The Lord Mayor of London hosted a
reception for the Royal Family following the Service of
Thanksgiving for the Platinum Jubilee. The lunch was also open to
political authorities, like Prime Minister Boris Johnson and
Interior Secretary Priti Patel, as well as former Prime Minister
Theresa May. Notably absent were the Duke of York, who will
be missing the entire weekend of celebrations…
While members of the Royal Family are
always greeted warmly whenever they visit St. Paul’s Cathedral,
there is also an important tradition that takes place. When the
Monarch enters the City of London in State, they are welcomed by
the Lord Mayor of London with the…
Buckingham Palace has just confirmed that
The Queen will not be in attendance at Epsom Downs Racecourse on
Saturday for The Derby. Her Majesty has limited the number of
engagements she is attending in person, and pulled out of a visit
to St Paul’s Cathedral on Friday…
Symbolism abounds this week during the
Platinum Jubilee. The jewellery on display is no exception and no
one does messaging through jewels better than the Queen herself.
For Trooping the Colour, a ceremony steeping in tradition, Queen
Elizabeth led the way by wearing her Brigade of Guards brooch. Worn
for every Trooping since 1987, except three, this could be the
Queen’s way of telling…
Thousands of beacons have been lit across
the UK and Commonwealth to mark the Platinum Jubilee. Lighting
bonfires and beacons for major royal events is a tradition that
goes back centuries in Britain. As dusk turned to night on the
first day of the Platinum Jubilee…
People in the crowds between Buckingham
Palace and Clarence House got a Jubilee surprise when the Prince of
Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall stopped for an unexpected chat
following Trooping the Colour. Not long after their balcony
appearance on day one of The…
The Queen attended the Trooping of Colour
today to open the Platinum Jubilee celebrations over the next four
days. She wore a beautiful light blue dress and jacket to mark the
occasion. Her Majesty wore a light blue Charmelaine wool dress with
a jacket that featured pearl and diamante detailing on the neckline
and the front side. Her matching blue hat with an upturned brim has
the same…
The Queen looks well at beacon lighting just hours after Palace announces she won't be at Thanksgiving Service
2nd June 2022
The Queen has symbolically lit her
Jubilee Beacon in a ceremony at Windsor Castle. Her Majesty looked
well and in good spirits as she took part in the traditional event,
just hours after Buckingham Palace confirmed she would no longer
attend the Service of Thanksgiving…
The Queen is to miss the Service of
Thanksgiving for her reign at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London after
experiencing some discomfort during the first day of Platinum
Jubilee celebrations. In a brief statement, Buckingham Palace said
”The Queen greatly enjoyed…
Town criers across the Commonwealth have
announced the impending lighting of the Jubilee beacons. The
proclamation was read on the afternoon of June 2 2022 as
celebrations for the Platinum Jubilee got under way. Thousands
declared the upcoming beacons using words specially written for the
70th anniversary of The Queen’s reign by Jane L. Smith, the Town
Crier for Bognor Regis. The…