If this is not the most gracious, chivalrous and well-meaning how-do-you-do, then I am a monkey’s uncle. On Saturday, Her Majesty attended the Epsom races, alongside her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh and Princess Michael of Kent. RULE BRITANNIA (and God Bless Chris Jackson for being a superb photographer)
Hurrah! It’s the first day of 2015’s Royal Windsor Horse Show! Time to put away the hats, purse and gloves and throw on a respectable (but casual) skirt, for the RWHS is a time to stop and smell the manure. According to the Daily Mail, the Royal Windsor Horse Show has been put on since…
She carries out countless engagements each year, will surpass Queen Victoria as the longest-serving British monarch in history come September, and takes part in a parade put on as an “official birthday celebration” (despite being in June), but one day out of the year is meant just for Queen Elizabeth II alone. On April 21st,…
The royal family attended a Service of Commemoration for troops who were stationed in Afghanistan at St Paul’s Cathedral today in London. The men and Princess Anne were in full military regalia as they made their way into the service, while the Queen and Prince Philip arrived last, as tradition dictates. The Windsors gathered with politicians, injured…
Back in October it was announced that Kristin Scott Thomas would portray Queen Elizabeth II in The Audience, a role famously originated by Dame Helen Mirren. The play’s London run was so hugely successfully that Mirren took it to Broadway. “I was so pleased to be asked to play The Queen in Peter Morgan’s brilliant…
63 years ago today, His Majesty King George VI died at Sandringham. Since there is never a passing of time without a sovereign, his daughter, Princess Elizabeth, was now queen.
You won’t find a bigger fan of Her Majesty than thisgirl. What other leader – male or female – filled a massive pair of shoes at 25, reigned through 11 prime ministers (and counting) and still carries out royal engagements at 88? Today, the Queen and Prince Philip attended Sunday service at the church of…
One can imagine that Commonwealth citizens gathered round their tellies at 3pm GMT to her the Queen give her annual Christmas broadcast. My nana, who came down with a terrible sinus infection (she’s fine, thank you for asking), was able to catch the whole thing before popping round one’s house for a cranberry-vodka cocktail.
It’s a grand gesture, and one that’s been around for as long as there has been a monarchy. And though it’s not mandatory to bow or curtsy to the Queen or a member of the royal family, many do it out of respect. While it’s not limited to the United Kingdom and Commonwealth realms, it…
Buckingham Palace has shared a few Instagrams from inside the Queen’s official London residence, and it’s really putting yours truly in the holiday spirit. Well done, ma’am and courtiers.