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, Guangzhou during their historic trip;
viewing the Great Wall of China, the Museum of Qin Terra-cotta
Warriors in Xi’an, and…
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…
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 covered the facts, and have talked about the humanitarian
catastrophe that is unfolding by the hour. Over 2 million people
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…
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 of the Netherlands, Mark
Rutte, to discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine. All three
countries belong to the North Atlantic…
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…
The Queen has made a ‘generous donation’
to a Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal as the invasion of Ukraine by
Russia continues. The Disasters Emergency Committee revealed the
donation on March 3rd 2022, tweeting: “Many thanks to Her Majesty
The Queen for continuing to…
The Queen’s Commonwealth Baton Relay has
completed 147 days out of its 294-day journey, marking the halfway
point of the Relay. The Queen’s Baton Relay is a tradition that
celebrates, connects, and excites communities throughout the
Commonwealth in the build-up to the Commonwealth Games. The Relay
officially began 7 October when Her Majesty placed her Message to
the Commonwealth…
