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 »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 »Royal Family Instagram celebrates the highs and lows of the Queen’s reign
The Royal Family has celebrated the Queen’s role as a constant during some of the happiest – and saddest – moments the UK has shared over the 70 years of her reign. Posting on Instagram, the photos celebrate how the Queen shared in the joy of England’s 1966 World Cup …
Read More »Royal expert says why Prince Harry and Meghan Markle walkabout at Windsor Castle was delayed
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s royal walkabout with Prince William and Kate was delayed by nearly an hour because the Sussexes had to get changed into formal mourning attire, a royal expert claimed on US TV today. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex had to ‘quickly go and get changed’ …
Read More »‘Heartbroken’ King Charles III stands guard by Queen’s coffin during St Giles’ Cathedral vigil
Royal fans have sympathised with King Charles after noting that the new monarch looked ‘devastated’ this evening during a vigil for Queen Elizabeth. All four of Her Majesty’s children gathered around her coffin today in a poignant evening vigil inside St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh. After a short procession, King Charles …
Read More »Mourners camp overnight as crowds queue on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile as they wait for Queen’s coffin
Wellwishers were today turned away from Edinburgh’s historic Royal Mile after huge crowds and thousands of mourners descended upon the Scottish capital to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II. Large queues of people were pictured lining up with flags bearing the Union Jack and colourful homemade signs outside St …
Read More »Queen chose Princess Anne to accompany funeral cortege on first leg of journey back to London
Princess Anne, the Queen’s only daughter, was chosen by her mother to accompany the funeral cortege on the six-hour journey from Balmoral to Edinburgh. The Princess Royal, 72, had a forlorn expression but remained composed as she was driven behind the hearse in a royal Bentley alongside her husband of …
Read More »Prince William and King Charles’ olive branch to Harry and Meghan Markle led to 45-min negotiation
The historic joint walkabout between William and Kate and Meghan and Harry only took place after an extended negotiation which delayed the Sussexes arrival by at least 45 minutes, a source suggested today. Royal sources say Prince William attempted to bury the hatchet by extending an ’11th-hour olive branch’ to …
Read More »Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may fly Archie and Lilibet to the UK for Queen’s funeral
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may fly Archie and Lilibet to the UK for the Queen’s funeral, it has been suggested. The US-based Duke and Duchess of Sussex have reportedly confirmed they will be staying in Britain until the end of the royal mourning period, which finishes seven days after …
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