Queen Elizabeth IIState & Ceremonial

Major changes for the 2017 State Opening of Parliament revealed due to election

There will be major changes to this year’s State Opening of Parliament due to the snap general election due to be held in the UK in June. In a heavily dressed down affair, Her Majesty will not wear her Imperial Crown or Robes of State this year, and will also arrive in car instead of a carriage. Also absent from the annual ceremony this year will be the Prince of Wales and Duchess of…
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Looking back at the wedding of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth

The future King George VI and Queen Elizabeth married on 26 April 1923 in Westminster Abbey. Prince Albert, Duke of York, was the second son of King George V and Queen Mary, while Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon was the youngest daughter of the Earl and Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne. They initially met as children before a dance in 1920 brought them together again as adults. Elizabeth was…
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Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen spends her 91st birthday enjoying a day of racing at Newbury

A man dressed as a jockey had to be escorted away from the parade ring at Newbury on Friday whilst The Queen was there celebrating her 91st birthday. Embed from Getty Images The man, who is believed to have been on a stag trip, entered the secure parade ring ahead of the 3:05 race – a race in which Her Majesty had a runner. Head of Communications at Newbury Racecourse, Andy Clifton said…
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Prince & Princess of WalesState & Ceremonial

Jessica Ennis-Hill receives Damehood at Buckingham Palace

Former gold medal winning Olympian, Jessica Ennis-Hill, collected her Damehood from the Duke of Cambridge today in a ceremony held at Buckingham Palace. Dame Jessica was named in the 2017 New Year Honours list for her services to athletics. The 31-year-old retired from the heptathlon last September following the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, where she won a silver medal. Four years earlier, she won…
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