A Shetland Pony got a mouthful of The
Queen’s flowers today in Scotland as Her Majesty visited Stirling
Castle in Scotland. The pesky pony nibbled her posy as the
91-year-old Monarch leant in to pet the animal. But known for her
love of horses, The Queen took the incident in good humour and
continued to observe the friendly animal, a three-year-old dark
brown Shetland Pony named Cruachan…
The Duke of Edinburgh only has five more
public engagements before he retires according to The Royal Diary
which lists all future events. In May, it was announced that the
96-year-old Prince would be retiring from public duty in the
Autumn. As it is only the Summer, it is…
Date set for The Queen and Prince Philip's visit to Scotland Yard following terror postponement
5th July 2017
Buckingham Palace have announced that The
Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will visit New Scotland Yard next
Thursday after their schedulued visit in March was cancelled due to
a terror attack. The Queen and Prince Philip were originally
scheduled to officially open the new…
The State Visit that was cancelled last
year due to the corruption scandal will now take place from 12-14
July. King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain will visit Her Majesty
at Buckingham Palace later this month. The last State Visit from
Spain to the UK was quite some time ago, in 1986 to be exact
by King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia. In 1998, Queen Elizabeth
and the Duke of Edinburgh went to…
Princess Anne has visited China’s
Forbidden City during a five-day tour of the country which began on
Monday. The most senior woman in China, Madame Liu Yandong,
showed The Princess Royal around the historic Forbidden City. The
visit falls on the 45th Anniversary of…
French court delays verdict over topless photos of the Duchess of Cambridge
4th July 2017
The French court in Nanterre has
postponed a ruling on whether France’s Closer magazine should pay
up to €1.5 million (£1.3m) in damages for publishing topless
photos of the Duchess of Cambridge. The verdict was due today, but
it has now been postponed until…
Queen Elizabeth will take private audience with Canadian PM Justin Trudeau
4th July 2017
Tomorrow, Queen Elizabeth will hold a
private audience with Canadian Prime Minster Justin Trudeau. Since
becoming Prime Minster in 2015, The Queen and the Prime Minister
have met once. The meeting was held at Buckingham Palace just after
Trudeau and the Liberal Party won the Canadian elections. This time
around their meeting will take place at Holyrood Palace in
Edinburgh, Scotland as Her Majesty…
The Princess Royal has begun a week-long
tour of the People’s Republic of China where she will visit the
capital and other large Chinese cities. Princess Anne arrived in
the country on Monday for a five-day stay, where she will conduct
engagements in Beijing, Wuhan…
Swan Upping, an annual ceremony dating
back to the twelfth century, will start on the 17th of July. Swan
Upping is a yearly census of the swan population along the River
Thames. Announcing the schedule for this year journey along the
River Thames was the Queen’s Swan…
The Duchess of Cambridge has arrived at
Wimbledon for the first day of the world famous tennis
championship. The Duchess is attending in the capacity of Patron of
Wimbledon, a position she took over from The Queen last year.
Wimbledon was one of 25 organisations Her Majesty stood down from
in December 2016 due to her advancing age and the gradual decline
in her workload. It was no surprise that…
