A royal financial expert has asked for
more transparency in the Queen’s finances and said that the
“suspicion” is that money from the Duchy of Lancaster funds her
children’s private lives. The Duchy of Lancaster, an investment
portfolio of land, property and financial investments has reported
an income of 7.9%. The income from the Duchy funds the operating
costs of some…
It is Canada’s 150th birthday, and the
Queen of Canada is celebrating the special occasion with a new
Canada-themed portrait. Sitting on an ornate gold-coloured chair
and wearing a pale gold dress, Her Majesty sported a platinum
Canadian maple-leaf brooch on her left…
Following his recent hospitalisation, a
number of new engagements have been announced for His Royal
Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, including a Garden Party at the
Palace of Holyroodhouse on 4 July in Edinburgh and a joint
engagement with Her Majesty The Queen at Falkirk and…
As of April 2018 The Queen’s
taxpayer-funded income will rise to £82.2 million, an 8.1 per cent
increase from 2017. The Queen’s income, which is known as the
Sovereign Grant, supports the head of state but also covers the
costs of the occupied royal palaces. First established at £31
million for the 2012-2013 tax year, the Sovereign Grant replaced
the Civil list and payments from various…
The Queen has sent a poignant message to
mark her Official Birthday, paying tribute to those who have been
affected by a series of tragic events in Manchester and London.
This is the first time Her Majesty has released a statement on
her Official Birthday, which shows the…
The Queen has released a statement
following the Grenfell Tower Fire. The Queen paid tribute to the
people currently still in the hospital and the relatives of those
who have lost loved ones. As well as that, she paid tribute to the
bravery of the emergency services and the…
Following her surprise visit to Royal
Manchester Children’s Hospital to speak with survivors of the
Manchester bombing, The Queen has voiced concerns about the
psychological repercussions of the attack on survivors. At
yesterday’s Royal Garden Party – the last at Buckingham Palace for
2017 – Her Majesty spoke with two Transport for London staff
members about the bombing and shared her hope…
Queen and Duke of Edinburgh lead Garden Party guests in moment of silence for Manchester victims
24th May 2017
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh led
the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall, Princess Eugenie and
their 8,000 assembled guests in a moment of silence and respect for
the victims of the Manchester bombing at the start of yesterday’s
Garden Party at Buckingham…
Knife-wielding man arrested outside Buckingham Palace as The Queen leaves for church service
24th May 2017
A man wielding a knife was wrestled to
the ground by at least eight police officers outside Buckingham
Palace as the United Kingdom raised its security status to
‘critical’, meaning a terror attack is ‘imminent’. The event
happened just as The Queen…
Fans of Netflix’s £100 million
biopic “The Crown” were left sorely disappointed after this
year’s BAFTA’s award, with the highly praised serial drama
depicting the early reign of Queen Elizabeth II, the show left the
ceremony empty handed. Instead, they lost out to the BBC’s police
drama “Happy Valley” in the Best Drama category. Sarah Lancashire…
