Today is the 65th anniversary of the
coronation of The Queen. On 2 June 1953, Queen Elizabeth who
succeded her father on 6 February 1952, held her coronation in
which she was sworn in as Sovereign of the United Kingdom, Canada,
Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, and Ceylon. As we
mark another milestone Her Majesty The Queen has reached, we take a
look back at the day in numbers. It…
On 6 February 1952, while Princess
Elizabeth and Prince Philip were off to Australia and New Zealand
via Kenya when the news came in that King George VI had died, it
made the nearly 26-year-old princess Queen. Preparations quickly
were in full force for the coronation to be…
The Queen is joined by her grandchildren at Buckingham Palace Garden Party
1st June 2018
Yesterday, The Queen hosted the second of
four garden parties to be held this year. This one took place in
the gardens of Buckingham Palace with 8,000 guests to dine on the
27,000 cups of tea and coffee, 20,000 sandwiches and 20,000 slices
of cake. Joining Her Majesty were…
All Fine on the Day: a look at past royal weddings which have turned out well despite problems
16th May 2018
Being part of a royal family may be a
privilege but it does not protect its members from the worries and
woes that beset everyone else. Weddings are famously fraught with
difficulties, as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are discovering.
Perhaps they can take comfort from the fact that other royal
nuptials have faced problems in the past, yet everything has turned
out fine. The wedding of Prince…
High hopes that Prince Philip will be able to attend the Royal Wedding after his appearance today
11th May 2018
The Duke of Edinburgh has made his first
appearance in public since he underwent hip operation last month.
The 96-year-old was seen driving himself at the Windsor Horse Show
after the hip surgery. His grandson, Prince Harry will marry Meghan
Markle next Saturday, 19 May, at…
Her Majesty The Queen flew into
Kensington Palace yesterday to meet Prince Louis for the first
time. The Queen took the 40-minute helicopter trip into London from
Windsor Castle where she has been staying with Prince Philip while
he recovers from his hip operation. Prince…
For this third year in a row, Prince
Harry took part in the London Marathon supporting the runners.
Prince Harry was on hand to bring in the celebrations at the end of
the race. His grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, started the race from
Windsor. Harry met with the marathon’s staff members and part of
the first aid team of St. John’s Ambulance before the racers
crossed the finish line. As…
Ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of
Government Meetings that are starting today, Her Majesty The Queen
has appointed her grandson, Prince Harry as the Commonwealth Youth
Ambassador. He will undertake his first engagement as Ambassador
later this morning at the Youth Round…
This morning, The Queen made a quick trip
from Windsor Castle to the King George VI Day Centre in Windsor.
The building was first opened in 1958 by Her Majesty after she gave
permission to name the centre after her father. She was on hand to
mark the 60th anniversary to the…
Since retiring from public life last
August, the Duke of Edinburgh has only made a few select
appearances alongside his wife, The Queen. Yesterday was
supposed to be one of those exceptions, according to the Daily
Mail. It was expected that the Duke of Edinburgh was going to
formally hand his role as Colonel of the Grenadier Guards onto
his son, Prince Andrew at Windsor Castle on Thursday but…
