The Queen’s eight grandchildren have held a vigil around the Queen’s coffin during her lying in state in Westminster Hall. The Prince of Wales led his brother the Duke of Sussex, as well as his cousins Zara Tindall and Peter Philips, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie and Lady Louise Windsor and Viscount Severn into …
Read More »Irish president and premier to attend royal reception ahead of Queen’s funeral
A reception at Buckingham Palace and an event hosted by the UK’s new Foreign Secretary are among the events Ireland’s president and premier will attend around the Queen’s state funeral. The historic funeral will be one of the rare occasions where both the Irish president and Taoiseach are out of …
Read More »Sophie Wessex cuddles wellwisher’s baby in adorable moment
The Countess of Wessex cuddled delighted children including a baby and brought smiles to the faces of hundreds of well-wishers gathered outside Buckingham Palace today, as Prince Edward explained why he keeps away from the crowds. Royal fans applauded Sophie and Prince Edward and could be heard telling them ‘sorry for your loss’ …
Read More »Royal Family Instagram account shares snaps celebrating Queen’s work with the Commonwealth
The Royal Family’s Instagram account has celebrated the Queen’s ‘life’s work with supporting the extraordinary’ Commonwealth. In a post this morning, a selection of photographs marking Her Majesty’s visits to the nations and meetings with people from across the 56 member states were shared. Highlights included the monarch pictured at The …
Read More »A century in love with horses – Tennessee Lookout
The news of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s passing on Thursday traveled the globe faster than the death of any other monarch in world history in our modern technical age. The last time a British monarch passed, few people in the world had television sets, and those who did witnessed …
Read More »‘Reporting on Churchill’s funeral – and the Queen’s’
Published: 9:00 AM September 17, 2022 That moment when Huw Edwards made that historic announcement at 6.30pm on the BBC about the Queen was the sad end of an era in my own life. I have covered royal visits as a journalist in east London, starting with Toynbee Hall …
Read More »Britain and the Royal Family will see decades of plans unfold in majestic style for Queen’s funeral
Britain and the Royal Family will see decades of plans unfold in majestic style for The Queen’s funeral, writes SAM GREENHILL By Sam Greenhill, Chief Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 17:01 EDT, 16 September 2022 | Updated: 03:28 EDT, 17 September 2022 Britain and the Royal Family are gearing …
Read More »Royal fans camp out overnight to bag their spot on the Mall ahead of the Queen’s funeral
Royal fans wrapped up in sleeping bags and jumpers as they camped out on The Mall overnight amid plunging temperatures to bag their spot outside Buckingham Palace ahead of the Queen’s state funeral – while thousands more queue to see the late monarch lying-in-state. Palace officials yesterday extended the route …
Read More »Six royal funerals, one changing Canada: What the deaths of monarchs have revealed about us
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Read More »Harpist speaks of her pride at performing for King Charles III
A former royal harpist has spoken of her pride at playing in front of King Charles III to mark his first visit to Wales as monarch. Claire Jones played a specially composed piece as the King and the Queen Consort made their way through the Senedd to hear a motion …
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