The Queen has made an unannounced visit
to MI5’s head office where she praised the intelligence officers
for their response to “changing threats” to the United Kingdom. MI5
is the United Kingdom’s domestic counter-intelligence and security
agency. In a speech, The Queen said: “I would like to take my visit
here today as an opportunity to thank you all for the…
The Queen is on the search for a new
helicopter pilot after a job advertisement was posted on The Royal
Family’s official website. The successful applicant will be
expected to fly Her Majesty and other members of The Royal Family
as they conduct their official…
For many years now it has been apparent
that Prince Charles has been stepping up his duties as The Queen
reduces her own. This is a sure sign that Prince Charles is
preparing for the role that he will one day fulfil, though not just
yet. To completely dispel any idea that…
The Queen carries out first public engagement since returning to London
19th February 2020
The Queen met some special young patients
when she returned to work Wednesday, officially opening the Royal
National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals. Wearing a vibrant purple
coat and matching hat, Her Majesty was in excellent form as she
toured the new specialist facility, which brought the Royal
National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital and the Eastman Dental
Hospital together under one roof.
The Queen is back to work just days after
returning to London from her Christmas break in Sandringham. On
Thursday, The Queen held audiences with newly-appointed Ambassadors
to the Court of St James’s. Among her guests were His Excellency Mr
Abderrahmane…
The Queen has missed the Sunday morning
church service at Sandringham due to public safety concerns. Winds
of 50mph are currently battering the Sandringham Estate making it
unsafe for the monarch to attend church. The high winds pose not
only a threat to the…
The Queen marked the 68th anniversary of
her accession this week. But while the day itself is always spent
quietly and privately at Sandringham House, the place where her
beloved father died on February 6th 1952, the royal diary is
picking up pace. Elizabeth II, just days away from becoming the
fourth longest reigning monarch in recorded history, carried out a
series of engagements through the…
80% of people living in the UK have only ever known one monarch – Queen Elizabeth II
6th February 2020
As The Queen begins her 69th year on the
throne, it is perhaps unsurprising that 80% of UK residents have
only ever known one monarch – Elizabeth II. The then Princess
Elizabeth ascended the throne on February 6, 1952, upon the death
of her father, King George…
The Queen ascended the throne 68 years
ago today. She will mark the day, which is also the anniversary of
her father’s death, privately at Sandringham in Norfolk. Elizabeth
II’s reign began at some point in the early hours of February 6th
1952 when King George VI…
The Queen has followed in her father’s
footsteps as she visited a building on the Sandringham estate,
seven decades after King George VI declared the original version
open. And her time at Wolferton Pumping Station in Norfolk came
just hours before the anniversary of his death and her own
accession. The Pumping Station was designed to allow the marsh in
which it sits to be drained, dried…
