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The Queen has requested that the government give her more money in order to cope with an increasing amount of repairs needed on Buckingham Palace and other royal homes, revealed newly published accounts. The monarch presently receives £11.9m per year from the public to maintain and repair royal residencies which include St James’s Palace and [...]

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5th Jan 11

Highly anticipated Royal wedding details unveiled

by Adam Richards

As media hype surrounding the upcoming nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton grows, more details regarding the Royal affair have begun to be released. On Wednesday, it was revealed that Prince William and his fiancée Kate will wed on 29 April. Furthermore, the ceremony, which will be held at Westminster Abbey, will be officiated [...]

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27th Dec 10

Madame Tussauds adds Kate Middleton to its list

by Paul Russell

Kate Middleton will be immortalized in wax at Madame Tussauds alongside Prince William in 2011, said the famous wax museum. The wax sculpture museum, which famously turns celebrities and persons of interest into lifelike wax sculptures, hopes to give Ms Middleton the same treatment after her wedding to the Prince in April. According to the [...]

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18th Dec 10

Kate Middleton luncheons with the Queen before Christmas

by Katie Naylor

Kate Middleton had a pre-Christmas lunch with the Queen at Buckingham Palace yesterday. The 28-year old fiancé of Prince William mingled with around 50 members of the Royal Family. Kate, who will marry William in April, has been increasingly present at family functions, proving even further that she has become a true part of the [...]

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21st Jan 10

Prince William takes aim on firing range

by Sally Davies

Prince William showed off his skills as a crack shot marksman when he gathered with Australian paratroopers on a firing range. The second in line to the throne proved he had lost none of his sharp shooting skills from his days with the Household Cavalry when he took aim at a target yesterday. The 27 [...]

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14th Dec 09

Buckingham Palace denies William taking on extra duties from the Queen

by Harry Oldfield

Buckingham Palace has hit back at suggestions that Prince William is to take over a substantial portion of the Queen’s duties as total and utter fabrication. It was reported by a newspaper yesterday saying that the Queen was passing on more tasks to her grandson, and the monarch was cutting her workload due to her [...]

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27th Nov 09

Brown vows to update Royal Family

by Harry Oldfield

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has potentially sparked a new row with Buckingham Palace after pledging to proceed with a massive overhaul of the monarchy, and describing the 300 year old rules governing the succession to the throne as outdated. He signalled his intention to discuss radical reform with the Commonwealth heads of government at a [...]

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27th Nov 09

Queen walks on pink carpet in Bermuda

by Adam Richards

Her Majesty, The Queen appeared in bright pink as she received a colourful welcome from locals at the start of her official visit to Bermuda. Bypassing traditional red, a rose-tinted rug was also rolled out to greet the royal visitors, chosen to reflect the famous tint of the paradise island’s local beaches. The Queen has [...]

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19th Nov 09

Fury as Labour candidate attacks the Queen

by Sally Davies

A Labour candidate has caused outrage after accusing the Queen of being ‘a paraside’ and ‘vermin’. Peter White used a social networking website on the internet to condem plans for her Diamond Jubilee as a waste of money. The fanatical republican and former ministerial aide accused the monarch of milking Britain of everything she can [...]

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13th Nov 09

Violence mars royal tour in Canada

by Adam Richards

Prince Charles’ tour of Canada has been hit by the biggest overseas royal protests in many years following a clash with anti-monarchists and riot police. Over 200 demonstrators threw eggs and shouted ‘Majesty Go Home!’ as the Prince of Wales and wife Camilla arrived at the regiment hall of the Black Watch of Canada in [...]

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