Last week’s announcement by The Duke and
Duchess of Sussex to step back as senior royals has caused a
renewed interest in royal finances. A significant amount of media
attention has been given to the Sovereign Grant and the income
given to the Prince of Wales from the Duchy of Cornwall. That
income, which was created in 1337 by King Edward III, has funded
95% of the office of the Duke and…
The Queen, Sussexes and Cambridges send messages of support to Australia as it battles a catastrophic bushfire crisis
5th January 2020
The Queen, Sussexes and Cambridges have
sent messages of support to Australians affected by the worst
bushfire crisis in the country’s history. In the messages, the
royals expressed their shock over the horrific conditions and
praised firefighters, emergency workers and…
January The Queen spent Christmas at
Sandringham and continued to stay there through February, so news
was slow at the beginning of the year. Case in point? Our first
story about The Queen in 2019 was titled “Inquiring children’s
minds want to know: does The Queen eat…
Christmas Sparkle at the Palace: All the Tiaras from the Diplomatic Reception
12th December 2019
The Queen hosted her annual Diplomatic
Reception at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday evening. As one of the
last white tie events on the British royal calendar, let’s look at
the tiaras worn by Queen Elizabeth, The Duchess of Cornwall, and
The Duchess of Cambridge. Vladimir Tiara [getty src=”1188052265″
width=”594″ height=”396″ tld=”ca”] The Vladimir Tiara is one of
Queen…
You never know what commonalities you’ll
find between celebrities and royalty. For actress Elizabeth Hurley,
she says herself and The Queen share the same stalker. Hurley
revealed the information on Monday’s episode of Watch What Happens
Live With Andy Cohen. The…
The Queen opened the new headquarters of
the Royal Philatelic Society in its 150th anniversary year on
Tuesday, and viewed a stamp portrait of herself while joking around
with the staff and guests. After entering a room at the new
headquarters in London, The Queen joked…
This time of year, the Royal Family takes
the time to reflect on sacrifices made by members of the Armed
Forces and veterans. While the family takes part in a number of
events, The Queen started off this year’s commemorations with a
visit to Kent. The Queen visited the Royal British Legion
Industries in Kent in part of the charity’s centenary year. The
charity supports Armed Forces…
Royal Relations: how Elizabeth II is linked to Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg
16th August 2019
Her Majesty The Queen is related to many
of Europe’s sovereigns, not in the least because of Queen
Victoria’s matchmaking but also because of another woman, Princess
Carolina of Orange-Nassau. Princess Carolina was born on 28
February 1743 as the daughter of William…
"I'm still perfectly capable of planting a tree": The Queen takes command in Cambridge
10th July 2019
In case you were wondering if there’s an
age limit to planting ceremonial trees, allow Queen Elizabeth to
debunk the myth for you: at 93-years-old, she reminded onlookers in
Cambridge on Tuesday that she’s “still perfectly capable of
planting a tree.” The Queen was…
Being a royal might seem like a glamorous
job but there are some downsides to it. For the Queen and the
Duchess of Cambridge, that happens to be motion sickness. Embed
from Getty Images The monarch, 93 and the Duchess, 37 are said to
both suffer from motion sickness. With many events requiring Her
Majesty and Her Royal Highness to travel in a carriage, it’s
believed this is a regular occurrence…
