Theresa May has reportedly cancelled
the 2018 State Opening of Parliament in order to opt for a two-year
Parliamentary session instead of the usual one-year session.
According to The Telegraph, the 2017 speech will last
the whole two years so that the amount of turbulence with the
Brexit and DUP negotiations is reduced. [commentary] Analysis by
Charlie Proctor, Royal Central’s…
The Queen’s Birthday Parade, Trooping the
Colour, took place today in Central London to mark Her Majesty’s
official 91st birthday on Saturday. Embed from Getty Images
Dressed in a pale blue dress and matching hat, the 91-year-old
monarch took the salute at…
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have
led a minute’s silence from Buckingham Palace in memory of those
who lost their lives in the Grenfell Tower fire. The 91-year-old
Monarch led the nation in silence ahead of the annual Trooping the
Colour parade which celebrates…
The Queen has sent a poignant message to
mark her Official Birthday, paying tribute to those who have been
affected by a series of tragic events in Manchester and London.
This is the first time Her Majesty has released a statement on
her Official Birthday, which shows the significance of the
past few weeks and the impact they had on her personally. ”Today is
traditionally a day of…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
alongside Prince Harry have donated to the Evening Standard’s fund
for victims of the Grenfell Tower fire. Several appeals have been
made for money to help those displaced by the Grenfell Tower fire
that took place on…
The Queen has released a statement to the
nation on her official 91st birthday, recognising that although it
is supposed to be a day of celebration, the nation is very much
still in mourning. On Friday The Queen and the Duke of Cambridge
visited the scene of the the London…
Prince Harry saluted soldiers performing
at the Beating Retreat earlier this week. The concert is held at
the Horse Guards Parade in Westminster. The Beating Retreat takes
place in front of St James’s Park, which accommodates a mammoth 58
acres of green space. The Beating Retreat is “a spectacular evening
pageant of music and military precision drill, including horses,
cannon and fireworks.”…
The Queen has released a statement
following the Grenfell Tower Fire. The Queen paid tribute to the
people currently still in the hospital and the relatives of those
who have lost loved ones. As well as that, she paid tribute to the
bravery of the emergency services and the…
Arise Sir Billy Connolly, Dame Julie Walters & Dame June Whitfield! Birthday Honours revealed
16th June 2017
Comedian Billy Connolly and actress Julie
Walters are among the high-profile names who have been recognised
in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Billy
Connolly is being bestowed a Knighthood for services to
entertainment and charity, and Julie Walters also…
Prince Harry was in central London
yesterday to open the new extension to the Royal Institute of
International Affairs at Chatham House. The extension provides a
permanent home for a leadership training centre named after his
grandmother, the Royal institute’s patron since 1952. The Queen
Elizabeth II Academy for Leadership in International Affairs will
now be housed on the Stavros Niarchos…
