A new statue of The Queen will be erected later this year in Gravesham to mark Her Majesty’s 90th birthday celebrations.
The artwork was commissioned by Gravesham Council and is believed to be the only statue showing The Queen seated. The bronze statue, mounted on a stone plinth, features the monarch dressed in her Order of the Garter robes.
The statue’s initial plans, detailing…
Majority of Australia’s state and territory leaders call for an Australian head of state
25th January 2016
Almost all of Australia’s state and territory leaders have called for a new Australian head of state as part of the country’s Republic movement.
The proposed plans are to remove The Queen as monarch, and replace her with a new head of state for the country; a move…
The Ministry of Defence has announced that a senior RAF officer is to become the next Chief of Defence Staff, the individual charged with leading all three Armed Forces in the UK.
Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach, 59, will succeed General Sir Nick Houghton in the summer…
Her Majesty The Queen has been immortalised in a new permanent first class letter mail stamp issued by Canada Post in her honour. A permanent – or “P” – stamp, is one which can be bought at the current postage price and will be accepted at anytime that they are used in the future.
The stamp measures 20.25 mm x 23.55 mm, and was designed by Steven Slipp, a designer from…
Tickets for the party of the year, marking the Queen’s 90th birthday in The Mall, will cost £150 each, her grandson has announced.
The hotly contested tickets to attend The Mall street party will be released into a ballot next month, with around 1000 tickets being…
From a bag of salt to some Weetabix, every year, gifts which members of The Royal Family received over the past twelve months are released which provides insight into what people gift The Queen and her family.
In 2015, The Prince of Wales received hundreds of gifts for…
'God Save The Queen' could be scrapped from UK sporting fixtures
10th January 2016
Plans to drop the British national anthem, God Save The Queen, from being sung at sporting events will go before parliament this Wednesday for discussion.
The proposals are that the famous anthem would be reserved only for Team GB sporting events, in which England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland all take part.
This is to reflect the fact that the Scottish, Welsh and Irish sports teams have…
Astronaut Tim Peake sends message to Queen from International Space Station
6th January 2016
The first British astronaut in the International Space Station, Tim Peake, has recorded a special message from space for Her Majesty the Queen.
The message was in reply to the well-wishes Queen Elizabeth had sent Major Peake when he embarked on his mission last month.
The…
One of Britain’s most famous buildings, Buckingham Palace, is likely to become the Queen’s ‘third home’ as she plans to spend more time at Windsor Castle and Balmoral next year.
The Queen, who turns 90 in April, will according to The Daily Telegraph, spend a greater amount of time in Scotland from now on so she can conserve her energy for all of the royal engagements she undertakes.
The…
