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GUARDS MEET COLONEL CAMILLA
On January 30th, The Queen Consort visited members of the 1st Battalion of the Grenadier Guards, marking her first visit to the regiment since becoming their new Colonel the previous month. The 1st Battalion will feature in the King’s Coronation later this year.
ST DAVID'S DAY OUT FOR ROYALS
Prince William recently made his first visit to the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards, to attend their St David’s Day parade on March 1st. The Prince of Wales addressed troops, at Combermere Barracks in Windsor, for the first time since becoming colonel of the regiment in December.
THE KING CONFERS THE DUKEDOM OF EDINBURGH UPON THE PRINCE EDWARD
Prince Edward has been named as the new Duke of Edinburgh, Buckingham Palace has announced. The title, granted by King Charles III on the prince’s 59th birthday, will be held for his lifetime.
MERSEYSIDE TRIP FOR PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES
The Prince and Princess of Wales received a very warm welcome from the people of Merseyside when they visited on January 12th. The Royals met individuals working across healthcare and mental health support services in the county and were cheered by waiting crowds at every location.
FLIPPING GOOD FUN FOR THE PRINCESS
The Princess of Wales impressed fans with her pancake flipping skills during a Royal visit on February 21st, Shrove Tuesday, but one thing went horribly wrong.
The History of Osborne House
Osborne House was built between 1845 and 1851 to provide Queen Victoria and Prince Albert with a private family home. It was built in the Italianate style in order to fit its setting on an island whose temperate climate and panoramic views over the Solent reminded Prince Albert of the Bay of Naples...
READY FOR THE BIG DAY - KING CHARLES GETS TO WORK
King Charles III is preparing for his Coronation in May 2023 by hitting the ground running and not slowing down. We report on some of his latest engagements...
A GLITTERING DIARY - MEETING SHOWBIZ ROYALTY
The Prince and Princess of Wales have been very busy in the run-up to the Coronation of King Charles III, with an official visit to Cornwall and a night out enjoying the glitz and glamour of the BAFTA Awards...
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE CORONATION!
As the nation and indeed the world prepares for the first British Royal Coronation in 70 years, here are details of how the milestone event will play out, and how Royal Life readers can get involved...
BALMORAL A castle fit for a Queen
Located in Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Balmoral Castle is one of two personal and private residences owned by The Royal Family, unlike the Royal Palaces, that belong to the Crown...
THE ROYALS AT THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES
Prince Charles stands in for the Queen, aided by Prince Edward and Sophie, Countess of Wessex. And Princess Charlotte royally steals the show from her parents, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, in a truly spectacular "novel adventure" in Birmingham!
A TOUGH LAUNCH TASK
The Prince of Wales deals with a pair of blunt scissors during a visit to the Healing Hub Oxygen Therapy Centre in Wick
ICONIC ROYAL IMAGES
Historic Royal Palaces conservators Ola Ruiz-Aguillo and Nelson Garcia handling a lenticular print of the Queen, 'In Lightness of Being,' taken by light artist Chris Levine in 2004
A BLOOMING CHARITY EVENT
Prince Charles and Camilla, at The Sandringham Flower Show 2022
SMELLS LIKE ROYALTY!
The gardens at Highgrove House - now you can smell them as well as see them!
OUT AND ABOUT WITH... THE SPORTING CAMBRIDGES
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have always been strong in their support for sporting events, and they have attended some major ones of late - with surprise appearances from Prince George and Princess Charlotte!
THE QUEEN IN SCOTLAND CELEBRATING HOLYROOD WEEK
The Queen recently travelled to Scotland with members of the Royal Family for their traditional week of events. The monarch was accompanied by her youngest son, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, and his wife, Sophie, for the historic Ceremony of the Keys the traditional opener to Holyrood week...
DUCHESS SAILS TO VICTORY
The Duchess of Cambridge recently inspired a British sailing victory over New Zealand in front of a crowd of thousands.
CAMBRIDGES MARK WINDRUSH DAY
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by Baroness Floella Benjamin, Windrush passengers Alford Gardner and John Richards and children at the unveiling of the National Windrush Monument at Waterloo Station
THESE HAPPY CELEBRATIONS: A ‘THANK YOU’ FROM THE QUEEN
As the Platinum Jubilee celebrations came to an end, Her Majesty made a surprise balcony appearance to thank the nation and admit she was “humbled and deeply touched” - also saying, “my heart has been with you all.”
‘FILLED WITH MARVEL AND DELIGHT': THE PLATINUM JUBILEE PAGEANT
Pomp and pageantry kicked off the final day of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations as a hologram of the young monarch and a military procession launched a spectacular £15million Jubilee Pageant…
GETTING PEOPLE BACK TOGETHER: TUCKING INTO THE BIG JUBILEE LUNCH
An astonishing 12 million Big Jubilee Lunch parties were thrown across the UK to celebrate the Queen’s 70-year reign, and the Royal Family joined in with great enthusiasm!
A DELIGHTFUL TEA PARTY LAUNCHES: THE PLATINUM PARTY AT THE PALACE
The Queen opened the Platinum Party at the Palace with a hilarious sketch sharing a marmalade sandwich with Paddington Bear before the pair tapped their teacups to the tune of ‘We Will Rock You’ to get the music underway...
AN ACT OF CHRISTIAN WORSHIP: STAYING THE COURSE
”St Paul’s celebrated the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee year with a Service of Thanksgiving, and many others paid tribute to the monarch’s 70 years of service while Her Majesty watched the event at home on television…
SYMBOLS OF TOGETHERNESS BEACONS OF LIGHT AND RESPECT
At the end of the first day of celebrations, the Queen pressed the Commonwealth of Nations Globe which sent a river of light from her Windsor Castle home to Buckingham Palace...
TROOPING THE COLOUR CELEBRATING THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY IN ROYAL STYLE
The four-day Jubilee weekend began with Trooping the Colour, which refers to a regimental flag, or "colour," that is trooped through the ranks. It was an event that also gave us enchanting images of some of our youngest Royals...
A ONCE-IN-A-GENERATION EVENT: PREPARING FOR THE PLATINUM JUBILEE
A huge amount of work went into the advance planning of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee weekend, and a lot of money too, but we can all agree it was money and time well spent…
A Milestone Birthday for the Duchess of Cambridge
The Duchess of Cambridge turned 40 on January 9th, 2022 and she marked her milestone birthday by releasing three portraits showing the sophisticated glamour of the future queen.
The Tower of London in Bloom
If you're able to get to London this year then why not come and celebrate the space and Queen at the Tower of London, where a spectacular, colourful, vibrant field of flowers will fill and transform the Tower's moat.
THE ROYALS AT CHRISTMAS
Festive celebrations for the Royal Family were certainly very different in 2021, the Queen’s first Christmas without her late husband by her side. We look back at how they spent their holiday season - and reveal how the Duchess of Cambridge left TV viewers ‘speechless’ with her ‘touching and mesmerising’ piano performance at a Westminster Abbey carol concert...