The Queen

A phone call between Justin Trudeau and Queen Elizabeth gave them a chance to speak about the pandemic and the prime minister the opportunity to thank the monarch for recent messages of support to Canadians.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shakes hands with Queen Elizabeth during a private audience at Buckingham Palace…

Australia's highest court has ruled to make public letters between Queen Elizabeth II and her representative that would reveal what knowledge she had, if any, of the dismissal of an Australian government in 1975. The High Court's majority decision in historian Jenny Hocking's appeal overturned lower court rulings that more…

Former royal chef reveals the Queen loves shrimp on toast but can't stand garlic as he answers questions from fans on cooking for Her MajestyDarren McGrady, 58, worked for The Queen and Princess Diana in the 1990s He revealed Her Majesty doesn't like garlic and they couldn't cook with it  Added that…

The Queen once went to extreme measures to avoid a controversial house guest, hiding in the foliage of her Buckingham Palace gardens. In 1978, Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu travelled to the UK with his wife, Elena Ceaușescu, for a state visit. It was a historic occasion, marking the first time…

May 22, 2020 / Posted by: Emily If your summer plans included traveling overseas to London, despite COVID-19 dangers (a “reverse Madonna”, if you will), you can forget about dropping those pounds on a tour of The Queen’s London pad. Buckingham Palace has corona-canceled its seasonal summer tour, forcing The…

The stands will be empty but, in terms of the action on the track, this years Royal Ascot will be bigger than ever, six races having been added to a heavily revised running order for the event, due t… Read More

Buckingham Palace is one of the most recognisable buildings in the world - but while many of us know its majestic exterior, much of the interior layout of the Queen's London home remains unfamiliar.While sections are opened up at certain times of the year, the official plans for the 775-room…

Buckingham Palace has celebrated some of the guests who should have been attending its summer garden parties, and pledged to see them next year instead.The Queen's gatherings on the neatly-manicured lawns of her London home, and at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, were postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.Tuesday…

Every summer the Mall outside Buckingham Palace is filled with flag-waving, Union Jack-clad merrymakers, all gathered to watch the official Trooping the Colour celebrations. Otherwise known as the Queen's Birthday Parade, the event marks the sovereign's birthday. The colourful display of flag-flying and pageantry takes place in June and is attended by…

We heard a few days ago that Queen Elizabeth would likely be in semi-isolation and schedule-free until autumn. The idea that the Queen wasn’t going to have any public events through May and June was not new – much of her schedule had already been cancelled anyway, and the British…