Although The Queen was officially
addressing the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth at large on
Sunday, it’s no surprise many of us in America tuned in thanks to
the power of social media and good old YouTube live streams. When
Her Majesty last made an address like this (I’m not counting the
Jubilee message from 2012 here) there wasn’t any way for those
outside a Commonwealth country to…
The Queen has famously said that
‘inevitably a long life can pass many milestones’ and now she has
achieved another of her own. Elizabeth II has just become the
fourth longest reigning monarch in recorded history. The Queen’s
reign has now overtaken that…
The UK’s State Visit schedule for 2020 is
rather light with just one incoming event marked in the diary so
far. And now questions have been raised over whether this sole trip
can go ahead because of concerns over coronavirus. The Emperor and
Empress of Japan are set…
At first glance, she is the very
embodiment of regality but look closer and the hint of mourning
behind an iconic image of the Queen becomes clear. On February 26th
1952, Elizabeth II posed for her first official portrait as Monarch
with her gentle smile hiding the grief she felt as this famous
photo was taken. For less than three weeks earlier she had lost her
beloved father, King George…
The Queen has made an unannounced visit
to MI5’s head office where she praised the intelligence officers
for their response to “changing threats” to the United Kingdom. MI5
is the United Kingdom’s domestic counter-intelligence and
security…
The Queen carries out first public engagement since returning to London
19th February 2020
The Queen met some special young patients
when she returned to work Wednesday, officially opening the Royal
National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals. Wearing a vibrant purple
coat and matching hat, Her Majesty was in excellent form as she
toured the new specialist…
The Queen marked the 68th anniversary of
her accession this week. But while the day itself is always spent
quietly and privately at Sandringham House, the place where her
beloved father died on February 6th 1952, the royal diary is
picking up pace. Elizabeth II, just days away from becoming the
fourth longest reigning monarch in recorded history, carried out a
series of engagements through the…
The Queen has followed in her father’s
footsteps as she visited a building on the Sandringham estate,
seven decades after King George VI declared the original version
open. And her time at Wolferton Pumping Station in Norfolk came
just hours before the anniversary of…
The Queen and the three princes who will
in turn inherit the Crown have been caught on camera in a new
portrait to mark the start of the 2020s. And in the background of
this historic image is the throne that links the destinies of all
four. The photo was taken by Ranald…
The Duke of York missed the traditional
11am church service on Christmas Day, instead choosing to stay with
his father, the Duke of Edinburgh, at Sandringham House It was
widely speculated that Prince Andrew would stay away from church on
Christmas Day following his retirement from public life a couple of
months ago. The Duke did, however, attend the early service at St.
Mary Magdalene at…
