The Queen made a sudden return
to Buckingham Palace on Monday morning to receive the Prime
Minister David Cameron after the dissolution of Parliament. The
Queen, who is residing at Windsor Castle for the next month for
Easter Court, received Mr Cameron shortly after 11 o’clock as he
travelled the short journey to the Palace from Downing Street
by car. Thanks to the Fixed Term Parliaments…
"An event of great national and international significance": The Queen’s message opens the order of service at Richard III’s reburial
26th March 2015
The Queen has issued a message on the
occasion of the reinterment of her predecessor, King Richard III,
who was buried at Leicester Cathedral today. Her Majesty mentions
The King’s death in the Battle of Bosworth, and her memories of
Leicester Cathedral. She also…
Freundel Stuart, the Prime Minister of
Barbados, said that the nation will be moving towards becoming a
republic, replacing The Queen with a President as Head of State.
“We cannot pat ourselves on the shoulder at having gone into
independence; having de-colonised our…
The Queen-in-Council issued a
proclamation setting out the dates when Parliament will be
prorogued ahead of its dissolution, heralding the beginning of the
short campaign for the British General Election on this May.
The Order read that Parliament would be prorogued (which means
suspended) “no earlier than 26th March” and “no later than 30th
March”, though in practice the…
Prince William received some on-the-job
training from Her Majesty The Queen on Wednesday as he accompanied
her, for the first time, as she received foreign ambassadors at
Buckingham Palace. This particular regular royal duty saw The Queen
and Prince William greet the…
The Queen and Prince Philip to visit National Memorial to the Few and Canterbury Cathedral in Kent
17th March 2015
The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will
be in Kent on Thursday 26th March where they will visit the
National Memorial to the Few in Capel-le-Ferne. Following their
visit to the national memorial, Her Majesty and Prince Philip will
attend a service at Canterbury…
Yesterday a service of commemoration was
held at St Paul’s Cathedral in honour of veterans and those who
died fighting in Afghanistan. The Queen was accompanied by senior
members of The Royal Family and Prime Minster David Cameron, among
other politicians. Also taking their place in the service to mark
the end of combat operations in Afghanistan were The Duke of
Edinburgh, The Prince of…
Hitting the right note: The Queen approves the award of Her Majesty’s Medal for Music 2014
11th March 2015
The Queen has granted the award of Her
Majesty’s Medal for Music 2014 to Mr Simon Halsey. Halsey is the
tenth recipient of the award. The award, created in 2005, is given
to an exceptional individual or group of musicians who have had a
significant impact on the musical…
The Queen, accompanied by The Duke of
Edinburgh, attended the Naming Ceremony of a new P&O
Cruises ship, Britannia, at the Ocean Cruise Terminal,
Southampton this morning. The Queen, dressed in a Stewart
Parvin peach-and-white tweed ensemble, officially named
P&O…
As Her Majesty The Queen is poised
to become the longest serving Monarch Britain has seen, Runnymede
Pleasure Ground will soon be unveiling a 10ft bronze statue of the
Monarch, in recognition of this remarkable achievement. The
project, which will cost an estimated £350,000, is the brainchild
of the Deputy Mayor of Runnymede, Councillor Derek Cotty. The
statue is currently being cast in bronze…
