A 56-year-old man has been found guilty
of posting threatening messages about The Queen on Twitter. He has
now been fined £500 for the offence. The 56-year-old man was named
as Alastair Dow from Aberdeen, Scotland. Alastair Dow’s home in
Aberdeen was raided by police after intelligence officers saw the
posts made during the Commonwealth Games in 2014. Shortly after
these tweets were…
Queen Elizabeth II appoints first woman in history to head Scotland Yard
24th February 2017
On Wednesday, 22nd February 2017,
Cressida Dick was appointed by Queen Elizabeth II as the first
woman in its 187-year history to head London’s Metropolitan Police
Service as Commissioner. The appointment followed a recommendation
by British Home Secretary, Amber…
Built of 775 rooms and housing no less
than 78 bathrooms and 1,514 doors, it’s little wonder that
Buckingham Palace has become a world famous architectural and
cultural landmark. Present-day Buckingham Palace – with its more
than 40,000 light bulbs and protection guards…
New technology has brought Queen
Elizabeth II’s wedding cake back from full destruction after it was
destroyed by vandals in 2015. The multi-tiered cake was made for
then Princess Elizabeth’s marriage to Prince Philip in 1947 by Peek
Frean. However, it was destroyed by vandals who tipped it upside
down and covered it in red paint. It remained in the Peek Frean
Museum even after it was…
After Sir Alan Reid, Keeper of the Privy
Purse, told MPs the Royal Train would only have five to ten years
left in its life, it seemed The Queen would lose what was an iconic
mode of transportation. Yet, much to the relief of the Royal
Family, the train has “no end in…
To commemorate Her Majesty’s Sapphire
Jubilee, the Isle of Man Post Office has released a set of six
stamps which represent various state visits The Queen has taken
during her 65-year reign. Along with the stamps, the post office
has also released a miniature sheet…
Buckingham Palace offers £30,000 to manage The Queen's Twitter account
13th February 2017
A job advertisement was placed on The
Queen’s official website earlier this week, seeking to hire a
digital communications officer. The role will be full time with the
new digital communications officer starting their term working for
Buckingham Palace in March this year. The expected salary for the
position is set at £30,000 a year. What will the role consist of?
The new digital…
If you were hoping to add a bottle of The
Queen’s wine to your wine cellar, you’re out of luck: it has sold
out. The Queen granted Laithwaite’s permission to plant vines on
seven acres of land at Windsor Great Park, just down the road from
Windsor Castle, back in 2011…
Queen Elizabeth has returned to London
and Buckingham Palace after spending her traditional Christmas
break at Sandringham. The Queen was spotted at King’s Lynn on
Tuesday wearing a lime green scarf and coat before boarding a train
back into London. The Queen’s winter…
After 65 years on the throne, it’s
probably safe to say that The Queen has seen pretty much everything
– and that includes some truly wacky memorabilia to commemorate her
life and reign! Since she became Her Majesty The Queen on 6
February 1952 the beloved monarch has seen her image reproduced in
a multitude of ways, on an array of objects, in all corners of the
world. Though some will always…
