The Queen was able to visit a very
special home when she spent some time at Hauteville House on
Guernsey, the former residence of French author, Victor Hugo. Queen
Camilla was able to visit Hauteville House, now a museum, in St.
Peter Port. Hugo was exiled from France for his anti-royalist
political views in 1851 and lived on Guernsey from 1855 to 1870
when he was finally able to return to…
The Sword of State and the Cap of Maintenance: two important symbols on show for the State Opening of Parliament
17th July 2024
People all over the world will be
familiar with the Imperial State Crown and all that it represents.
With almost 3,000 precious stones making up the headpiece, it is
only seen at State Openings of Parliament and Coronations of the
Monarch. But what about the other two…
Back in April 1963, the country stopped
to watch the grand wedding of Queen Elizabeth II’s first cousin,
Princess Alexandra of Kent, to businessman Angus Ogilvy. The couple
met during a ball at Luton Hoo in 1955, and seven years later,
Buckingham Palace announced they…
Many were happy to see the Princess of
Wales arrive at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club to
watch the men’s singles finals match at Wimbledon. Her attendance
marked her only second official public appearance this year after
undergoing major abdominal surgery and treatment for cancer.
Princess Charlotte looks happy to see her mum given such a warm
welcome at…
Football didn’t come home in the end but
The King made sure to let England’s players know there’s a warm
welcome awaiting them as they head back after losing the final of
the Euros to Spain. King Charles sent a message of commiseration to
Gareth…
King Charles and Queen Camilla to undertake royal tour of Australia and Samoa in October
14th July 2024
King Charles and Queen Camilla will
undertake a royal tour of Australia and Samoa this fall ahead of
the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. Buckingham Palace
announced on Sunday evening that the King and Queen will travel to
Oceania in October for a royal tour of…
A packed royal box for the final of Euros 2024 as Prince George joins dad Prince William
14th July 2024
It’s the biggest football match of the
year but off the pitch, it was a royal draw. As England took on
Spain in the final of the Euros, the sides were two each when it
came to regal representation. [getty src=”2162015189″ width=”594″
height=”396″ tld=”com”] Prince George joined dad, the Prince of
Wales, to cheer on England. The ten…
Ahead of the Euros final, The King has
spoken but will the England team fulfil his royal command? King
Charles III told the team he’d rather like it if they could win the
crunch game in a rather less nerve wracking manner than the way
they’ve taken some of…
The most famous tennis tournament in the
world comes to a glittering close this weekend and the Princess of
Wales will be at Centre Court to watch the Men’s Singles final. The
Princess has presented the trophies for several years and will
return for the last day of the…
What we know about Princess Anne's 'gradual return' to royal engagements
13th July 2024
Buckingham Palace has said that the
Princess Royal is to make a ‘gradual return’ to royal engagements,
three weeks after an accident that left her in hospital for nearly
a week. Princess Anne carried out her first duty since being taken
to Southmead Hospital in Bristol with concussion. However, her
visit to the Riding for the Disabled Association was truncated to
accommodate her…
