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 accompanies The Queen as she holds audiences with foreign ambassadors
18th March 2015
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…
