On Saturday, the eyes of the sporting
world will be on Epsom Downs for the 242nd annual running of the
Epsom Derby – the world’s most famous flat race. However, before
all of that, the fillies get their time to shine on Friday for
their biggest race of the year – the Epsom Oaks. Although The Queen
has never quite managed to win the Derby with any of her colts, she
has twice…
The Queen needs you - writers and choirs from across the world needed for special song to be performed at Platinum Jubilee celebrations
4th June 2021
With a year to go until The Queen’s
Platinum Jubilee celebrations, The Commonwealth Resounds is calling
on all Commonwealth writers, composers, and choirs to be involved
in a special and unique tribute to The Queen. A brand new
Commonwealth song will be commissioned to…
Buckingham Palace barred ethnic minorities from jobs in the 1960s, papers show
3rd June 2021
Buckingham Palace barred ethnic
minorities from jobs in the 1960s according to information
discovered in royal household archive documents. In the documents
unearthed by The Guardian newspaper, Lord Tryon, the keeper of the
privy purse at the time spoke of minorities in the…
The Queen has made a historic designation
to a village in Northern Ireland, making it the first in the
country to receive Royal Status. The village of Hillsborough, where
Hillsborough Castle and Gardens, Her Majesty’s official Northern
Ireland residence is located, received the honour earlier this week
in an announcement by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland,
Brandon Lewis. The…
Buckingham Palace has confirmed that The
Queen will meet President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at
Windsor Castle later this month. When President Biden visits the
United Kingdom to take part in the G7 summit, he and Dr Biden will
visit the monarch on Sunday, 13th…
It was the wedding that changed the Royal
Family forever. The marriage of Edward, Duke of Windsor to Wallis
Simpson on 3 June 1937 was the final act of a dramatic series of
events that had reverberated around the world. For, of course, the
groom had given up his throne to…
Beacons to be lit across the UK and around the Commonwealth to mark The Queen's 70-year reign
3rd June 2021
Buckingham Palace announced the first
major plans for The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee next year, running
over an extra-long bank holiday weekend in June. On Thursday 2
June, one of the first major events of the Platinum Jubilee weekend
will be the lighting of Platinum Jubilee Beacons. These beacons
will be lit throughout the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the
Isle of Man, other UK…
Plans for the Platinum Jubilee
celebration in 2022 are coming together, with Buckingham Palace
making several announcements about the Jubilee weekend. There will
be an extended bank holiday weekend from Thursday 2 June to Sunday
5 June. Plans currently include a specifically…
Street parties and community celebrations to be held in 2022 for The Queen's Platinum Jubilee
2nd June 2021
Excitement is building across Britain as
Buckingham Palace announced a programme of special events to mark
Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee in June 2022, and The Queen is
inviting the public to join in the party. As part of the Platinum
Jubilee celebrations, people…
This week marks Volunteers’ Week in the
United Kingdom. The Duchess of Cornwall took to Twitter to thank
volunteers in the UK for everything they do. On Tuesday, 1 June,
Camilla posted a message to volunteers everywhere on the Clarence
House Twitter account. She said: “Today is the first day of
Volunteers’ Week, when we celebrate those who give their time to
support, help…
