Queen Elizabeth’s first years as Queen will soon be aired in Canada and the United States.
Queen Elizabeth II on her coronation
A young 25-year-old Elizabeth was a mother to Prince Charles, three years old and an 18-month-old Princess Anne. In 1952, the sudden death of her father, King George VI, who suffered from lung cancer, Elizabeth found herself as the new Queen far before she ever…
Buckingham Palace denies any political implications in Queen’s State Banquet speech
26th June 2015
During The Queen’s current Germany visit, she gave a speech asking for European unity. Queen Elizabeth spoke at a state banquet in Berlin of how her and German President, Joachim Gauck, had seen the rise and fall of Europe during their life time.
Remaining…
Prince Harry, Patron of Sentebale, speaking at the Sentebale Royal Salute Polo Cup.
Running a charity is a tiring, yet rewarding, process. The success on helping others balances on how much awareness you can draw to your charity. One way to achieve this is by getting the…
The Queen tells guests at Buckingham Palace garden party: “We love having another girl” in the family
13th May 2015
The joy a baby brings is contagious, as Her Majesty The Queen is finding out. At the first garden party of the season, The Queen couldn’t help but share the excitement of the addition of a bouncing baby girl into the Royal Family.
The wonderful sunny day brought about 8,000 guests to the gardens at Buckingham Palace to enjoy an afternoon of tea and biscuits.
Her Majesty, along with the…
During a weekend of events to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of Victory in Europe, The Duke of York has taken part in the memorial at the Cenotaph. The event took place on the actual anniversary of VE Day itself, May 8th. Representing The Queen, Prince Andrew laid a…
Yesterday a service of commemoration was held at St Paul’s Cathedral in honour of veterans and those who died fighting in Afghanistan.
The Queen was accompanied by senior members of The Royal Family and Prime Minster David Cameron, among other politicians.
Also taking…
Alexandrina Victoria chose to reign as Queen Victoria
There are few circumstances in which one may pick their name, ascending the throne is one such. Upon becoming Sovereign, the new King or Queen may choose to use a new name to reign in. This is known as a regnal name.
Regnal names are also followed by a regnal number, expressed with a Roman numeral, in order to make each name unique to such…
After the death of her husband in the 195o’s, the 1960’s brought great excitement and also significant loss for The Queen Mother.
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She began the decade with a wedding and another grandchild. On 6 May 1960, Princess Margaret married…
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