The Royal Maundy Service was held at Leicester Cathedral on Thursday, 13 April 2017, where the Queen distributed Maundy Money in a tradition which dates back to the 13th Century. The Queen distributes special Maundy money to local pensioners every Maundy Thursday when Christians commemorate the Last Supper of Jesus and the commandment he gave…
Walking In The Queen’s Shoes!
Imagine being paid to walk in the Queen's shoes ... literally! According to The Evening Standard, Queen Elizabeth has employed someone to break in her new shoes, to avoid sore feet and painful blisters. Embed from Getty Images It would simply not do for the Queen to pop into a chemist, whilst travelling to official…
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Queen Elizabeth Visits and Feeds Elephants
Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by Prince Philip, visited Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire on Tuesday, 11 April 2017 to open the new Elephant Care Centre. The Queen, Patron of The Zoological Society of London, feeds an elephant at Whipsnade Zoo Today The Queen, accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, is visiting @zslwhipsnadezoo to officially open the…
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Statement by King Carl XVI Gustaf Following Terrorist Attack in Sweden
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has made a statement following the terrorist attack in Stockholm on Friday, 7 April 2017. A stolen truck ploughed into a crowd outside the Åhlens City department store in Drottninggatan (Queen Street) just before 3.00 pm local time. Four people were killed and at least 15 were injured. It…
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Podcast: Royal Maundy Service, Pope Francis, Royal Visit to Japan & Service of Hope
Royal Maundy Service in Leicester Cathedral, Charles and Camilla meet with Pope Francis, Spanish state visit to Japan and the Service of Hope at Westminster Abbey. Royal Maundy Service The Queen and Prince Philip will be attending the Royal Maundy Service at Leicester Cathedral on Thursday, 13 March, at 11.00 am. Charles and Camilla's Audience…
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Prince Philip Presents Britain-Australia Society Award To Kylie Minogue
Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh presented the Britain-Australia Society Award 2016 to Kylie Minogue during an audience in the White Drawing Room at Windsor Castle on Tuesday, 4 April 2017. Australian High Commissioner Alexander Downer and the Britain-Australia Society Chairman Peter Benson OAM were also present. The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron of the Britain-Australia Society,…
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Australia Post Celebrates Queen’s Birthday and Sapphire Jubilee
Australia Post has released two new stamps to commemorate the Queen’s Birthday in 2017. The Queen was born on 21 April 1926, the eldest daughter of the Duke and Duchess of York, who later reigned as King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. She was christened Elizabeth Alexandra Mary. The Queen’s Birthday is officially celebrated every…
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Prince Felix’s Confirmation
Denmark’s Prince Felix was confirmed in the Fredensborg Palace Chapel on Saturday, 1 April 2017 during a service led by the Royal Chaplain Erik Norman Svensden. Prince Felix’s parents, Prince Joachim and Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg, and his stepmother Princess Marie, his older brother Nikolai, younger brother Prince Henrik and little sister Princess Athena, were…
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