Since 1837, Buckingham Palace has been
the official London residence and ‘office’ of Great Britain’s
sovereigns. In the spotlight for nearly 180 years, the palace is
one of Britain’s most popular tourist attractions and has had its
fair share of historic moments. The palace that stands alongside
Green Park and overlooking The Mall today started its life in 1703
as Buckingham House – the…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain
have arrived in the United Kingdom. Their official State Visit is
set to begin tomorrow and will last three days. In the late
afternoon, King Felipe and Queen Letizia departed from the Adolfo
Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport in Madrid.
Swan Upping, an annual ceremony dating
back to the twelfth century, will start on the 17th of July. Swan
Upping is a yearly census of the swan population along the River
Thames. Announcing the schedule for this year journey along the
River Thames was the Queen’s Swan…
The Queen has released a statement
following the Grenfell Tower Fire. The Queen paid tribute to the
people currently still in the hospital and the relatives of those
who have lost loved ones. As well as that, she paid tribute to the
bravery of the emergency services and the generosity of the
community. In her statement, she said: “My thoughts and prayers are
with those families who have lost…
Patricia Knatchbull was the 2nd Countess
Mountbatten of Burma. She was the eldest child of Lord Mountbatten
of Burma. Our Queen did not celebrate her accession as it was also
the anniversary of her father’s passing, but there is little doubt
that Patricia Knatchbull took…
Following her surprise visit to Royal
Manchester Children’s Hospital to speak with survivors of the
Manchester bombing, The Queen has voiced concerns about the
psychological repercussions of the attack on survivors. At
yesterday’s Royal Garden Party – the last at…
Queen and Duke of Edinburgh lead Garden Party guests in moment of silence for Manchester victims
24th May 2017
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh led
the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall, Princess Eugenie and
their 8,000 assembled guests in a moment of silence and respect for
the victims of the Manchester bombing at the start of yesterday’s
Garden Party at Buckingham Palace. The moment of silence was
followed by the national anthem, and then the royal party moving
down the steps to meet with the…
From the moment you step through the
Buckingham Palace gates and join the crowds on the lawn you know
you’re at the start of a very special experience. With ladies and
gents in their finest and a sea of top hats and fascinators in
every direction, there’s a…
Shaan Dulay, a four-year-old student from
the West Midlands, was so impressed by The Queen when he learned
about her at school that he immediately began thinking up ways to
meet her. Dulay decided, after his mother told him that The Queen
is likely very busy at Buckingham…
Why the royal standard would never reveal clues to “emergency” Buckingham Palace meeting
5th May 2017
While #BuckinghamPalace trended on
Twitter and the world waited in a frenzied state for news about the
“emergency” meeting called on Thursday, many people turned their
eyes to the flag flying over the palace. Though they may have hoped
it would reveal a clue as to the nature of the meeting they would
be disappointed because even if a monarch were to pass away, the
Royal Standard would never be…
