The Queen's advice, Kate visits Luxembourg, Crown Prince Haakon's close shave, Prince Philip retires but not everyone is happy.
Unexpected Emergency Meeting Called At Buckingham Palace
Royal Household staff have been summoned around 3.00 am (12 noon AEST) for an emergency meeting at Buckingham Palace for a meeting later today. There is speculation that the announcement concerns the Queen or Prince Philip’s health. According to the Daily Mail UK reported that Queen Elizabeth II”s senior aides across Britain have been summoned…
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Anzac Day Commemorations, 2017
Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove and Prince Andrew attended Anzac Day commemorations held on Tuesday, 25 April 2017. Australians and New Zealanders commemorate Anzac Day in honour of those brave men who died at Gallipoli in the Dardanelles in 1915. The ill-fated military campaign by the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) against the Turks…
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Queen Elizabeth Attends Royal Maundy Service at Leicester Cathedral
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…
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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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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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Podcast: Brussels, Westminster, Paris, Princess Anne & Berkebeinerrennet
Commemorations in Brussels, terrorist attack in London, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's Paris visit, Princess Anne at Portsmouth and two Crown Princes compete in a historic ski race. Brussels Remembrance Ceremony, 22 March King Philippe, Queen Mathilde and the Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel attended the 1st Anniversary commemorations in Brussels. Read King Philippe's Speech. Just…
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