The Queen-in-Council issued a
proclamation setting out the dates when Parliament will be
prorogued ahead of its dissolution, heralding the beginning of the
short campaign for the British General Election on this May.
The Order read that Parliament would be prorogued (which means
suspended) “no earlier than 26th March” and “no later than 30th
March”, though in practice the…
The UK Supreme Court has today
confirmed that it will hand down judgement next Thursday on
whether the contents of letters sent between The Prince of Wales
and government ministers should be revealed to the public. Prince
Charles wrote a series of letters to seven…
The final piece in our Queen Mother
series sees us focus on the last few years of her life in the
2000s, her death and legacy she left behind. Our post begins in
early 2000 when The Queen Mother celebrated her centenary. She was
the first member of the Royal Family to reach…
Manuscript by Queen Victoria to go on show at the Queen's Gallery in Edinburgh
19th March 2015
A gilded manuscript describing Queen
Victoria’s visit to the Scottish Highlands is set to go on display
at the Queen’s Gallery in Edinburgh later this month. First
published in 1884, More Leaves from the Journal of Our Life in the
Highlands contains excerpts from The Queen’s diaries
describing her life in the northeast from 1862 to 1882. The
manuscript on display is, in fact, a…
On their first full day in Washington
D.C, Prince Charles and The Duchess of Cornwall visited several
historic landmarks including the Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther
King Memorial and Mount Vernon. The Duchess of Cornwall at Mount
Vernon. Charles and Camilla began a…
Prince William received some on-the-job
training from Her Majesty The Queen on Wednesday as he accompanied
her, for the first time, as she received foreign ambassadors at
Buckingham Palace. This particular regular royal duty saw The Queen
and Prince William greet the…
Prince Harry will attend the launch event
for Walking With The Wounded’s (WWTW) “Walk of Britain” at the
Mandarin Oriental Hotel in London. Harry is Patron of the charity.
The Prince will meet the wounded service personnel taking part in
the trek. He will hear about their personal experiences of serving
in the Armed Forces and what made them chose to they are taking
part in the…
The Queen and Prince Philip to visit National Memorial to the Few and Canterbury Cathedral in Kent
17th March 2015
The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will
be in Kent on Thursday 26th March where they will visit the
National Memorial to the Few in Capel-le-Ferne. Following their
visit to the national memorial, Her Majesty and Prince Philip will
attend a service at Canterbury…
After ten years of active service with
the Armed Forces, Kensington Palace has confirmed that Prince Harry
will leave operational service this summer. Prince Harry
wearing his Army Air Corps sky blue beret with Blues and Royals
badge. His Royal Highness is to focus more of…
Yesterday a service of commemoration was
held at St Paul’s Cathedral in honour of veterans and those who
died fighting in Afghanistan. The Queen was accompanied by senior
members of The Royal Family and Prime Minster David Cameron, among
other politicians. Also taking their place in the service to mark
the end of combat operations in Afghanistan were The Duke of
Edinburgh, The Prince of…
