Queen Elizabeth II

27th April 2022

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…

Big stars to join thousands celebrating Jubilee at the Platinum Pageant

26th April 2022

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…

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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 Presidential Lodge in New Delhi, India, The Queen handed Mother Teresa a scarlet metal insignia. There were no citations…

Jubilee Service of Thanksgiving at St. Paul's follows long royal tradition

26th April 2022

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…

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Cricket, parrots and the Commonwealth Games: Edward and Sophie continue their Caribbean tour

British Royals Queen Elizabeth II

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

By Jess Ilse

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 Queen’s Ruby Jubilee passed with relatively little fanfare. She and Prince Philip undertook tours of Canada and…

All smiles for Edward and Sophie as Caribbean tour gets under way

23rd April 2022

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' 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 the…

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Details of star-studded show marking The Queen's Platinum Jubilee are revealed