Her Majesty’s Gold Medal for Poetry has
been awarded for 2021 to Grace Nichols, a Guyanese poet who moved
to Britain in 1977. Nichols’ first poetry collection, I Is a
Long-Memoried Woman, was published in 1983 and won the Commonwealth
Poetry Prize. Her work celebrates her Guyanese and South American
heritage while touching on issues of racism and immigration in
Britain. The Poetry…
A beaming Queen welcomes award winner to Windsor as she carries out another engagement
9th December 2021
The Queen continues to hold in-person
audiences at Windsor Castle. She met with Thomas Trotter to present
him with the 2020 Queen’s Medal for Music on 8 December. Trotter, a
world-renowned concert organist, was announced as the winner last
November. In a statement on…
Members of the Royal Family show support for Kate at her Christmas Carol Special
9th December 2021
With the holiday season upon us, the
Royal Family geared up for Christmas by supporting the Duchess of
Cambridge at The Together At Christmas Community Carol Service.
Held at Westminster Abbey, the service was spearheaded by the
Duchess as a way to thank people across the…
The Queen’s Green Canopy has celebrated
its first two ‘Champion Cities’ this weekend, recognising cities
across the United Kingdom that dedicate themselves to green
initiatives. Over the weekend, Greater Manchester and Leicester
were recognised as the first two Champion Cities for The Queen’s
Green Canopy. According to The Queen’s Green Canopy organisers,
Champion Cities have…
Queen Elizabeth receives Ruth Bader Ginsburg Women of Leadership Award
5th December 2021
The Queen has received the prestigious
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Women of Leadership Award. In a ceremony at the
US Library of Congress last Thursday, The Queen was honoured for
her lifelong commitment to the people of the Commonwealth and her
leadership throughout the nearly…
Queen Elizabeth’s Mistress of the Robes,
Ann Fortune FitzRoy, Dowager Duchess of Grafton, has died at the
age of 101. Born Ann Fortune Smith on 20 February 1920, the Dowager
Duchess was the senior lady in the Royal Household, and her duties
included organising the rota…
The links between British and Romanian royals at heart of latest visit
26th November 2021
Her Majesty Margareta, Custodian of the
Romanian Crown is this week on a four-day long visit to the United
Kingdos with her husband Prince Radu of Romania. It’s the latest in
a long line of visits between the two families. The first visit of
the Royal Family of Romania to London took place in 1874 when
Sovereign Prince Carol I and Princess Elizabeth met with the Prince
and Princess of…
Windsor Castle is ready to celebrate the
holidays. The Christmas decorations are up and visitors will be
able to see the State Apartments transformed with shimmering
Christmas trees, twinkling lights, and festive garlands. Photo by
Royal Collection Trust In addition to…
Inside the Jubilee Exhibition: The Queen's most famous portrait?
22nd November 2021
To celebrate the Platinum Jubilee in
2022, the Royal Collection Trust will be staging three different
exhibitions in 2022. The exhibition at Buckingham Palace will focus
on her Accession, the Windsor Castle exhibition on her Coronation,
and the Palace of Holyroodhouse…
The Queen is well enough to attend the double christening of her two great-grandchildren in Windsor
21st November 2021
The Queen attended the joint christening
of two of her great-grandchildren on Sunday afternoon, following a
month of concern about her health. On Sunday, Buckingham Palace
confirmed in a statement that “Masters August Brooksbank and Lucas
Tindall were christened in a private family service at All Saints
Chapel, Royal Lodge, Windsor, today. The service was attended by
The Queen, immediate…
