China’s President Xi Jinping has bid a formal farewell to The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh at Buckingham Palace before joining the Duke of York for a series of visits.
On Thursday morning, Mr Xi and the Duke Of York visited the UK satellite communications company Inmarsat.
Prince Andrew and President XI also attended a conference of the Confucius Institute, the Chinese equivalent of the…
Remarkable Royal Visits: The Queen and Prince Philip visit Aberfan, 1966
21st October 2015
Aberfan is a former coal mining village in South Wales just 4 miles south of Merthyr Tydfil, and unfortunately it became known for the Aberfan disaster that happened on 21st October 1966. The disaster was a catastrophic collapse of a colliery spoil tip and saw 40,000 cubic…
Folk songs, candlesticks and Shakespeare: gifts exchanged during China State Visit
20th October 2015
Earlier on Tuesday, The President Xi and Madame Peng enjoyed a private lunch at Buckingham Palace, given by The Queen. The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall were also in attendance at the luncheon.
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Following the private lunch, Her…
Sir Alan Frederick Lascelles was born on 11 April 1887 at Sutton Waldron House in Dorset. He was the sixth and youngest child, and only surviving son, of Commander Frederick Canning Lascelles.
Lascelles was also the grandson of the fourth Earl of Harewood. His mother, Frederica Maria was the daughter of Sir Adolphus Frederic Octavius Liddell, son of the first Baron Ravensworth.
Tommy, as he was…
Polish the Silver: Buckingham Palace prepares for State Banquet
18th October 2015
As Great Britain awaits the arrival of Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Madame Peng Liyuan, preparations are well underway at Buckingham Palace for the traditional State Banquet. The elaborate preparations for the exquisite banquet began weeks ago, and it is…
Volkswagen announces it has removed its Royal Warrant over emissions scandal as customer complaints continue to rise.
The Queen’s Household owns approximately a dozen Volkswagen cars.
The company confirmed it had removed the coveted Royal Arms from official letterheads…
Her Majesty The Queen is used to receiving thousands of letters each year with many that are often requests for her to attend an official opening, inviting her to tea or even be a part of a young child’s birthday party. Recently though, The Queen received one such letter from across the pond from a frustrated American, kindly asking Her Majesty to take the USA back after becoming sick and…
With just days to go until the State Visit by the President of China, preparations are entering their final stages and every hour of practice time is precious. So in the early hours of Friday morning, the Army was out in force practicing manoeuvres for the event that will…
The Duchess of Cornwall on behalf of The Queen, Patron of The Royal Commonwealth Society, held a Reception for winners of The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition at Buckingham Palace on
Thursday.
This year, the competition became The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay…
The Prince of Wales is opting not to attend next week’s State Banquet honouring Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Clarence House did not provide any reason as to why Prince Charles will not attend besides the following: “The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall have significant involvement in the State Visit by The President of The People’s Republic of China.” The various…
