While on a visit to Kenya in honour of
The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award, the Earl of Wessex
recognised the achievement of the Platinum Jubilee in perhaps one
of the most historic places in royal history: Aberdare Open Fields,
the treetops where The Queen received the news of her accession.
The Earl planted a tree as part of The Queen’s Green Canopy
Initiative. In honour…
Three new portraits were released to mark
the Duchess of Cambridge’s 40th birthday on 9 January 2022 and now
members of the public will be able to view the photos in person.
The National Portrait Gallery has announced that all three
portraits of Catherine will be…
The Queen became the first British
sovereign to visit China in 1986, officially visiting the country
with the Duke of Edinburgh over a six-day period beginning on 13
October. The Queen and Prince Philip visited the cities of Beijing,
Shanghai, Xi’an, Kunming…
The Queen was incredibly close to her
younger sister, Princess Margaret. However, the pair’s relationship
suffered in the late 1950s when Margaret had hoped to marry Group
Captain Peter Townsend. Townsend had served as an equerry to
King George VI, after serving in the RAF in the 1930s and 1940s. In
1950 he was made Master of the Household and in 1952 became the
Queen Mother’s…
The Prince of Wales led the Commonwealth
Day Service at Westminster Abbey on behalf of The Queen, in a
ceremony focused on a common future. Accompanied by the Duchess of
Cornwall, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Alexandra,
Prince Charles led the Royal…
The Queen has urged people across the
Commonwealth to take ”strength and inspiration” from everything
they share as she issued her traditional Commonwealth Day message.
Her Majesty focused on the many achievements of the Commonwealth
during her reign, saying…
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of
Cornwall will represent The Queen at the Commonwealth Heads of
Government meeting, set to take place this summer. Buckingham
Palace confirmed that the Prince and the Duchess will travel to
Kigali, Rwanda for the meeting which will take place in the week of
June 20th 2022. The summit, usually known as CHOGM, takes places
every two years and brings…
Throughout The Queen’s historic 70 year
reign, both she and the Royal Family have had many significant
milestones. The Investiture of the Prince of Wales in 1969 is one
of those milestones. The ceremony took place at Caernarfon
Castle on 26 July 1969 (although he had…
Commonwealth Day is perhaps one of the
most important days in the diary of the Royal Family in any given
year. But what exactly is Commonwealth Day? Commonwealth Day,
formally known as Empire Day, is the celebration of the
Commonwealth of Nations. Since 1977, the day is…
Students across the United Kingdom are
invited to make their mark on the Platinum Jubilee with the launch
of two new initiatives. The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Pageant, in
conjunction with the IdeasFoundation andthe Engineering Development
Trust, announced its “Commonwealth of Kindness” workshops and
sustainable street party initiative to celebrate Her Majesty’s…
