One of the most significant milestones of
The Queen’s historic 70-year reign was her May 2011 State Visit to
the Republic of Ireland. From 17 to 20 May 2011, Queen
Elizabeth II and her husband, The Duke of Edinburgh, made a State
Visit to Ireland. She was the first reigning monarch to visit
Ireland since her grandfather, King George V, visited in 1911.
Ireland became a republic in 1921…
The Queen in 'cultural boycott' to show disapproval of Russian invasion of Ukraine
17th March 2022
The Royal Art Collection, held in trust
by The Queen, has become involved in the cultural boycott of
Russia. The collection is withdrawing permission for three swords
to be displayed at the Kremlin Museums in Moscow. The Guardian
reports the collection agreed to lend the…
The Queen became the first British
sovereign to visit China in 1986, officially visiting the country
with the Duke of Edinburgh over a six-day period beginning on 13
October. The Queen and Prince Philip visited the cities of Beijing,
Shanghai, Xi’an, Kunming…
During the reign of Queen Victoria and
Prince Albert, Windsor Castle was made their primary royal
residence despite the Queen complaining early on in her reign that
the castle was “prison-like” and “dull and tiresome.” She would
often prefer Osborne and Balmoral as holiday residences. The growth
of the British Empire and the Queen’s dynastic ties to Europe
would…
Windsor Castle serves as the oldest and
largest inhabited castle in the world and has been the family home
of British kings and Queens for nearly 1,000 years. William the
Conqueror originally built the site to secure the western approach
to London while providing easy access…
Diplomats refer to it as “soft diplomacy”
– the art of saying things without actually uttering a single word.
Another definition is of it is “saying without saying”. On the 24th
of February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. Media around the world
have…
New details have been revealed about this
year’s Commonwealth Day celebrations. Set to take place on Monday
14 March, the service will be the first in-person gathering of the
Commonwealth since the global health crisis began in 2020. Members
of the Royal Family are set to attend the annual Commonwealth Day
Service at Westminster Abbey. The service will reflect on Her
Majesty’s…
Charles, Camilla, William and Kate mark International Women's Day with fulsome praise for The Queen
9th March 2022
Each year, 8 March is International
Women’s Day. This year, for International Women’s Day 2022, The
Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall and The Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge have taken to social media to highlight the
work that The Queen has…
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
has been the first person to have an in-person meeting with The
Queen since her Covid-19 diagnosis in February. Trudeau flew to
London early on Monday, 7 March to meet with UK Prime Minister
Boris Johnson and the Prime Minister…
While Buckingham Palace is the official
London residence of the sovereign and serves as the administrative
headquarters for The Crown, The Queen will not be returning from
Windsor Castle. The Queen and the late Duke of Edinburgh moved to
Windsor Castle permanently at the start of the global health crisis
in March 2020 in order to better isolate and stay separate. Prior
to 2020, they would…
