In a diary entry on 12 May 1937,
from the then 11-year-old Princess Elizabeth of York, the future
Queen recorded the experience of watching her father’s coronation
at Westminster Abbey. The diary entry opened with the fact that the
day saw the young princess awakened at the early hour of 05:00 by
the music of the Royal Marines band outside her window. Following
an early breakfast, Elizabeth got…
Why the royal standard would never reveal clues to “emergency” Buckingham Palace meeting
5th May 2017
While #BuckinghamPalace trended on
Twitter and the world waited in a frenzied state for news about the
“emergency” meeting called on Thursday, many people turned their
eyes to the flag flying over the palace. Though they may have hoped
it would reveal a clue as to the…
With yesterday’s announcement from
Buckingham Palace that Prince Philip will be retiring from his
public role this autumn, talk has quickly turned to what this means
for the rest of the family. With the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
already planning to relocate to London…
Last Friday, The Queen celebrated her
91st birthday. She kept things low-key this year unlike last year’s
three days of celebrations; Her Majesty received numerous messages
of congratulations and warm wishes on her birthday on social media.
Singer Rihanna also took to Instagram, but not to wish Her Majesty
a happy birthday. Though, maybe she was doing so just in her own
way. Rihanna…
This month, the campaign group Republic
launched the latest of their movements against the British
Monarchy, in which they demanded that the Royal Archives be made
available to the public and submitted to the National Archives. Led
by Robespierre-wannabe Graeme Smith, the…
The Queen is doing her part to help those
plagued by famine in East Africa, through making a personal
donation. The undisclosed contribution will seek to alleviate a
humanitarian crisis affecting 16 million people -including
800,000 children aged between six months and five…
Today, members of the Royal Family marked
Commonwealth Day. We have rounded up some of the best pictures of
the day just in case you weren’t there in person!
@RoyalFamily/Twitter The Queen receives the baton for the 2018
Commonwealth…
This morning The Queen began the official
countdown to the 2018 Commonwealth Games when she launched the
baton relay at Buckingham Palace, with the Duke of Edinburgh at her
side. The relay will see the baton travel more than 200,000 miles
through 71 countries over the next…
Royal Family honour UK Armed Forces as Queen unveils Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial
9th March 2017
The Queen unveiled a memorial in London
today, recognising the Armed Forces contribution in the Iraq and
Afghanistan conflicts. The stone sculpture, in Victoria Embankment
Gardens, features a large, two-sided bronze medallion depicting the
memorial’s theme of “duty and…
It has been revealed that The Queen has a
secret handbag code for getting out of tricky situations. When
Queen Elizabeth is finished talking to a guest, all she has to do
is move her handbag from one arm to another; this signals to her
aides, who come in and end the conversation. If the conversation is
particularly awful, all she has to do is put the bag on the ground
or spin her wedding ring.
