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 Presidential Lodge in
New Delhi, India, The Queen handed Mother Teresa a scarlet metal
insignia. There were no citations…
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…
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…
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 Queen’s Ruby Jubilee passed with
relatively little fanfare. She and Prince Philip undertook tours of
Canada and…
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…
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…
Details of star-studded show marking The Queen's Platinum Jubilee are revealed
22nd April 2022
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 Lewis, Phillip Schofield and Julie Etchingham
will host the special which is set to be broadcast live from
Windsor Castle on 15…
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…
A birthday treat at Changing the Guard as the band serenades Her Majesty
22nd April 2022
As Her Majesty The Queen celebrated her
96th birthday, there was a special birthday treat as the band at
Changing the Guard played “Happy Birthday” in her honour. What some
might have noticed is that the Changing of the Guard took place at
Windsor rather than…
As The Queen turns 96, many UK papers
feature her photo as well as tributes to a record breaking Monarch
in her Platinum Jubilee year. But Elizabeth II has been dominating
the front pages for almost a century now. Back on April 21st 1926,
when the Queen was born, there was plenty of excitement over the
arrival of a new princess who – at the time – was several steps
removed from the Crown…
