The Platinum Jubilee is almost upon us,
and Buckingham Palace has announced many plans for the four-day
event. The celebrations last from Thursday, 2 June through Sunday,
5 June in London and throughout the United Kingdom. There has long
been talk of a surprise event at the end of the Jubilee, and just
what that could be may have been revealed, according to the Daily
Mirror. Reports…
His name is PJ and he’s just a few hours
old but he’s already set to be one of the big stars of the Platinum
Jubilee. For this corgi is the emoji that will spring into life
every time Twitter users use the special celebratory hashtags for
the anniversary of The…
The State Opening of Parliament is a
standard fixture on The Queen’s calendar; she has attending the
event every year during her historic 70 year reign, aside from
1959, 1963, and 2022. Some of her most iconic style moments have
come from the State Opening of…
The 'Tree of Trees' outside Buckingham Palace will light up a special Jubilee tradition
25th May 2022
The lighting of beacons to mark a major
royal event is a tradition that goes back centuries. It’s been an
integral part of all Jubilee celebrations and, as The Queen marks
the 70th anniversary of her reign, millions will watch a very
special interpretation of the tradition that pays tribute to her as
well as her rule. The ”Tree of Trees” will be lit up outside
Buckingham…
Milestones of a Monarch: The Queen makes first UN speech more than 50 years
20th May 2022
In June 2010, The Queen addressed the
General Assembly of the United Nations for the first time since
1957. The seven-minute speech touched on The Queen’s first visit,
decades earlier when the United Nations was still a young
organisation itself. During the…
Stanley and Douglas become two of the world's newest cities for The Queen's Platinum Jubilee
20th May 2022
If anyone welcoming a baby boy this
Jubilee year is looking for a name then the answer might just lie
in two of the cities created to mark this special occasion. Stanley
in the Falkland Islands and Douglas on the Isle of Man have just
made history by winning the civic…
A record number of cities have been
created to mark the Platinum Jubilee. Three places in England, one
in Scotland, one in Wales, one on the Isle of Man and one in
Northern Ireland have been selected. For the first time ever, a
location outside the UK will also be made a city with that honour
going to Stanley in the Falkland Islands. The new city of Stanley
will be joined by Doncaster…
Queen Elizabeth II’s jewel vault contains
many treasures, but only two publicly known ruby tiaras, one of
which is the Burmese Ruby Tiara. The Queen commissioned the Burmese
Ruby Tiara in 1973 from royal jewellers Garrard & Co. from pieces
already found in her…
The Queen’s devotion to family has always
been on full display, and that was the case when her grandson
Prince Harry was married in 2018 to Meghan Markle. Harry and
Meghan, who were married at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle on
19 May 2018, had begun dating in…
Thousands of guests were welcomed to
Buckingham Palace by a quartet of royals who hosted the latest
summer garden party there on behalf of The Queen. The Earl and
Countess of Wessex, the Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Alexandra
all attended the second garden party of the season which took place
on May 18th 2022. The event took place in sparkling sunshine as
London enjoyed one of the…
