On 31 August 1997, Diana, Princess of
Wales, was killed in a car accident in Paris. Her death caused
unprecedented public mourning and plunged the monarchy into one of
the biggest spirals of The Queen’s reign. The Queen, Prince Philip,
Prince Charles and Princes William and Harry were at Balmoral
Castle in Scotland when Diana was killed. The boys, aged 15 and 12
at the time, were devastated…
The royals who will join The Queen on the Buckingham Palace balcony at the Platinum Jubilee
6th May 2022
It’s one of the most highly anticipated
parts of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations. The moment that the
Royal Family walk out on to the balcony of Buckingham Palace after
Trooping the Colour is one that will be watched around the world.
And now we know who will stand…
Former professional footballer Michael
Owen has apologised to The Queen after beating the monarch in a
thrilling horse race at Chester. Owen, who is a successful
racehorse owner, took on one of The Queen’s horses in a televised
race worth over £26,000. Flaming Rib…
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have
confirmed that they will attend The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
celebrations in London next month alongside their two young
children. Until now, it remained unclear whether the Sussex family
would make the journey across the Atlantic for the historic
occasion. A spokesperson for the family said that Harry and Meghan
will take part in the celebrations along…
The Queen has taken decisive action in
preventing the Duke of York and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex from
appearing on the Buckingham Palace balcony during her Platinum
Jubilee celebrations. Amidst the continuing family fall-outs, Her
Majesty has ruled that only working…
The Gold State Coach, used by The Queen
at her Coronation, will take a starring role in this year’s
Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Her Majesty rode through the streets
of London in the coach for her Silver and Golden celebrations in
1977 and 2012 but as she marks 70…
On 6 May 1960, Princess Margaret became
the first royal to marry in a televised ceremony when she married
photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones in a glittering service at
Westminster Abbey. Princess Margaret had been linked to several
beaus, most notably her father’s and sister’s former equerry, Peter
Townsend. After a tumultuous period of will-they-won’t-they, their
relationship ended on…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to attend opening of memorial to victims of Manchester Arena attack
6th May 2022
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will
attend the official opening of the memorial for the 22 people
killed in the Manchester Arena attack. The Duke and Duchess will
visit ‘Glad of Light’, a white marble halo that will have the name
of each of those who lost…
Jamaican campaigners are criticising the
£42,000 (JMD $8 million) cost of the visit by the Duke and Duchess
of Cambridge earlier this year. The visit was made as part of Queen
Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee celebration. The campaigning group,
Advocates Network…
Maybe you have heard of Rhodesia, an
unrecognised state in Southern Africa from 1965 to 1979. It
dissolved on 1 June 1979 and is now in the territory equivalent to
modern Zimbabwe. Before all of that happened, Her Majesty Queen
Elizabeth II was Queen of the state. Rhodesia was the de facto
successor state to the British colony of Southern Rhodesia, which
had been self-governed since 1923, when…
