Queen Elizabeth II

Royal Family attends the funeral of The Queen's cousin

<![CDATA[On Friday afternoon, the Royal Family attended the funeral of Her Majesty's cousin, Lady Mary Clayton, in the Royal Chapel of All Saints, Windsor Great Park. Born Mary Cecilia Leveson-Gower on 12th December 1917, Lady Mary was the daughter of Lady Rose Bowes-Lyon and her husband, William, 4th Earl of Granville. Mary’s mother was the elder sister of The Queen Mother, and…
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Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen breaks into song as she reveals she would 'love to sing'

<![CDATA[ The Queen is said to have broken out into a song by Gary Barlow recently and has revealed that she would love to be able to sing. This revelation comes from 23-year-old Laura Wright, who will be performing the National Anthem this weekend at the England verses Wales rugby match at Twickenham Stadium. According to Ms Wright, The Queen told her that she would love to be able to sing…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

New Zealand to commemorate Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's visit with stamps and coin

<![CDATA[The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's visit to New Zealand will be commemorated with special stamps and a limited edition coin. New Zealand Post will release two stamps, one which features the portrait taken by Kate's father of the royal couple with their son Prince George at the Middleton family home and the second being the official christening portrait, taken in October by…
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The Edinburghs

Prince Edward pulls out of attending Sochi Paralympics

<![CDATA[In light of the recent conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Prince Edward has cancelled his visit to Sochi, where he had planned to attend the 2014 Winter Paralympics. Buckingham Palace has said that, on the advice of Her Majesty's Government, the Earl of Wessex has decided against going to Russia for the sporting event. While the cancellation of royal events is very rare, only…
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