The Queen is currently enjoying her
annual break at the Balmoral estate in Aberdeenshire. And on Sunday
her Granddaughter, Princess Beatrice, accompanied The Queen to a
church service at Crathie Kirk. The Princess, who celebrated her
30th birthday just this week, wore all black for the service, while
The Queen was seen in an elegant blue outfit with matching hat.
Despite the wet weather, it would…
The Queen has been portrayed in TV
shows and films over the years by an array of actresses. Whether
they have played her on the small screen, in blockbuster films or
voiced animated versions of her, there have been some iconic
portrayals. Phoebe Barton takes a look back at…
The Queen received a new crown from
prankster’s who placed a cone on the head of a new statue of Her
Majesty in Gravesend, after one day of the sculpture being on
display. Steven Fry, 40, who now lives in Hong Kong, was visiting
his childhood town when he saw the statue…
A royal wedding just wouldn’t be a royal
wedding without a tiara or three. But when the then Princess
Elizabeth married the Duke of Edinburgh on November 20th 1947, she
almost missed out on wearing the diadem on which she’d set her
heart. For just before the bride was set to leave for Westminster
Abbey, her tiara snapped in two. The diamond disaster happened as
the future Queen was…
The Queen has reigned for 65 years,
and in that time she has had some stunning outfits that
have captured the attention of people all over the world. I take a
look at some of Her Majesty’s most iconic style moments, including
her elegant wedding dress and remarkable…
British actress Claire Foy has been
nominated for Best Actress in a Drama at the 70th Emmy awards for
her portrayal of The Queen in Netflix drama, The Crown. Claire Foy
has been playing the role since 2016, and she was nominated for the
award last year but lost out to…
Not the original State Visit that
Theresa May had first suggested, but President Trump will be in the
United Kingdom next week for a working visit. No State Banquet will
be awarded to the controversial politician, but instead, the
president and First Lady will travel to Windsor to meet The Queen.
Trump will first arrive in the UK next Thursday in the early
afternoon. A dinner that night will…
This year’s summer opening of Buckingham
Palace will see a number of Royal Family portraits displayed at the
‘Prince & Patron’ exhibition. This year marks the 70th birthday of
the Prince of Wales and to celebrate, the exhibition will bring
together over…
The official announcement that King
Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands will make a
state visit to the UK this autumn is confirmation of a long-awaited
and hotly anticipated trip. The visit will run between October 23rd
and 24th and will see the Dutch royals…
Next April the whole of the east wing of
Buckingham Palace, where the balcony is situated, will be closed
off and emptied. This massive undertaking will be part of the
planned £369m worth of much-needed refurbishments which will be
carried out at the palace over a span of ten years. The works will
see an overhaul of the plumbing and electrics in much of the
building which have not been changed…
