The Queen is privately commemorating the
death of her father, King George VI, whose untimely death
occurred 66-years-ago to the day. There are no grand
festivities or celebrations to mark the start of Her Majesty’s 66th
year on the throne. Neither The Queen or the Duke of Edinburgh are
scheduled to undertake any public engagements today, although she
is still be working indoors receiving…
80% of people living in the UK have only ever known one monarch - Queen Elizabeth II
3rd February 2018
As The Queen begins her 66th year on the
throne next week, it is perhaps unsurprising that 80% of UK
residents have only ever known one monarch – Elizabeth II. The then
Princess Elizabeth ascended the throne on February 6, 1952, upon
the death of her father, King…
April is shaping up to be a busy month on
the royal calendar as the Duchess of Cambridge is due with her
third child and the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting will
be held between London and Windsor. The British Government is
hoping the gathering of 52 Commonwealth…
Princess Charlotte is the boss of Prince George, according to The Queen
15th January 2018
The Queen revealed that Princess
Charlotte likes to boss around her older brother Prince George at a
prize ceremony at Sandringham on Sunday. Ten-year-old Emily Clay
received a signed Bible from The Queen for a project she’d made – a
folder about the story of Daniel and the Lions – when she and her
family had the chance to chat with the monarch. Emily’s mother,
Ellen Clay, told reporters…
It has been revealed that The Queen had a
near miss with an assassin, which was then covered up by the New
Zealand government. Christopher John Lewis was only 17 when he shot
at Her Majesty. He had a history of arson, animal torture and
looked up to serial killers such as…
In a new documentary airing on 14
January, Queen Elizabeth gives a rare interview and speaks of how
the crown she wore during her coronation was exceptionally heavy,
so much so that “your neck would break.” At only 27-years-old,
Princess Elizabeth was crowned…
The Queen has beaten out the likes of
Barack Obama, Elon Musk, and TV series such a Game of Thrones to
become the third most visited Wikipedia page in 2017. Her Wikipedia
entry had 19.2 million views, coming behind Donald trump with 29.6
million and a list of Deaths in 2017 which had 37.3 million views.
A Wikipedia editor said The Queen’s ranking struck him most. He
said that the ranking was…
In the 65 years of her reign — 66 this
February — Her Majesty The Queen has seldom given a formal
interview to anyone. The closest anyone has gotten was Rolf Harris,
with whom she agreed to some small talk while he filmed the
painting of her portrait. Likewise…
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm
Turnbull has suggested that Australia should turn to a postal
survey, if or when they break ties as a constitutional monarchy.
The comments came after former Prime Minister Paul Keating
criticised Turnbull for not addressing the issue of…
One of the best parts of the holidays is
reflecting on the past year and looking forward to what is to come.
The Royal Family has had an exciting 2017, with 2018 bringing about
a new baby and a Royal wedding! Before we say goodbye to the past,
let’s look at everything they have been up to these past 12
months. Part One can be viewed here and part two here. 4
September The Queen and Prince…
