The Queen’s official birthday is marked every year in June with the Trooping the Colour ceremony—a military pageant and flypast celebrated with the wider Royal Family and the public in London.
Though for the past 36 years she has participated in Trooping the Colour by riding in a carriage and wearing a dress, for the first 34 years of her reign, The Queen rode in the parade itself and wore…
The Queen’s Aquamarine Parure began as a coronation gift and has morphed into a jewelled legacy between a Monarch and the people of Brazil who contributed, over a period of 15 years, to one of The Queen’s most fashionable and complete parures.
The Queen was gifted the…
While the Canadian Federal government has made relatively few announcements or plans to mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, individual provinces are planning their own commemorations.
Newfoundland and Labrador have announced the Commemorative Commonwealth Walkway in…
Queen Elizabeth II’s jewel vault contains many treasures, but only two publicly known ruby tiaras, one of which is the Burmese Ruby Tiara.
The Queen commissioned the Burmese Ruby Tiara in 1973 from royal jewellers Garrard & Co. from pieces already found in her collection: Burma rubies and diamonds from the Nizam of Hyderabad tiara, both gifted to her as wedding presents in 1947.
The…
The Queen undertook a surprise public engagement in London, joining her youngest son for the completion of the Elizabeth Line, a rail line name in her honour.
Buckingham Palace released a statement saying that The Queen, “In a happy development,” would be able to join…
The Queen found herself in a unique position in the summer of 1976: she was both the head of state responsible for officially opening the Summer Olympic Games in Montreal and the mother of an Olympic competitor who would be looking to medal.
The entire Royal Family showed…
Milestones of a Monarch: The Queen opens Canadian Parliament for the first time
16th May 2022
The Queen’s first official tour of Canada as its Sovereign included the State Opening of Parliament—the first time a Canadian monarch had performed the duty.
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh carried out their Canadian tour as Monarch and consort in October 1957 (they had previously visited in 1951), travelling to Ottawa, Ontario, between 12-16 October specifically to open…
New details have been revealed about the Platinum Jubilee flypast over Buckingham Palace, with 70 aircraft taking part in the celebration.
Following Trooping the Colour, The Queen will return to Buckingham Palace where she will be joined by working members of the Royal…
The Queen delights the nation as she jokes about missing the State Opening Of Parliament at Jubilee celebrations
15th May 2022
There were many humorous moments at the Royal Windsor Horse Show’s gala evening on Sunday which was attended by Her Majesty The Queen.
Being the first major event of the monarch’s Platinum Jubilee, The Queen was keen to attend, especially as the show featured…
There were emotional scenes on Sunday evening as the Royal Windsor Horse Show’s Jubilee Gala paid tribute to the late Duke of Edinburgh.
As the event was coming to a conclusion, the arena applauded in memory of Prince Philip who died last year at the age of 99.
The Queen then watched her youngest granddaughter, Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, appear on board one of Prince…
