Queen Elizabeth IIState & Ceremonial

Queen Elizabeth II appoints Theresa May as her 13th Prime Minister

The Queen has appointed Theresa May as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during a private audience at Buckingham Palace. Mrs May was summoned to the Palace following David Cameron’s resignation, and was asked whether she could command a government. Theresa May, 59, is now the UK’s second female Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative party. She will be tasked with ensuring the…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

Prince George makes surprise appearance alongside his parents at Royal International Air Tattoo

Prince George delighted spectators at the Royal International Air Tattoo today when he made a surprise appearance with his parents, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge who were scheduled to be there.  After making a bit of a fuss over the whole ordeal, Prince George was given a pair of noise cancelling headphones which calmed the toddler right down. Taking after his father and uncle Prince…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

Wimbledon is in ‘love’ with the Duchess of Cambridge

The Duchess of Cambridge made a surprise appearance yesterday in a Snapchat by tennis star Serena Williams during her first visit to the Wimbledon Championships this year. Williams shared the short clip, which featured the Duchess of Cambridge and a rather reluctant Sophie, Countess of Wessex, on her Snapchat account following her semi-final victory over Russian Elena Vesnina. The glowing ace…
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King Charles IIIPrince & Princess of WalesPrince PhilipQueen Elizabeth IIThe Sussexes

Royal Family gathers to mark the 100th anniversary of the battle of Somme

On Friday, the 100th anniversary of the battle of Somme was remembered by the members of the Royal Family. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip were in Scotland but first attended a service the evening before at Westminster Abbey. Embed from Getty Images Another service was lead by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev Justin Welby at Thiepval’s memorial. The majority of the senior…
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