The Queen has led tributes to the British
and Commonwealth war dead this weekend at the Remembrance Sunday
service in central London. Thousands of people gathered at the
Cenotaph for a two-minute silence at 11 o’clock to honour those
killed in wars and conflicts past and present. Her Majesty and her
husband, The Duke of Edinburgh alongside other members of the royal
family all laid wreaths at…
Festival of Remembrance brings out the Royal Family
13th November 2016
Queen Elizabeth II was joined by a large
portion of the Senior Members of the Royal Family at Royal Albert
Hall for the Festival of Remembrance. Embed from Getty Images Among
those included the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales and
Duchess of Cornwall who just…
Countess of Wessex moved to tears at Festival of Remembrance
12th November 2016
The Countess of Wessex was seen to be
moved to tears on Saturday evening when she joined The Queen and
members of the Royal Family at the Festival of Remembrance at the
Royal Albert Hall. The 51-year-old was very emotional
as families of deceased soldiers made their way…
Royal Family to attend annual Festival of Remembrance tonight
12th November 2016
The Queen will be joined by members of
her family tonight for the annual Festival of Remembrance at the
Royal Albert Hall to honour the war dead. The service, which takes
place every year, remembers those who have died in conflicts past
and present. This year’s festival is particularly poignant because
2016 marks the centenaries of the Battle of the Somme and the
Battle of Jutland, the 25th…
An open letter: Prince Harry changed the way I see veterans
12th November 2016
Dear HRH Prince Harry; I still remember
our Remembrance Day ceremonies at the elementary school I went to.
They would file class by class into the gymnasium until the 900
strong student population was present. The older kids sat on the
bleachers in the back, while the…
Duchess of Cornwall praises her all-female security team who protected her on Middle Eastern tour
11th November 2016
The Duchess of Cornwall has praised the
all-women security team who protected her during a visit to the
Middle East. Her Royal Highness with her all-female protection team
during #RoyalVisitUAE From left to right: Shaima al Kaabi, Basima
al Kaabi, Hannan al Hatawi…
Queen unveils new portrait of herself
9th November 2016
A new portrait of the Queen by
internationally acclaimed Northern Irish artist Colin Davidson has
been revealed by the Queen. Embed from Getty Images The large
canvas which is 4ft by 5ft, shows the Queen wearing a turquoise
Karl Ludwig dress, smiling. The painting was produced from a 90
minute sitting at Buckingham Palace in May and marks the work of a
charity promoting the reconciliation in…
Prince Philip: "I haven't had flu in 40 years"
9th November 2016
The Duke of Edinburgh spoke briefly about
his health on Wednesday morning as he officially opened
the Francis Crick Institute – alongside Her Majesty The
Queen. When touring the new £650 million biomedical research
centre, the 95-year-old Duke said that he hadn’t…
Is Prince Charles responsible for a tank
that is outside of Buckingham Palace? Maybe not the Prince Charles,
first-in-line to the throne we all know, but the future King
Charles III in the BBC drama most certainly is. King Charles III is
described as a “future history”…
When members of the British Royal Family
visit a Commonwealth country, citizens of that country foot the
bill in the form of taxes. During the last tour taken by the
Cambridges in September and October to B.C. and the Yukon, it was
projected by the Federal Department of Canadian Heritage that
$855,000 ( £507,523) would be spent to welcome the family of four
and their staff. During their tour…

