Queen Camilla couldn’t pass up an opportunity to celebrate World Poetry Day while in Northern Ireland, and the event was a true showcase for the talented poets and artists who hail from the region.
Buckingham Palace shared that The Queen’s Reading Room—an online book club that started during the COVID-19 pandemic and evolved into a charity in 2023—hosted the event at Hillsborough Castle…
Queen Camilla attends military parade in Lisburn
22nd March 2024
The pride was visible on the Queen’s face as she watched a military parade in Lisburn celebrating soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, The Rifles completing junior leadership selection yesterday.
Queen Camilla is Colonel-in-Chief of The Rifles and was on hand, during a…
Coronation Week Fashion: Queen Camilla regal in blue at the first garden party of King Charles III’s reign
5th May 2023
Queen Camilla wowed the crowd at Buckingham Palace for the first garden party as Queen.
The Queen wore a familiar yet striking royal blue and white outfit by Bruce Oldfield. She completed the look with a blue Philip Treacy hat, black gloves and complimentary blue heels.
The new line of succession to the British throne
10th March 2023
The reign of King Charles III is now six months old. His Majesty took the throne on September 8th 2022 on the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
By the end of her reign, Queen Elizabeth II counted 23 descendants in the line of succession to her throne. That has changed. Now there are just seven direct descendants of King Charles in the succession.
The first thirty people in the line of…
King Charles the Charitable
27th January 2023
He has only been King for four months, but King Charles III may already have his new moniker: King Charles the Charitable.
Of course, he is the patron of hundreds of charities, but it goes beyond just having the privilege of being a patron.
King Charles visits…
The Countess of Wessex sees legacy of Diamond Jubilee on visit to Malawi
12th October 2022
The Countess of Wessex is in Malawi to see the impact of work done in Queen Elizabeth II’s name.
World Sight Day is on 13 October, and Sophie will be in Malawi to participate in the yearly national celebrations. Her Royal Highness will meet patients who have been…
The first stamps of King Charles III's reign are issued - but is his head on them?
27th September 2022
The first stamps of the reign of Charles III have been issued but the King’s head isn’t on them.
The four stamps are memorial editions, marking the death of Queen Elizabeth II. They all feature famous portraits of Her Late Majesty and, for that reason, there is no profile of a Monarch on them.
Usually, UK stamps have a silhouette of the Monarch’s head in the top right hand…
The flowers that meant so much to Queen Elizabeth II
18th September 2022
Queen Elizabeth II received millions of flowers through her long life and reign. But there was one bouquet that was truly hers and which became so important and so famous that it was replicated at some of the biggest milestones of her life. The wedding posy carried by the…
The big change The Queen made to bring the royals closer to the people
18th September 2022
Royal walkabouts have created some of the most iconic moments in history, whether that’s a special hug or a royal going out of their way for a special interaction. Believe it or not, as common as they are now, the royal walkabout didn’t actually start until the…
Memories of Her Majesty: Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee
17th September 2022
In 1977, the United Kingdom and Commonwealth celebrated as it was the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II, marking the 25th anniversary of The Queen’s accession to the throne.
Celebrations were marked in June during “Jubilee Days” which coincided with The Queen’s Offical Birthday. The anniversary of the date itself, 6 February 1977 was commemorated in church services. In…