The Queen-in-Council issued a proclamation setting out the dates when Parliament will be prorogued ahead of its dissolution, heralding the beginning of the short campaign for the British General Election on this May.
The Order read that Parliament would be prorogued (which means suspended) “no earlier than 26th March” and “no later than 30th March”, though in practice the…
The UK Supreme Court has today confirmed that it will hand down judgement next Thursday on whether the contents of letters sent between The Prince of Wales and government ministers should be revealed to the public.
Prince Charles wrote a series of letters to seven…
The final piece in our Queen Mother series sees us focus on the last few years of her life in the 2000s, her death and legacy she left behind.
Our post begins in early 2000 when The Queen Mother celebrated her centenary. She was the first member of the Royal Family to reach…
Manuscript by Queen Victoria to go on show at the Queen's Gallery in Edinburgh
19th March 2015
A gilded manuscript describing Queen Victoria’s visit to the Scottish Highlands is set to go on display at the Queen’s Gallery in Edinburgh later this month.
First published in 1884, More Leaves from the Journal of Our Life in the Highlands contains excerpts from The Queen’s diaries describing her life in the northeast from 1862 to 1882. The manuscript on display is, in fact, a…
On their first full day in Washington D.C, Prince Charles and The Duchess of Cornwall visited several historic landmarks including the Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther King Memorial and Mount Vernon.
The Duchess of Cornwall at Mount Vernon.
Charles and Camilla began a…
Prince William accompanies The Queen as she holds audiences with foreign ambassadors
18th March 2015
Prince William received some on-the-job training from Her Majesty The Queen on Wednesday as he accompanied her, for the first time, as she received foreign ambassadors at Buckingham Palace. This particular regular royal duty saw The Queen and Prince William greet the…
Prince Harry will attend the launch event for Walking With The Wounded’s (WWTW) “Walk of Britain” at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in London. Harry is Patron of the charity.
The Prince will meet the wounded service personnel taking part in the trek. He will hear about their personal experiences of serving in the Armed Forces and what made them chose to they are taking part in the…
The Queen and Prince Philip to visit National Memorial to the Few and Canterbury Cathedral in Kent
17th March 2015
The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will be in Kent on Thursday 26th March where they will visit the National Memorial to the Few in Capel-le-Ferne. Following their visit to the national memorial, Her Majesty and Prince Philip will attend a service at Canterbury…
After ten years of active service with the Armed Forces, Kensington Palace has confirmed that Prince Harry will leave operational service this summer.
Prince Harry wearing his Army Air Corps sky blue beret with Blues and Royals badge.
His Royal Highness is to focus more of…
Yesterday a service of commemoration was held at St Paul’s Cathedral in honour of veterans and those who died fighting in Afghanistan.
The Queen was accompanied by senior members of The Royal Family and Prime Minster David Cameron, among other politicians.
Also taking their place in the service to mark the end of combat operations in Afghanistan were The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of…
