Since 1837, Buckingham Palace has been
the official London residence and ‘office’ of Great Britain’s
sovereigns. In the spotlight for nearly 180 years, the palace is
one of Britain’s most popular tourist attractions and has had its
fair share of historic moments. The palace that stands alongside
Green Park and overlooking The Mall today started its life in 1703
as Buckingham House – the…
Following his recent hospitalisation, a
number of new engagements have been announced for His Royal
Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, including a Garden Party at the
Palace of Holyroodhouse on 4 July in Edinburgh and a joint
engagement with Her Majesty The Queen at Falkirk and…
As Patron of the Battle of Britain
Memorial Flight, the Duke of Cambridge will mark the Flight’s 60th
anniversary by attending a reception and air display at Royal Air
Force Coningsby on Tuesday 11 July. Formerly of the Royal Air Force
Search and Rescue Force at RAF…
Ahead of the start of the 201 Wimbledon
Championships next Monday, the Duchess of Cambridge has spoken of
her love for the sport of tennis in a new BBC documentary. Sue
Barker: Our Wimbledon celebrates 90 years of Wimbledon coverage on
the BBC and sees Sue Barker travel around the world to find out
what it is about Wimbledon that inspires so many and turns even the
unlikeliest people into tennis…
As of April 2018 The Queen’s
taxpayer-funded income will rise to £82.2 million, an 8.1 per cent
increase from 2017. The Queen’s income, which is known as the
Sovereign Grant, supports the head of state but also covers the
costs of the occupied royal palaces. First…
Prince Harry was in central London
yesterday to open the new extension to the Royal Institute of
International Affairs at Chatham House. The extension provides a
permanent home for a leadership training centre named after his
grandmother, the Royal institute’s patron since…
Increase in crimes around the royal palaces since the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
13th June 2017
In a new report released by the
Metropolitan Police in response to a freedom of information
request, statistics reveal that crimes around Buckingham and
Kensington Palaces have more than tripled since the royal wedding
in 2011. In 2011 just 13 crimes took place within palace grounds
and also just outside but the number jumped to 41 in 2016. Scotland
Yard has confirmed that: “The vast majority of…
Prince Harry arrives in Australia and pays tribute to Australian victims of London attack
8th June 2017
During an appearance at Admiralty House
in Sydney as part of his whirlwind two-day visit to Australia,
Prince Harry spoke about Saturday night’s attack in London. Before
beginning his speech to launch the 500-day countdown to Sydney’s
hosting of the October 2018 Invictus…
Following her surprise visit to Royal
Manchester Children’s Hospital to speak with survivors of the
Manchester bombing, The Queen has voiced concerns about the
psychological repercussions of the attack on survivors. At
yesterday’s Royal Garden Party – the last at…
Queen and Duke of Edinburgh lead Garden Party guests in moment of silence for Manchester victims
24th May 2017
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh led
the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall, Princess Eugenie and
their 8,000 assembled guests in a moment of silence and respect for
the victims of the Manchester bombing at the start of yesterday’s
Garden Party at Buckingham Palace. The moment of silence was
followed by the national anthem, and then the royal party moving
down the steps to meet with the…
