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. View image | gettyimages.com Following
the private lunch, Her Majesty invited the President and Madame
Peng to view an exhibition in the Picture Gallery of items from the
Royal Collection…
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…
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 and other communications in
the wake of public criticisms over the emissions embarrassment.
According to the Royal Warrant…
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…
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 Competition in honour of The Queen’s
role as both heads of the Commonwealth and Royal Commonwealth
Society Patron. Founded in…
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…
A peaceful protest is being organised in
Glasgow this Friday, to fight against the naming of the city’s new
hospital after The Queen. The new £842-million
hospital was built in May this year and was formerly called
the South Glasgow University Hospital – a name…
At the request of security services,
flying over the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk will be restricted,
not allowing aircraft within 1.5 miles of Anmer Hall, home of the
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. The rules will apply to Anmer Hall
from the 1st November while similar regulations will come in
to effect for Sandringham House on the 1st December. Sandringham
House The restrictions will cover a…
