The Queen greets foreign ambassadors in Buckingham Palace

The Queen was beaming as she greeted foreign ambassadors in Buckingham Palace Windsor Castle for her second virtual diplomatic audience today.  Following tradition, two ambassadors greeted the monarch, 94, with sweeping bows before presenting their credentials to the monarch via a video link, staged in line with medical advice.  The royal opted to wear a … Read more

Royal blue! Beaming Queen greets foreign ambassadors in Buckingham Palace

The Queen was beaming as she greeted foreign ambassadors in Buckingham Palace Windsor Castle for her second virtual diplomatic audience today.  Following tradition, two ambassadors greeted the monarch, 94, with sweeping bows before presenting their credentials to the monarch via a video link, staged in line with medical advice.  The royal opted to wear a … Read more

Queen greets foreign ambassadors in Buckingham Palace via a video call from Windsor Castle

The Queen has held her first virtual diplomatic audience today, after greeting foreign ambassadors in Buckingham Palace via video call from Windsor Castle. Following tradition, three ambassadors presented their credentials to the monarch but via a video link, staged in line with medical advice. Her Majesty, 94, has been staying with Prince Philip, 99, at … Read more

Vandal climbed Queen Victoria Memorial outside Buckingham Palace

Vandal climbed Queen Victoria Memorial outside Buckingham Palace, wrecked coffee shop, stole from Boots and attacked two trams in month-long crime spree Scott Packham, 32, climbed Queen Victoria Memorial on Thursday, August 13 Wrecked a coffee shop at Aldgate Station in east London less than ten days later  Appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court and pleaded … Read more

Buckingham Palace’s Picture Gallery sits empty for first time in 45 years as renovations continue

Buckingham Palace’s Picture Gallery has been emptied for the first time in 45 years ahead of works as part of the palace’s ongoing refurbishment.  The Royal Collection Trust shared a timelapse video on Twitter which showed how the Picture Gallery, which has been the backdrop to many receptions at the Palace, was emptied of its … Read more

Buckingham Palace intruder slams The Crown for ‘having a pop at the Queen’

The fifth episode of the new series, which launched on Sunday, opens with global news reports of a break-in at Buckingham Palace: an intruder had climbed over a fence and into the palace grounds, before scaling a drainpipe and entering the royal quarters.  During the episode, Tom Brooke’s Michael Fagan struggles to cope with the breakup … Read more

How The Crown filmed Queen Olivia Colman riding under the Buckingham Palace arches in series four

In full military uniform, the Queen rides out of the gates of Buckingham Palace to greet an adoring crowd. In a scene in the opening moments of series four of The Crown – which airs on Netflix from next Sunday – a solemn Queen leaving her London home on horseback to greet her subjects. In … Read more

The Crown set shows Buckingham Palace and Downing Street just yards apart

Where’s St James’s Park? Behind-the-scenes pictures from The Crown set show Buckingham Palace and Downing Street just yards apart with season four set to air this month Aerial images show the tricks used on the hit Netflix show to film exterior scenes  In real life Buckingham Palace and Downing Street separated by St James’s Park … Read more

Mother of Princess Beatrice’s stepson poses for snaps outside Buckingham Palace

The mother of Princess Beatrice’s stepson has shared a series of playful snaps posing outside Buckingham Palace as she teased it had taken her ’10 years to see the landmark in person.’ American-Chinese architect Dara Huang, 38, who shares four-year-old son Wolfie with her ex-fiancé property developer Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, 36. posted the pictures on her … Read more

Kate Middleton and Prince William welcome Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Buckingham Palace

Back to business! Kate Middleton is elegant in a blue belted dress as she joins Prince William to welcome Ukraine’s president and First Lady to Buckingham Palace in their first audience since lockdown Duke and Duchess of Cambridge met Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy  Kate Middleton and Prince William’s first audience at the palace since lockdown … Read more