As members of the Royal Family continue to tour parts of the UK and the Commonwealth in honour of the Platinum Jubilee, more details about the upcoming tour to Canada from the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall have been revealed.
Their Royal Highnesses will visit the country from 17 to 19 May. On the tour, Charles and Camilla will travel more than 2000 miles from the easternmost province…
Ed Sheeran will lead the nation in a special tribute to The Queen as the Platinum Pageant reaches its finale during the Jubilee celebrations.
The award winning singer will be outside Buckingham Palace where it’s hoped tens of thousands on the Mall will join millions…
The Queen presents Mother Teresa with the Order of Merit
26th April 2022
In November 1983, Queen Elizabeth II presented an honourary Order of Merit to Mother Teresa in recognition of her outstanding service to humanity. The Nobel Peace Prize winner became the fifth non-British citizen to win the Order.
During the simple ceremony on the lawn of…
The Service of Thanksgiving for the 70 year reign of The Queen will follow Jubilee tradition and be held at St. Paul’s Cathedral.
Ever since 1897, the cathedral has hosted Jubilee services. On June 3rd 2022, it will welcome thousands to give thanks for the life and reign of Elizabeth II as she marks her Platinum Jubilee.
Speaking ahead of the ceremony, the Dean of St. Paul’s, the…
Cricket, parrots and the Commonwealth Games: Edward and Sophie continue their Caribbean tour
25th April 2022
As the Earl and Countess of Wessex continued their royal tour of the Caribbean, day two brought a mixture of two things that you wouldn’t think go together, parrots and cricket.
The Earl met Commonwealth Games athletes as he watched a race held in honour of the…
Milestones of a Monarch: The 'Annus Horribilis' Speech
23rd April 2022
Queen Elizabeth II celebrated the 40th anniversary of her reign—her Ruby Jubilee—in 1992, though you wouldn’t have known about it unless you knew the context behind her now infamous ‘Annus Horribilis’ speech.
What may have ordinarily been a celebratory event…
The Earl and Countess of Wessex have arrived in St. Lucia for a week long Caribbean tour marking the Platinum Jubilee.
Edward and Sophie were all smiles as they arrived on the island on April 22nd 2022. The couple were welcomed at the airport by the Deputy Prime Minister of St. Lucia, Dr Ernest Hilaire, as well as the aide-de-camp to the governor general, Captain Cyril Saltibus.
The Earl and…
A 'tree of trees' unveiled for the Platinum Jubilee
22nd April 2022
A ‘tree of trees’ will be placed in front of Buckingham Palace as a central point of the Jubilee celebrations.
The sculpture, measuring 21 metres, will include 350 native British trees. The artwork, designed by Thomas Heatherwick, will ensure that trees and…
With the Platinum Jubilee weekend inching closer, ITV has announced its plans for a star-studded Celebration.
Dame Helen Mirren, who has played Her Majesty in the theatre and on film, is set to lead The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebration. Tom Cruise and Damian…
Gun salutes mark The Queen's 96th birthday
22nd April 2022
To celebrate Her Majesty’s 96th birthday, The Tower of London fired a 62-round gun salute.
With The Queen turning 96, one might wonder, why 62 rounds? Twenty-one rounds represent a royal anniversary while 20 rounds are fired to reflect the tower’s status as a royal palace and fortress. As for the other 21 rounds, those are for the City of London, symbolising the city’s…