Buckingham Palace has announced that The
Queen and The Royal Family are set to begin a year-long tour of the
United Kingdom to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee. Queen
Elizabeth will become the first British monarch to reach such a
milestone which marks 70 years of service on the throne. On
February 6 1952, the then Princess Elizabeth became Queen aged 25
following the unexpected…
The 95-year-old Queen prepares to increase her workload so she can 'get back out and about'
30th May 2021
The Queen is keen to increase her
workload and the number of engagements she conduct as the UK begins
to ease restrictions on public and social activity. For the past 14
months, the monarch has been forced to dramatically cut down on the
number of engagements she conducts…
The Duke of Kent to accompany The Queen at Trooping The Colour so she will not be alone
30th May 2021
The Duke of Kent will accompany The Queen
at this year’s scaled down Trooping The Colour ceremony so the
95-year-old monarch will not be alone following the death of Prince
Philip in April. Although the Duke of Edinburgh has not attended
Trooping for a number of…
Joy for The Queen as her horse wins the Listed Achilles Stakes picking up £21,000 in prize money
29th May 2021
There was much to celebrate for The Queen
on Saturday after her horse won a prestigious race at Haycock Park.
King’s Lynn, a four-year-old bay gelding, won the Listed Betway
Achilles Stakes which was televised live on ITV to an audience of
millions. Ridden by Oisin Murphy and trained by Andrew Balding,
King’s Lynn won the five furlong sprint in an exciting battle to
the line…
In 2011, The Queen and Prince Philip
completed a historic state visit to the Republic of Ireland. It was
the first visit of a reigning monarch to the Republic of Ireland,
as the last visit was in 1911 by her grandfather, King George V,
before Ireland fought for independence.
The Queen has this week paid tribute to
the Royal Pharmaceutical Society as they celebrating their 180th
anniversary. Founded in April 1841 by a group of chemists and
druggists, the society works to support and represent pharmacists
and the profession. Less than a year after…
Her Majesty The Queen visited Portsmouth
on Saturday to bid farewell to the company of the HMS Queen
Elizabeth ahead of the ship’s maiden operational deployment. The
visit comes as the HMS Queen Elizabeth prepares to lead the United
Kingdom Carrier Strike Group on a seven-month operational
deployment. During the deployment, more than 26,000 nautical miles
will be crossed from the…
Famous faces and faith leaders lend their support to the Platinum Jubilee tree planting celebrations
19th May 2021
The Queen’s Green Canopy launched on
Monday, 17 May in honour of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022.
The UK-wide tree planting initiative plans to have 3 million
saplings planted from October 2021 to March 2022. Schools,
community groups, and individuals can…
There is fresh heartbreak for The Queen
this week following the death of one of her beloved dorgi puppies
at the age of just five-months-old. According to The Sun newspaper,
the 95-year-old monarch is “devastated” following the death of the
puppy who she named…
The Queen to head to Balmoral for an out-of-season visit as she continues to mourn Prince Philip
15th May 2021
It is being reported that The Queen will
make an out-of-season visit to her Balmoral later this month as she
continues to mourn the loss of her husband of 73 years, Prince
Philip. The 95-year-old monarch will leave Windsor for her Scottish
retreat for a low-key private visit where she can enjoy the
solitude and serenity of the Highlands. The Daily Mail reports that
The Queen will not stay in…
