Veteran Royal Correspondent, Nicholas
Witchell, appears to have landed himself in hot water again, after
he asked an audience to vote on whether they think the Duchess of
Cornwall should become Queen. Mr Witchell, who has worked for the
BBC for 40 years, asked a crowd at the Cheltenham Literature
Festival whether they felt “comfortable” with the prospect of
Camilla becoming Queen. Of those…
On Thursday, The Queen met Max, a
Arms Explosives search dog. Max has been to Afghanistan and is part
of the Corps of Royal Engineers, which celebrates its 300th
anniversary this year. Her Majesty was there to commemorate this
historic occasion. Embed from Getty…
Queen Elizabeth II becomes world's longest reigning living monarch following Thai King's death
13th October 2016
Queen Elizabeth II is now the world’s
longest reigning living monarch following the death of Thailand’s
King Bhumibol on Thursday. The King, who was 88-years-old when he
died, had been on the throne for 70 years. Her Majesty The Queen,
who now holds the accolade of…
Tuesday was indeed a busy day for members
of the British Royal Family. The Countess of Wessex visited two
organisations where she serves as patron, both in Leeds. Her
first stop was at the Leads Children’s Hospital where she opened a
facility called The Place 2b. This facility was created for
adolescent and teen patients who spend a great amount of time in
hospital. It provides them the…
Sir Rod Steward was knighted at
Buckingham Palace on Tuesday at an investiture conducted by The
Duke of Cambridge. The popular singer and entertainer said he was
“on cloud nine” after receiving his honour for services to music
and to charity. When being bestowed his…
Her Majesty The Queen has served as
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces for 64 years. Today, at a
ceremony at Buckingham Palace, she received an award for her
long-time service and exemplary conduct. Receiving these medals
could be considered long overdue since the Queen…
The Duchess of Cambridge performed her
first solo foreign visit today as she visited the Netherlands. She
was dressed in a blue skirt suit by Catherine Walker and wore pearl
earrings loaned to her by Her Majesty the Queen. She teamed the
outfit with Gianvito Rossi suede pumps. Her first stop was a
lunch with the King of the Netherlands, King Willem-Alexander at
his home at Villa Eikenhorst.
World Mental Health Day: Make asking for help no big deal, urge Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry
11th October 2016
To mark World Mental Health Day, the Duke
and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry attended a reception at
County Hall in central London organised by their Heads Together
organisation. The event recognised outstanding individuals who have
helped others in need and included…
Controversy as Queen lobbies for Prince Charles to succeed her as Head of the Commonwealth
11th October 2016
The Commonwealth consists of 30% of the
world’s population. It is made up of 53 member countries who are
overseen by someone who acts as head of the body. Unlike inheriting
the Monarchy and becoming head of state of 16 countries when
his mother dies, it isn’t a…
It is not unusual for those who get the
chance to meet the Queen to speak of their awe at her
warm and kind character. And it seems that veteran actor Brian
Blessed is no different. Speaking after receiving an OBE from the
monarch at Windsor Castle for services to art and charity, the
79-year-old acting legend said that Her Majesty was ‘‘the finest
we’ve ever produced with mystical…
