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Prince William and Kate Middleton led royal tributes to Prince Philip on his 99th birthday. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge joined Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall in sharing a selection of their favourite photos of the Duke of Edinburgh on social media to mark the occasion. Highlights include a candid shot of … Read more
The Royal Family have shared remarkable black and white pictures of a young Queen visiting the Chelsea Flower Show as it becomes a virtual festival for the first time in its history. Posted to the Queen’s Instagram account, the pictures see the monarch stepping across a pond at the Chelsea Flower Show in 1949, aged 23, … Read more
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and baby Archie hold video call with the Queen to wish her a happy birthday two days after only ‘vaguely discussing’ their plans to boycott British popular press with her Queen is marking her birthday away from her family as the lockdown continues She is with her husband of 72 years, … Read more
The Queen will address the nation in a special televised broadcast about the coronavirus outbreak from Windsor Castle which will air this Sunday at 8pm. Buckingham Palace said the broadcast to ‘the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth’ by the 93-year-old monarch has already been recorded. Expectation has been growing about when the head of state would … Read more
Queen’s Trooping the Colour birthday parade ‘won’t go ahead in traditional form’ due to the coronavirus outbreak Buckingham Palace says a ‘number of other options are being considered’ Trooping the Colour has marked UK Sovereign’s official birthday for 260 years It normally features 1,400 parading soldiers, 200 horses and 400 musicians This year’s patriotic display … Read more
The Queen is to base herself at Windsor Castle early and is likely to stay there beyond the Easter period as she follows Government guidance on coronavirus. Buckingham Palace announced today that the 93-year-old head of state will decamp to the Berkshire royal residence on Thursday – a week earlier than she usually does for … Read more
The Queen wore gloves at an investiture at Buckingham Palace today, the first time she has done so since she began carrying out the ceremonies in 1952, amid warnings about the spread of coronavirus and the deadly danger it poses to the over-80s. The 93-year-old’s decision to cover her hands to above the wrists came … Read more