The British Foreign Secretary, Boris
Johnson, has said that the commissioning of a new Royal Yacht would
“add greatly” to the soft power of the United Kingdom. Mr Johnson
made the remarks during a statement on the Spring Budget after an
MP asked him on his thoughts regarding the commissioning a new
Royal Yacht. Conservative MP for Rossendale and Darwen, Jake Berry,
asked the Foreign…
Today, members of the Royal Family marked
Commonwealth Day. We have rounded up some of the best pictures of
the day just in case you weren’t there in person!
@RoyalFamily/Twitter The…
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh were
among several members of The Royal Family who attended a
Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey on Monday. Embed from
Getty Images Other royals that attended the event include The
Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall…
The Queen is set to approve the
government’s Brexit bill first thing tomorrow morning it has been
revealed, giving the green light for Article 50 to be triggered.
Embed from Getty Images Her Majesty will receive her ministerial
red box with the bill ready to be granted royal assent at breakfast
time. It is possible there could be a slight delay to this
timetable if the House of Lords…
Additional reporting by Chief Reporter
Laura McCallen Countries from across the globe are celebrating
Commonwealth Day today as the 52 member nations come together in a
united front, working to support the 2 billion plus people who make
up the Commonwealth. A Commonwealth…
It has been announced that the 2022
Commonwealth Games will no longer take place in South Africa due to
severe financial constraints. The host city, which was supposed to
be Durban, did not meet the criteria set out by the Commonwealth
Games Federation meaning they can no…
This morning The Queen began the official
countdown to the 2018 Commonwealth Games when she launched the
baton relay at Buckingham Palace, with the Duke of Edinburgh at her
side. The relay will see the baton travel more than 200,000 miles
through 71 countries over the next 388 days before reaching the
Gold Coast in Australia, where the 2018 games will be held. After
receiving the baton at the…
Every year on the second Monday in March,
54 countries join together in celebration of the links they share
as members of one diverse and dynamic global family – the modern
Commonwealth. In the UK, one way in which this special day is
celebrated is with a unique event…
With the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
packing up from their Anmer Hall home to relocate their main base
to London, Kensington Palace is starting to become a tad squishy.
Currently home to Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, the
Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke and…
Duchess of Cambridge reveals Princess Charlotte rules the Cambridge household
9th March 2017
Today, the Royal Family was heavily
represented at the unveiling of a plaque for the Iraq and
Afghanistan Memorial. Among them were The Queen, Duke of Edinburgh,
Prince Harry, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, the
Duke of York, the Princess Royal and the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge. After the ceremony, the royals mingled and spoke with
active and former military members. During a…
