The Queen alongside her husband, The Duke of Edinburgh, arrived in Malta on Thursday for the start of her three day state visit of the country; where she will attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).
The Queen is being accompanied by her son – the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall for the duration of the trip where Charles will make a speech on climate change at…
The Queen is to receive an extra £2.7m in funding next year, as George Osbourne revealed the 2016/17 Sovereign Grant during yesterday’s Autumn Statement.
The small detail, listed on page 114 of the Chancellor’s Spending Review, confirms that the Royal…
A Party Fit for a Queen: Elizabeth's 90th Birthday Celebrations Sell Out
25th November 2015
A huge, multi-day celebration has been planned for The Queen’s 90th birthday next year and tickets to the event have already completely sold out.
The festivities, held from 12-15 May 2016, will see thousands descend on the private grounds of Windsor Castle, one of Her…
The Queen has inaugurated the Tenth General Synod of the Church of England, following a service at Westminster Abbey this morning.
Arriving with the Duke of Edinburgh, Her Majesty looked radiant as she took her seat in a grey and cream striped tweed jacket and hat amongst the hundreds of religious leaders and worshippers gathered for the pre-Synod Eucharist.
During the service, presided over…
The Queen is to make an address to clergy at the Headquarters of the Church of England later this month, in her capacity as its Supreme Governor.
Her Majesty, accompanied by Prince Philip, will meet hundreds of bishops, deans and other religious leaders during a…
Queen Elizabeth’s portrait removed from Canadian Foreign Affairs building
10th November 2015
Among fears that newly elected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government may be trying to excise her images from Canada’s national life, a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II has been removed from a prime location at the Foreign Affairs building and replaced by twin…
The Duchess of Cambridge might be attending her first official state banquet that will be honouring Chinese leader, Xi Jinping. Although almost five years have elapsed since her glorious wedding in later April of 2011, the Duchess has not yet attended a state banquet, an occasion in which she is required to dress formally.
The event is to transpire in over a week at Buckingham Palace, set in a…
At the request of security services, flying over the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk will be restricted, not allowing aircraft within 1.5 miles of Anmer Hall, home of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. The rules will apply to Anmer Hall from the 1st November while similar…
The Welsh Guards have been around for exactly 100 years this year. They were founded by King George V on 26 February 1915 by Royal Warrant to include Wales in the national component to the Foot Guards. They were the last Guards to be created, and they began their first…
Longevity, popularity and, above all, impartiality. Over more than 63 years, Elizabeth II has been an embodiment of a monarchy that always puts people first. Her frequent engagements with her subjects and unrelenting willingness to listen to them have distinguished her from some passive royals and other despotic ones across the world.
Throughout their reign, her predecessors made sure they were…
