their wedding date. The couple will marry on May 29th 2020 in the Chapel Royal at St. James’ Palace, London. The ceremony, which will be conducted according to the rites of the Church of England, will be followed by a reception at Buckingham Palace. Beatrice will be just the second of the Queen’s grandchildren…
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Queen Elizabeth II

80% of people living in the UK have only ever known one monarch – Queen Elizabeth II

As The Queen begins her 69th year on the throne, it is perhaps unsurprising that 80% of UK residents have only ever known one monarch – Elizabeth II. The then Princess Elizabeth ascended the throne on February 6, 1952, upon the death of her father, King George VI. According to the Office for National Statistics, 12 million British residents were alive when King George died and Elizabeth…
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