It has been revealed that a specialist
police team are currently monitoring more than 400 stalkers who
form a threat to the royal family. Established in 2007 because
‘information was coming in, but there was no system to assess it.
And the attacks were potentially preventable,’ the Fixated Threat
Assessment Centre (FTAC) is led by a psychiatrist and a
psychologist. They believe the best way to…
The Goring Hotel remains a longstanding favourite of The Queen and the Royal Family
11th December 2016
Marked by a mix of eccentricity, humour,
‘Britishness’, tradition and a love of the monarchy, the Goring
Hotel in Belgravia has remained a favourite of The Queen and the
Royal Family since its opening in 1910. The only hotel to hold a
Royal Warrant for hospitality…
Stained-glass window of Her Majesty to be designed by David Hockney for Westminster Abbey
23rd November 2016
Westminster Abbey announced on Tuesday,
22 November that influential contemporary painter David Hockney has
accepted an invitation to design a stained-glass window at the
Abbey to honour Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Though the Abbey
will provide input, Mr Hockney will…
A new portrait of the Queen by
internationally acclaimed Northern Irish artist Colin Davidson has
been revealed by the Queen. Embed from Getty Images The large
canvas which is 4ft by 5ft, shows the Queen wearing a turquoise
Karl Ludwig dress, smiling. The painting was produced from a 90
minute sitting at Buckingham Palace in May and marks the work of a
charity promoting the reconciliation in…
British royals send messages of remembrance on the 50th anniversary of the of Aberfan disaster
21st October 2016
Today, Friday, 21 October 2016,
marks the 50th anniversary since the tragedy in Aberfan where 116
children and 28 adults lost their lives. Four days after the
landslide, the Queen and Prince Philip visited the community.
Likewise, today, on this sad occasion, the Prince of…
Prince Philip was upset about giving up his navy career for Queen Elizabeth II claims new programme, ‘The Crown’
3rd October 2016
New drama series The Crown is set to
reveal the Duke of Edinburgh’s frustrations about being made to
give up his Royal Navy career following The Queen’s accession to
the throne in 1953. The £100 million drama (believed to be the most
expensive television series yet…
Add “fashionista” to the already crowded
list of accolades Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has received in
her 90th year. She has been placed on Vanity Fair’s International
Best Dressed List in a category of her own. In a “Special
Citation,” the Queen is honoured for her sixty-plus years of
fashionable moments, with a list of the key dressers and designers
that have influenced the style…
HMY Britannia by Tower Bridge. Credit:
Lynda Poulter via Wikimedia Commons. In service from 1954 until
1997, HMY Britannia is the former royal yacht of Her Majesty, Queen
Elizabeth II. She was the 83rd such vessel since King Charles II
acceded to the British throne in 1660…
Anticipation of the Cambridge’s upcoming
tour to Canada is building up as we wait for Kensington Palace to
officially announce the dates. This certainly is not the first
Royal Tour to Canada and won’t even be the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge’s first…
Prince William shows The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh around his work at the East Anglian Air Ambulance
14th July 2016
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh, were at
Cambridge Airport yesterday to open a new centre for East
Anglian Air Ambulance. However, thoughts that they may be shown
around one of the helicopters by their grandson, Prince William,
were nearly dashed as he and his crew were called out on a mission,
and returned only twenty minutes before his grandparents arrived.
The Royal party were met by the Lord…
