The pride was visible on the Queen’s face
as she watched a military parade in Lisburn celebrating soldiers
from the 2nd Battalion, The Rifles completing junior leadership
selection yesterday. Queen Camilla is Colonel-in-Chief of The
Rifles and was on hand, during a whirlwind day of engagements in
Northern Ireland, to take the salute and watch a pass-off parade of
junior non-commissioned…
Coronation Week Fashion: Queen Camilla regal in blue at the first garden party of King Charles III’s reign
5th May 2023
Queen Camilla wowed the crowd at
Buckingham Palace for the first garden party as Queen. The Queen
wore a familiar yet striking royal blue and white outfit by Bruce
Oldfield. She completed the look with a blue Philip Treacy hat,
black gloves and complimentary blue heels.
The reign of King Charles III is now six
months old. His Majesty took the throne on September 8th 2022 on
the death of Queen Elizabeth II. By the end of her reign, Queen
Elizabeth II counted 23 descendants in the line of succession to
her throne. That has changed. Now…
He has only been King for four months,
but King Charles III may already have his new moniker: King Charles
the Charitable. Of course, he is the patron of hundreds of
charities, but it goes beyond just having the privilege of being a
patron. King Charles visits charities, writes personal checks and
encourages others to become involved. Aware of the cost-of-living
crisis in the United…
The Countess of Wessex sees legacy of Diamond Jubilee on visit to Malawi
12th October 2022
The Countess of Wessex is in Malawi to
see the impact of work done in Queen Elizabeth II’s name. World
Sight Day is on 13 October, and Sophie will be in Malawi to
participate in the yearly national celebrations. Her Royal Highness
will meet patients who have been…
The first stamps of King Charles III's reign are issued - but is his head on them?
27th September 2022
The first stamps of the reign of Charles
III have been issued but the King’s head isn’t on them. The four
stamps are memorial editions, marking the death of Queen Elizabeth
II. They all feature famous portraits of Her Late Majesty and, for
that reason, there…
Queen Elizabeth II received millions of
flowers through her long life and reign. But there was one bouquet
that was truly hers and which became so important and so famous
that it was replicated at some of the biggest milestones of her
life. The wedding posy carried by the then Princess Elizabeth, on
November 20th 1947, at her marriage to the Duke of Edinburgh was a
creation totally overseen by…
The big change The Queen made to bring the royals closer to the people
18th September 2022
Royal walkabouts have created some of the
most iconic moments in history, whether that’s a special hug or a
royal going out of their way for a special interaction. Believe it
or not, as common as they are now, the royal walkabout didn’t
actually start until the…
In 1977, the United Kingdom and
Commonwealth celebrated as it was the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth
II, marking the 25th anniversary of The Queen’s accession to the
throne. Celebrations were marked in June during “Jubilee Days”
which coincided with The…
How a tiara with poignant family connections became an emblem of Queen Elizabeth II's early reign
17th September 2022
It became the emblem of the early years
of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign and remains one of the most iconic
images of her rule. And the tiara that helped tell the story of the
transformation from princess to Monarch had a very special family
significance. For Her Late Majesty often called it “Granny’s
Tiara”, otherwise known as Queen Mary’s Girls of Great Britain and
Ireland…
