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 Green Canopy Ambassador, officially
launched The Queen’s Green Canopy Garden at the RHS Chelsea. The
flower show is…
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…
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 Regiment. [getty src=”1235034537″
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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…
The Queen is one of the most popular
portrait subjects across the world. However, portraits of Her
Majesty are often scrutinised far more than anyone else’s. Lucien
Freud’s 2001 portrait of her, “Queen Elizabeth II”, is one of the
most divisive royal portraits…
The Queen has been officially welcomed
back to her summer home in Scotland, Balmoral Castle. Elizabeth II
took part in the traditional ceremonial welcome which included the
inspection of the Balaklava Company, and 5 Battalion The Royal
Regiment of Scotland at the gates of the castle. [getty
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Peter Phillips reveals sadness at not being able to hug The Queen after Prince Philip's death
3rd August 2021
Nearly four months after the Duke of
Edinburgh was laid to rest, Peter Phillips has revealed how he
coped with the funeral. The eldest grandchild of The Queen said
images of Her Majesty sitting alone at Prince Philip’s funeral
became a very relatable moment for many…
The emblem for The Queen’s Platinum
Jubilee has officially been unveiled today, and it’s a graphic
design student from the University of Leeds who will have the
honour of having designed the historic symbol. Nineteen-year-old
Edward Roberts has been announced as the…
The Queen thanks artist for 'pretty awful' and 'creepy' portrait of Prince Philip
30th July 2021
A woman who painted a ‘pretty awful’
portrait of the late Duke of Edinburgh and sent it to The Queen
received a personalised letter back from Buckingham Palace.
23-year-old Honor Morrison sent the art because she found it
‘creepy’ and felt as if Prince Philip was watching her. But, she
didn’t want to bin her work. Honor spent four hours painting the
Duke after…
