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…
Lady Amelia Windsor to star in fashion campaign for favourite designer of Duchess of Cambridge
27th April 2017
Lady Amelia Windsor is 36th in line to the British throne and has been named by Tattler magazine as “the most beautiful member of the Royal Family.”
With the success of her latest modelling appearance where she took to the runway at the Dolce & Gabbana show in…
Rihanna accused of disrespecting The Queen on Instagram
27th April 2017
Last Friday, The Queen celebrated her 91st birthday. She kept things low-key this year unlike last year’s three days of celebrations; Her Majesty received numerous messages of congratulations and warm wishes on her birthday on social media. Singer Rihanna also took to…
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…
Listeners to BBC Radio 1’s Scott Mills had no idea what they were tuning in to. For them to discover that the two parents discussing their children’s favourite programmes live on air were actually the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge must have taken them by surprise- to say…
Duchess of Cambridge opens up about the loneliness of motherhood
22nd April 2017
Earlier this week, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry opened the Global Academy in Hayse, London. This is a new West London school that builds mental health and wellbeing courses into its curriculum.
During her time at the Global Academy, the Duchess said…
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.
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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…
145 Piccadilly: The Queen's Childhood Home
20th April 2017
Following her birth on April 21 1926 at the home of her maternal grandparents at 17 Bruton St Mayfair, the baby Princess Elizabeth moved to the house that her parents, the Duke and Duchess of York, had takenat 145 Piccadilly W1. This would be the house in which she…
Prince William presents Victoria Beckham with OBE
19th April 2017
Former Spice Girl and popstar Victoria Beckham has been presented with an OBE by Prince William today at Buckingham Palace.
Mrs Beckham received an OBE for services to the fashion industry.
After the ceremony, the 43-year-old said: “It was an absolute pleasure to be…
Jessica Ennis-Hill receives Damehood at Buckingham Palace
19th April 2017
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…