I’m sure you’ve all heard the news about
Her Majesty The Queen Of The Netherlands’s plan to abdicate from
the throne. In the Netherlands, this is more-or-less common
practise for the Sovereign to abdicate from the throne in old age.
In light of this announcement from the Queen of the Netherlands, it
really does beg the question – would Queen Elizabeth II ever do
such a thing? Whilst…
Buckingham Palace has announced a short
series of events that will mark Her Majesty The Queen’s 60th
anniversary of her coronation, back on 2nd June 1953. It will be
nothing like the Diamond Jubilee celebrations, in terms of
magnitude and number of engagements and plans do…
Recent letters that have been published,
written by the late Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother have detailed
how she pleaded for Prince Charles not to be sent to Gordonstoun
School as Prince Philip had detailed and arranged. Prince Philip
himself had gone to Gordonstoun…
The Duchess Of Cornwall recently paid a
visit to St Mary’s School in South London. During a
conversation with one pupil she was reportedly asked: “Are you
going to be the Queen?” To which the Duchess reportedly replied,
“you never know”! From the time of the Duchess’s marriage to the
Prince Of Wales in 2005 until recent speculation about the future
British Consort’s title, it was…
Prince Harry’s second tour of duty to the
frontlines of Afghanistan has ended on a much more successful note
than his first. After heading to Camp Bastion at the
beginning of September 2012, Harry left on January 21,2013 for a
few days of relaxation in Cyprus before…
Dame Helen Mirren To Reveal Secrets Of Queen's Appointments With Prime Ministers In New Play
20th January 2013
It’s now been almost 7 years since the
controversial film The Queen his our screens and now, Dame
Helen Mirren and more well-known faces are to take to the stage to
perform The Queen’s meetings with her Prime Ministers in front of
thousands in a paying audience. The…
Telegraph Newspaper Slams Beatrice & Eugenie: "They Make A Laughing Stock Of Us All"
19th January 2013
Telegraph newspaper writer Judith Woods
has today, slammed Princess Beatrice and Eugenie’s use as business
representatives for the United Kingdom, saying: “Flagging up
Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie as ambassadors for British brands
makes a laughing stock of us all”. For two days this week HRH
Princess Beatrice of York and HRH Princess Eugenie of York played
the role of business envoys for…
A portrait banned by Buckingham Palace
for 60 years for looking nothing like The Queen has now gone on
display at St George’s Hall in Liverpool. The portrait, by John
Napper features a likeness of someone who even he conceded doesn’t
look like The Queen! The portrait…
A few days ago, Buckingham Palace
released a list gifts given to the Queen and Prince Philip over the
last few days. They ranged from simple tea towels to such things as
a baby llama. Today, in fact just a few moments ago, Clarence House
unveiled their list of gifts…
Princess Beatrice & Eugenie In Germany - Is This The Start Of A Royal Life For The York Girls?
17th January 2013
This week, Princess Beatrice and Princess
Eugenie of York are heading to Germany to promote British
interests. This is the Princesses’ first engagement in their own
right. Before, they led a royal life, but without much of a public
role. Recently graduating from university, the Princesses aren’t
expected to take on a royal life. In The Queen’s idea of a
cost-conscious, slimmed down…
