The Queen is set to invite US President-Elect, Donald Trump, on an official State Visit to the UK in mid-2017 according to reports.
According to The Daily Telegraph, senior government officials are already writing up plans for the State Visit which promises to be a historic occasion.
Mr Trump will not receive an invitation to visit the UK in an official capacity until he is sworn in as President…
Buckingham Palace to undergo a 10-year £369 million refurbishment
18th November 2016
It has just been announced by the Treasury that Buckingham Place will undergo a 10-year refurbishment costing the UK taxpayer £369m.
The work, which will begin next April, will be the largest refurbishment Buckingham Palace has been subject to in recent time. The Queen will…
Queen and Duke of Edinburgh host Queen's Commonwealth Canopy reception
15th November 2016
The Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy (QCC), was launched last year in Malta at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting. It was conceived by the charity, Cool Earth and led by the Royal Commonwealth Society who worked in partnership with the Commonwealth Forestry…
The Queen sends a message to the people of New Zealand following earthquakes
15th November 2016
The Queen has sent a message to the people of New Zealand after a series of powerful earthquakes shook the country over the weekend.
In the message, Her Majesty writes that she and Prince Philip were shocked to hear about the earthquakes that struck the country.
In full, the Queen writes: “Prince Philip and I were shocked to hear news of the severe earthquakes that struck on Monday. I send…
The Hon. Margaret Rhodes is The Queen’s first cousin, and longtime friend. Born just a few months apart from Her Majesty, Mrs Rhodes probably knows the monarch better than anybody else, and they still remain best of friends to this day.
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Theresa May set to go to war with The Queen after the Prime Minister scraps seven royal charters
13th November 2016
Theresa May is set to have her first major dispute with Her Majesty The Queen as the British Prime Minister plans to scrap seven royal charters.
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Mrs May is planning to axe royal charters from the UK’s research councils which generates £3billion…
Queen attends her 71st Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph with her family
13th November 2016
The Queen has led tributes to the British and Commonwealth war dead this weekend at the Remembrance Sunday service in central London.
Thousands of people gathered at the Cenotaph for a two-minute silence at 11 o’clock to honour those killed in wars and conflicts past and present.
Her Majesty and her husband, The Duke of Edinburgh alongside other members of the royal family all laid wreaths at…
Queen Elizabeth II was joined by a large portion of the Senior Members of the Royal Family at Royal Albert Hall for the Festival of Remembrance.
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Among those included the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall who just…
A new portrait of the Queen by internationally acclaimed Northern Irish artist Colin Davidson has been revealed by the Queen.
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The large canvas which is 4ft by 5ft, shows the Queen wearing a turquoise Karl Ludwig dress, smiling. The painting was produced from a 90 minute sitting at Buckingham Palace in May and marks the work of a charity promoting the reconciliation in…
