On 6 February 2022, Queen Elizabeth II
will reach her Platinum Jubilee, 70 years on the throne. She is the
only British Monarch to reach this milestone. However, this is not
the only record that The Queen has broken throughout her reign.
Oldest British Monarch On 21 December 2007, Elizabeth passed her
great-grandmother, Queen Victoria, to become the oldest living
monarch.
The Church of England has highlighted
readings and prayers for services taking place on February 6th
2022, the 70th anniversary of The Queen’s accession to the throne.
On its website, the Church has published authorised liturgical
material for use this coming Sunday…
Sandringham has long been known as a
favourite royal residence. For over a century, the Monarch will
spend several weeks there every year. However, it has a
particularly special meaning for Queen Elizabeth II, and she has
returned there to mark her Platinum Jubilee. The…
As The Queen prepares to mark her
Platinum Jubilee on 6 February—with further celebrations in
June—let’s take a look back at the previous three jubilees of her
reign: the Silver Jubilee, the Golden Jubilee, and the Diamond
Jubilee. The Queen’s Silver Jubilee – 1977 The Queen celebrated her
Silver Jubilee, marking 25 years on the throne, in 1977. Throughout
the year, The Queen…
Up to 10 million people could join UK wide 'thank you' to The Queen
31st January 2022
Up to ten million people are expected to
join a huge ‘thank you’ taking place on the final day of the
Platinum Jubilee weekend. Organisers of national ‘Thank You Day’
have planned the 2022 event to co-incide with the last afternoon of
celebrations…
As Elizabeth II makes royal history, how do the reigns of Europe's other monarchs measure up?
31st January 2022
Queen Elizabeth II is about to make
history as she becomes the first British Monarch to rule for
seventy years. It’s no surprise that she’s currently Europe’s
longest-reigning monarch, but how do her fellow monarchs fare when
the lengths of their reigns are…
The first details for the 2022
Commonwealth Day programme have been announced. Shared on the
official Commonwealth Twitter account and website, Commonwealth Day
2022 will be celebrated on Monday 14 March 2022 with both an
in-person service at Westminster Abbey and virtual events. “Given
that it is Her Majesty’s Jubilee Year, there will be a special
focus on the role service…
The Queen arrives at Wood Farm in Sandringham for a sombre start to the Platinum Jubilee
23rd January 2022
Buckingham Palace has confirmed that The
Queen has arrived at Wood Farm on the Sandringham Estate, a month
after her Christmas visit to Norfolk was cancelled. Her Majesty
travelled from Windsor Castle to Sandringham by helicopter on
Sunday morning. it is expected that…
The Queen sends message of condolence to the King of Tonga after devastating tsunami
21st January 2022
Her Majesty The Queen has sent a message
of condolence to the King of Tonga, His Majesty Tupou VI following
a deadly tsunami. In the statement released by Buckingham Palace,
The Queen wrote: “I am shocked and saddened by the impact of the
volcanic eruption and…
The Queen overruled plans for Boris
Johnson to allow more than 30 mourners to attend the funeral of the
Duke of Edinburgh because she wanted to ‘set an example. According
to Private Eye, Downing Street asked Buckingham Palace if they
would accept a temporary easing of restrictions which would have
allowed more mourners to attend Prince Philip’s funeral than was
permitted by the…
