Queen Elizabeth II has many residences
that she travels to and from regularly, but only one of them is her
primary London residence. For decades, this has been Buckingham
Palace, but in recent years—due to the global pandemic and
extensive renovations at the iconic London palace—her primary
residence has become Windsor Castle. What is a primary residence?
And where does The Queen spend…
The Queen is set to visit Wales for the
first time in five years in October. On the 14th, The Queen will
attend the opening ceremony of the sixth session of Senedd.
According to the Welsh Parliament website, Her Majesty will make a
speech in the Senedd’s chamber. In…
The Queen will officially open the
Scottish Parliament on 2 October with her son and daughter-in-law,
the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay. Back in 1999, Queen Elizabeth
opened the first session of the Scottish Parliament following the
devolution of powers. Let’s take a…
The statue of The Queen Mother in
Poundbury is not only causing conflicting traffic, but people say
the statue is an unfit tribute to the late royal. The 9ft 6in (3m)
bronze statue was unveiled in October 2016 by The Queen at the
Prince of Wales’ model town in Dorset. The sculpture by Philip
Jackson is the second casting of a statue which stands in The Mall
in London, depicting The Queen…
500 horses to put on a special performance for The Queen to mark her 70 years on the throne
21st September 2021
The Queen’s milestone Platinum Jubilee
will now incorporate ‘A Gallop Through History’ courtesy of the
Royal Windsor Horse Show. Over 1,000 performers and 500 horses will
band together to tell a cohesive story of Britain’s history from
Elizabeth I (who reigned…
The Queen’s Green Canopy is one of
several big projects for The Platinum Jubilee in 2021. Originally
announced in May 2021, the Queen’s Green Canopy Garden was
officially launched on Monday, 20 September, at the RHS Chelsea.
Dame Judi Dench, a Queen’s…
One of The Queen’s royal pipers has
revealed how the monarch stepped in to support him and his family
following his wife’s cancer diagnosis. Speaking to BBC Scotland,
Pipe Major Scott Methven, who served as The Queen’s piper at
Balmoral Castle while she was in residence, said that she
“supported me with everything that went on in my private life.”
Methven’s wife was diagnosed…
The Queen’s Green Canopy will be a star
attraction at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show next week, with its
ambassador Dame Judi Dench encouraging patrons to ‘plant a tree for
the jubilee.’ The planting season begins on 1 October, so the
initiative’s plans to promote…
The Duke of Kent marks the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
4th September 2021
The Duke of Kent has attended a Drumhead
Service in the gardens of the Palace of Holyrood in Edinburgh to
mark the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Royal Scots
Dragoon Guards. The Queen is Colonel-in-Chief and The Duke is
Deputy Colonel-in-Chief of the…
Chaplain reads out The Queen's good wishes as she misses military event
3rd September 2021
The Queen has sent her “warmest good
wishes” from Balmoral to those attending a service marking the 50th
anniversary of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards. The monarch was due
to travel by helicopter to the event on the grounds of the Palace
of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh on Friday. However, Buckingham Palace
announced Thursday night The Queen would no longer attend due to a
bad weather…
