The Queen has been a fashion plate throughout her 70-year reign, and some outfits have become legendary. Among the most iconic is the bright pink dress The Queen wore at her first jubilee celebrations in 1977, when she decided to go bold to celebrate 25 years on the throne.
The Queen wore an instantly iconic bubblegum pink dress for the Service of Thanksgiving and subsequent events held in…
One of the most recognisable and iconic moments in The Queen’s historic 70-year reign is her 1953 Coronation. It was the first televised Coronation and was watched by 27 million people in the United Kingdom, with millions more watching from around the world.Â
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For the first time during her historic 70 year reign, The Queen was represented at the Maundy Thursday service by The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall. The Prince handed out the traditional Maundy money, which was created specifically to celebrate the Platinum…
September 11, 2001, changed the world after the attacks in New York City, Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania. The Queen showed her support for the American people by having the US national anthem played at Buckingham Palace.
On 13 September 2001, The Queen ordered that the “Star Spangled Banner” be played during the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace. It was an unprecedented…
Queen Elizabeth II has often credited one person as the source of her strength throughout her historic reign: her husband, the late Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh. By her side for many of the milestones of her reign, this significant and sombre moment recognises the…
Her Majesty The Queen will miss the Royal Maundy Service at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. Instead, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall will represent Her Majesty.
The service is set to take place on Thursday, 14 April. Maundy Thursday, or Holy…
Queen Elizabeth II has welcomed a dozen Prime Ministers from the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand; she’s met nearly every American President of her reign; she meets the movers and the shakers of the arts, politics, science worlds—but has there been a more iconic meeting than when The Queen met Marilyn Monroe, the queen of mid-century Hollywood?
In October 1956, only four…
The Queen's Reign in Jewels: Queen Alexandra's Kokoshnik Tiara
31st March 2022
While Queen Mary was known to be a magpie with a large jewellery collection, her mother-in-law also had a strong collection of her own. And amongst the most famous pieces is the gem now known as Queen Alexandra’s Kokoshnik Tiara.
In 1888, the then Prince and Princess of…
The Queen’s most infamous moment during Trooping the Colour occurred in 1981, when a teenager fired six blank shots at her during the procession.
Three days before Trooping the Colour, a letter arrived at Buckingham Palace. It read: “Your Majesty. Don’t go to…
The Queen has seen countries gain their independence from The Crown throughout her reign, with the most recent being Barbados’s transition to a republican country last November.
Barbados was claimed as a British colony during the reigns of James I and Charles I in the 1600s and became independent on 30 November 1966 (with the Duke of Kent attending the celebrations), though it chose to remain…
