Australia Day Greetings

The Royal Family and Kensington Palace posted their Australia Day greetings on social media on Friday, 26 January 2019. It is also Australia's National Day and an official public holiday. A Short History Australia Day commemorates the landing of the First Fleet (eleven convict ships), with commander Captain Arthur Phillips raised the British flag and…

Royal Birthday: Princess Michael of Kent

Princess Michael of Kent celebrates her 74th birthday on Tuesday, 15 January 2019. Embed from Getty Images Princess Michael of Kent was born Marie Christine Anna Agnes Hedwig Ida von Reibnitz in Karlovy Vary on 15 January 1945 in the Czech Republic (formerly known as Karlsbad in what was known as the German-populated Sudetenland or…

New Governor For New South Wales

Premier Gladys Berijiklian announced on Sunday, 13 January 2019,  the Hon Justice Margaret Beazley AO will be the next Governor of New South Wales. The Premier says Queen Elizabeth II has accepted the recommendation for the new appointment. Justice Beazley is a highly decorated Federal Court of Australia and NSW Court of Appeal judge, who…

Royal Birthday: The Duchess of Cambridge

The Duchess of Cambridge celebrates her 37th birthday on Wednesday, 9 January 2019. Catherine 'Kate' Elizabeth Middleton was born in 1982, the eldest daughter of Michael and Carole Middleton (nee Goldsmith), at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, on 9 January 1982. She has two younger siblings, Pippa and James. The Duchess attended boarding school during…

Queen Elizabeth II Christmas Message 2018

Watch Queen Elizabeth's Christmas Message for 2018 which aired on ABC TV in Australia.

New Governor-General for Australia

Buckingham Palace has released a statement announcing the appointment of the new Governor-General of Australia.

Australia’s Role in the Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII Gave up Throne for Mrs Simpson

The Australian Government also insisted Edward VIII abdicated rather than marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson.

Queen Elizabeth II and the Prince of Wales have both sent messages to Queenslanders affected by bushfires.

The Queen has sent her condolences to US President Donald Trump and the American people following the death of George Bush at his home in Houston on 30 November 2018, aged 94.

Princess Beatrice Makes Surprise Visit

Princess Beatrice of York made a surprise visit to Australian technology start-up Xceptional at Fishburners Accelerator in Sydney.