The Queen will officially open the Scottish Parliament on 2 October with her son and daughter-in-law, the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay.
Back in 1999, Queen Elizabeth opened the first session of the Scottish Parliament following the devolution of powers. Let’s take a look back at the historic event ahead of The Queen’s upcoming engagement.
By 1999, Scotland had voted in a referendum to…
The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery Public Duties Contingent has formally been invited by The Queen to serve as The Queen’s Guard in the United Kingdom. They will be celebrating a historic anniversary.
The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery A and B Batteries…
From small and simple to over-the-top, the right hat completes any royal outfit. This autumn, our team is taking a look at their favourite royal hats from over the years.
When it comes to hats, Her Majesty certainly has a long reign of fabulous headgear to consider. From…
500 horses to put on a special performance for The Queen to mark her 70 years on the throne
21st September 2021
The Queen’s milestone Platinum Jubilee will now incorporate ‘A Gallop Through History’ courtesy of the Royal Windsor Horse Show.
Over 1,000 performers and 500 horses will band together to tell a cohesive story of Britain’s history from Elizabeth I (who reigned from 1558 to 1603) to the present Queen Elizabeth II. The Royal Windsor Horse Show will tell an unfolding story that encompasses…
The Queen’s Green Canopy is one of several big projects for The Platinum Jubilee in 2021. Originally announced in May 2021, the Queen’s Green Canopy Garden was officially launched on Monday, 20 September, at the RHS Chelsea.
Dame Judi Dench, a Queen’s…
The Queen is set to be asked to pardon a sixteenth-century abbot posthumously after he was hanged, drawn, and quartered on 15 November 1539.
Blessed Richard Whiting, Abbot of Glastonbury, was executed for treason in the aftermath of Henry VIII’s Dissolution of the…
One of The Queen’s royal pipers has revealed how the monarch stepped in to support him and his family following his wife’s cancer diagnosis.
Speaking to BBC Scotland, Pipe Major Scott Methven, who served as The Queen’s piper at Balmoral Castle while she was in residence, said that she “supported me with everything that went on in my private life.”
Methven’s wife was diagnosed…
The Queen’s Green Canopy will be a star attraction at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show next week, with its ambassador Dame Judi Dench encouraging patrons to ‘plant a tree for the jubilee.’
The planting season begins on 1 October, so the initiative’s plans to promote…
Opinion: Should The Queen be sending a national day message to the North Korean ruler?
15th September 2021
Buckingham Palace confirmed yesterday that The Queen had sent a message to North Korea as they celebrated their national holiday. This came after North Korean state television, KCNA, revealed that Her Majesty had sent a telegram to the Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un on 7…
Celebrations at Balmoral for The Queen as she records her most successful racing season in many decades
13th September 2021
The Queen is celebrating at Balmoral this evening after her horse, Fresh Fancy, won his race at Kempton Park, making 2021 Her Majesty’s most successful racing season in many decades.
Fresh Fancy’s success on the all weather on Monday means that The Queen has now recorded her 30th winner of the flat season.
This beats her previous modern seasonal best of 29 wins which was recorded…
