The Queen was out and about unexpectedly
for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show on Monday in a bright look to
complement the flowers. Her Majesty wore a white dress with a
green and pink floral print and a bright pink coat over top. For
the informal occasion, she did not have a hat. She
accessorised her spring look with her beloved three-strand pearl
necklace, pearl stud earrings, a black…
The Duke of Cambridge will feature on a
coin for the first time in celebration of his 40th birthday in
June. William’s profile, taken from an official photo from a royal
visit to Jordan in 2018, will feature on a line of commemorative
coins—ranging from silver proof…
A delighted Queen attends the Chelsea Flower Show in a buggy as she is driven around the gardens
23rd May 2022
There were scenes of delight in London on
Monday afternoon after The Queen attended the RHS Chelsea Flower
Show with members of her family. There was uncertainty over whether
she would attend this year’s horticultural extravaganza with the
96-year-old monarch continuing…
The Queen’s official birthday is marked
every year in June with the Trooping the Colour ceremony—a military
pageant and flypast celebrated with the wider Royal Family and the
public in London. Though for the past 36 years she has participated
in Trooping the Colour by riding in a carriage and wearing a dress,
for the first 34 years of her reign, The Queen rode in the parade
itself and wore…
We are just weeks away from the Platinum
Jubilee and while shops are selling mugs, shirts, and bunting,
those commemorative items do not equate to the size of the souvenir
that the Princess Royal recently unveiled. The Princess visited Ely
Cathedral in Cambridgeshire to…
The Duchess of Kent makes her first public appearance in almost three years as she attends surprise engagement
20th May 2022
The Duchess of Kent has been seen in
public for the first time in almost three years as she made a
surprise appearance at an engagement close to her heart. The
Duchess, who prefers to be known as Katharine, attended an event at
Lancaster House in London for her charity…
The Queen’s Aquamarine Parure began as a
coronation gift and has morphed into a jewelled legacy between a
Monarch and the people of Brazil who contributed, over a period of
15 years, to one of The Queen’s most fashionable and complete
parures. The Queen was gifted the beginnings of the Aquamarine
Parure from the President of Brazil on behalf of his country as a
Cgift in 1953. This first…
Adding on to the Platinum Jubilee
celebrations, the Elephant Family is hosting an exhibition and
putting the conservation of elephants firsthand. Seven giant
egg-shaped pieces of art will be on pop-up display around Sloane
Square in London’s Chelsea from 16 May to 12…
While the Canadian Federal government has
made relatively few announcements or plans to mark The Queen’s
Platinum Jubilee, individual provinces are planning their own
commemorations. Newfoundland and Labrador have announced the
Commemorative Commonwealth Walkway in…
A record number of cities have been
created to mark the Platinum Jubilee. Three places in England, one
in Scotland, one in Wales, one on the Isle of Man and one in
Northern Ireland have been selected. For the first time ever, a
location outside the UK will also be made a city with that honour
going to Stanley in the Falkland Islands. The new city of Stanley
will be joined by Doncaster…
