The Scottish government has given Her
Majesty The Queen advanced access to at least 67 parliamentary
bills. These bills are said to affect her public powers, private
property, or personal interests under an arcane custom inherited
from Westminster. The Queen’s consent procedure, which critics say
is anti-democratic, has been repeatedly used by Her Majesty in
recent decades. It has allowed the…
Official website of the British monarchy updated to include Lili's place in the succession
27th July 2021
The official website for the British
monarchy has been updated to represent the newest member of the
family’s place in the line of succession, Lilibet Diana. The Duke
and Duchess of Sussex’s daughter was born 4 June at the Santa
Barbara Cottage Hospital in…
With The Queen fast approaching her
Platinum Jubilee, celebrating 70 years on the throne, she still
continues to be a fashion icon. Bookies offer odds on the colour
hats she wears to Ascot, and people continually speculate on the
contents and movements of her handbags. Over…
The Queen is attending one of her
favourite summer events, the Royal Windsor Horse Show. On Thursday,
1 July The Queen wrapped up Royal Week in Scotland and finished her
day by attending the Horse Show. She was joined by the Countess of
Wessex and the Countess Mountbatten of Burma. Her Majesty
looked to be enjoying the day, smiling and laughing with those
around her as she watched the event.
Planning for The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
continues along, with new details about the Platinum Pageant
released this week. As the news trickles out, let’s take a look at
what we know so far. The Platinum Pageant Earlier this week, we
learned details about the…
To close out Royal Week in Scotland on
Thursday, The Queen was joined by The Princess Royal for a visit to
The Edinburgh Climate Change Institute. During the visit, The Queen
and The Princess spoke to staff and students about their research
on how the effects of climate…
The Princess Royal has now joined The
Queen in Scotland for Royal Week, and they are completing a
whirlwind schedule of engagements. After visiting a community green
space in west Glasgow earlier today, they continued on to Skypark
to meet with two different companies who are leading in space
technology. The pair first met with AAC Clyde Space. The
company specialises in developing advanced…
The Princess Royal has joined The Queen
in Scotland for the second half of Holyrood Week. This morning, the
pair were in Glasgow to visit The Children’s Wood Project, a green
space devoted to community and learning. The Children’s Wood
Project in Glasgow is a…
The Queen presents Canadian Armed Forces with Royal Banner to celebrate centenary
25th June 2021
The Queen carried out an official
engagement as Queen of Canada on Friday, presenting the Canadian
Armed Forces Legal Branch with a Royal Banner to mark its
centenary. The Queen spoke with members of the Canadian Armed
Forces via video call from Windsor Castle, including…
Conservative MP starts campaign calling for portrait of The Queen to be displayed in every home
25th June 2021
Conservative MP Joy Morrissey plans to
write to Prime Minister Boris Johnson as part of an initiative to
get a portrait of The Queen in “every home, company, and
institution that would like one.” Morrissey, MP for Beaconsfield in
Buckinghamshire, launched the initiative along with the British
Monarchists Society, of which she is patron. Launching the campaign
in a tweet, Morrissey said…
