The Prince of Wales has commissioned
seven portraits of Holocaust survivors that will hang at the
Queen’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace in a bid to remind the world
to push for a future “where hope is victorious over despair and
love triumphs over hate.” The seven portraits will hang in
Buckingham Palace from 27 January—Holocaust Memorial Day—as part of
an exhibition called ‘Seven…
Prince Andrew to face civil sex assault case after judge dismisses claims it should be thrown out
12th January 2022
Prince Andrew will face a civil trial in
the United States over allegations of sexual assault after a judge
rejected his arguments to have the case thrown out. The prince is
accused by Virginia Giuffre of sexually assaulting her when she was
seventeen years old. The Duke…
On the 100th anniversary of the first
successful treatment with insulin, The Queen is marking the
anniversary with a special message. In a statement, Her Majesty
said: “On the 100th anniversary of the first successful treatment
with insulin, I send my warmest good…
How to attend Trooping the Colour, a much anticipated highlight of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations
11th January 2022
First details of how to apply for tickets
for this year’s Trooping the Colour have been revealed. The ballot
for seats at the event will open on January 17th 2022. Over 1200
officers and hundreds of horses will take part in Trooping the
Colour on June 2nd 2022 with the parade starting the Queen’s
Platinum Jubilee weekend. The Sovereign’s Birthday Parade is taking
place on a…
A special focus on the Platinum Jubilee in the royal home central to The Queen's historic reign
10th January 2022
Special celebrations will take place at
Sandringham throughout 2022 for The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. An
exhibition and a concert are among the highlights of events taking
place at the Royal Family’s Norfolk home in her Jubilee year. The
ballroom at Sandringham…
The Duchess of Cambridge's charities and patronages join the birthday party
10th January 2022
The Duchess of Cambridge celebrated her
40th birthday on Sunday and was treated to well wishes from people
all over the world, including her patronages and organisations
associated with her. Let’s take a look at what they tweeted. The
1851 Trust, which works to…
More details of events marking the
Platinum Jubilee have been shared and applications to attend some
of them are already under way with more ballots opening soon.
Trooping the Colour is proving to be one of the most highly
anticipated moments of the special celebrations. It takes place on
Thursday June 2nd 2022 with thousands expected to line the streets
between Buckingham Palace and Horse…
The Queen's Canopy makes its mark as tens of thousands of trees are planted for the Platinum Jubilee
10th January 2022
Over 60,000 trees have already been
planted to mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Thousands of people
have already taken up the challenges to ”plant a tree for the
Jubilee’ just two months into the season. Community groups,
organisations and schools have been at the…
A celebration of hope with a focus on the
future will take a starring role in the final part of The Queen’s
Platinum Jubilee weekend. Over 200 silk flags will be paraded
through along the Mall as a ‘River of Hope’ as the Platinum Pageant
comes to a close outside…
Communities across the UK and the
Commonwealth have already put plans in place to join in one of the
oldest traditions associated with major royal events. On the
evening of June 2nd 2022, the first full day of the Platinum
Jubilee weekend, people are being invited to light beacons to mark
the 70th anniversary of The Queen’s reign. It’s now been revealed
that over 1,500 places have…
