A new exhibition at Windsor Castle has opened for the Platinum Jubilee and is celebrating The Queen’s Coronation in 1953. The collection includes four prominent brooches that have never been on public display.Â
Platinum Jubilee: The Queen’s Coronation is now open at Windsor Castle. The Royal Collection Trust exhibition features Her Majesty’s Norman Hartnell-designed coronation gown, her…
The Queen pays moving tribute to the former Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, following his assassination
8th July 2022
The Queen has paid a moving tribute to Shinzo Abe, the former Prime Minister of Japan, after the 67-year-old was assassinated whilst delivering a speech.
Writing to the Emperor of Japan, Her Majesty said: “My family and I were deeply saddened to hear the news of the…
The Royal Collection Trust has three different exhibitions this summer in honour of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The exhibition at Holyrood features three of Her Majesty’s Jubilee looks from her reign.
The Queen’s Silver Jubilee in 1977 was more understated…
Both of The Queen’s historic outfits from her Platinum Jubilee will be on display this summer at the Palace of Holyrood.Â
For Her Majesty’s first Platinum Jubilee appearance, at Trooping the Colour, she wore a powder blue dress and coat that features a white and silver petal design around the collar and the front, designed by The Queen’s dressmaker, Angela Kelly. She also wore a…
The annual Wimbledon Championships has historically been linked to royal appearances. But many might be shocked to know that despite being on the throne for 70 years, Her Majesty The Queen has only attended the championships four times. The reason? Her Majesty is not an avid…
Whiskey galore as The Queen meets with Scotland's First Minister after calls for new independence referendum
1st July 2022
Her Majesty met with Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon a day after the Scottish leader announced plans for a second independence referendum.
The 96-year-old is spending the week in Scotland for Holyrood Week and received the First Minister as well as a…
A momentous day! The Queen breaks another royal milestone as she becomes the second longest reigning monarch in history
12th June 2022
The Queen is now the second longest reigning Monarch in recorded history.
Her rule has now reached 70 years and 126 days, equalling the reign of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand.
Her latest historic milestone comes just a week after Her Majesty became the first British monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee.
Elizabeth II became Queen on February 6th 1952. On September 9th 2015, she…
Fresh from her Platinum Jubilee celebrations, Her Majesty The Queen has made two new appointments to the Order of the Thistle, the highest honour in Scotland.
One of the appointments is The Right Honorable Dame Elish Angiolini QC. Born in 1960, Elish is a Scottish lawyer…
It’s been a busy weekend for the Cambridge children, and on Sunday morning, as the United Kingdom gathered together for Big Jubilee Lunches, Kensington Palace shared new photos of the children making cakes for the street party in Wales.
The Kensington Palace social…
The Platinum Jubilee Pageant came to a poignant and emotional end when British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran performed his hit love song in tribute to The Queen and the late Prince Philip.
Taking to the stage at the end of Sunday’s Platinum Jubilee Pageant—a two-and-a-half hour spectacular procession that traced the evolution, history and cultural shifts of the UK and the Commonwealth…
