The Queen could receive her new Prime
Minister for the first time at Balmoral. Her Majesty is currently
in residence at her Scottish home with her planned stay there
traditionally lasting until early autumn. However, the Conservative
Party will choose its new leader on September 5th 2022, when the
results of a ballot of members across the country is announced.
Either Foreign Secretary, Liz…
Contents of the Duke & Duchess of Gloucester’s Northamptonshire manor up for auction
27th August 2022
A stately manor house once belonging to
the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester is the centre of an auction that
will see its contents—in some cases with royal provenance—up for
sale. Prince Richard and Birgitte lived at Barnwell Manor in
Northamptonshire until the…
The Queen has thanked a Canadian marsh
and wetland preservation group for naming a swan in her honour. The
Friends of Wye Marsh sent The Queen a letter back in June during
the Platinum Jubilee weekend to alert her to their newest adopted
trumpeter swan, C70, named…
A young girl received a reply from The
Queen when she wrote about speed limits in her neighbourhood. After
a little boy was hit by a car in her Swindon neighbourhood, Ruby
Steadman sent a letter to The Queen asking her to act and make the
street safer. Steadman wrote: “I am so sorry to bother you, but
there is something bothering some people down Ermin Street.” She
added that the speed…
A is for Anne but why did the Queen’s
only daughter end up with a name that, at the time, wasn’t a usual
one for members of the Royal Family? The answer can perhaps best be
found in the summer of 1930 and the arrival of a princess. In
August that year, the…
The Queen has worn countless hats
throughout her 70-year reign, but her newest one has a special
meaning behind it. On 24 August, as Ukraine celebrated its
independence day, The Queen received a new hat from Ukraine as a
symbol of the relationship shared between the…
The Queen sent a message of support to
President Zelenskyy of Ukraine on the country’s independence day,
joining other world leaders in praising the country’s resilience in
the face of invasion and war. The Queen’s message was shared by the
British Embassy in Ukraine on social media and read: “It gives me
great pleasure to send Your Excellency and the people of Ukraine my
warmest…
The exotic precedent set by a Monarch for appointing a Prime Minister away from Buckingham Palace
16th August 2022
As the Queen prepares to appoint the
fifteenth Prime Minister of her reign, the question of where she
will welcome them is much discussed. Her Majesty is now in Balmoral
for her annual summer break but is understood to be planning to
return to London to accept Boris…
In honour of The Queen’s Platinum
Jubilee, the top Regimental mascots of the British Army gathered in
Edinburgh for a special photograph. The mascots travelled to
Scotland from all over the country for the photograph, which was
kept a secret for months. Corporal…
The Queen has officially begun her annual
stay at Balmoral Castle this week following a change in arrival
that saw the traditional welcoming ceremony held behind closed
doors for the first time. The Queen traditionally inspects a guard
of honour from the Balaklava Company, 5th Battalion, The Royal
Regiment of Scotland at a ceremony outside the castle gates while
pipers play and the public…
