Prince PhilipQueen Elizabeth II

The Queen honours war dead at Arc de Triomphe

<![CDATA[On Thursday, The Queen honoured France's war dead by placing a wreath at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier beneath the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. The Queen and the President lay a single wreath together at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier #QueeninFrance pic.twitter.com/hka7KGMECu — BritishMonarchy (@BritishMonarchy) June 5, 2014 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Her Majesty…
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HistoryKing Charles III

Prince Charles attends parachute drop by 89 year old veteran

<![CDATA[The Prince of Wales attended a commemorative parachute drop by representatives of British, American, French and Canadian Armed Forces, at Ranville. The Drop took place in in two stages: a display by the Red Devils then fifteen minutes later the main jump, that British, Canadian, French and American airborne forces participated in. After the jump The Prince met some of those who took…
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Queen Elizabeth IIState & Ceremonial

The Queen delivers her speech to Parliament

<![CDATA[The Queen has delivered her yearly legislative speech at the State Opening of Parliament. The speech is the way in which the government sets out their legislative agenda for the coming year. Pictures today of the State Opening of Parliament via @BritishMonarchy pic.twitter.com/B7VV7setLb — Royal Central (@RoyalCentral) June 4, 2014 This year’s 10 minute speech was full of drama…
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Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen celebrates the 61st anniversary of her coronation with a horse ride

<![CDATA[On Monday, the Queen celebrated 61 years since her coronation but she didn't throw a party or make a fuss of the occasion. Instead, she modestly enjoyed a horse ride around Great Windsor Park on her pony, Carltonlima Emma. The 88-year-old monarch was seen wearing jodhpurs, an overcoat and a headscarf as she rode on her black pony alongside her head groom, Terry Prendry. The Queen…
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