QUEEN ELIZABETH II NEWS AND ROYAL FAMILY UPDATES

Rare silver £2 coin is worth £350 because of 'missing' dents around the Queen's face

14/12/16 22:07

13/12/16 08:14

The Duke of Edinburgh's softer side was revealed in footage of intimate family moments shown on television last night as part of a documentary marking the 60th anniversary of his award scheme.

13/12/16 08:13

Despite taking on her husband Example's last name on Instagram, Erin McNaught still goes by her maiden name on her passport, she revealed on Tuesday.

13/12/16 08:02

The monarch, who rarely attends funerals apart from for members of the Royal Family, demonstrated her affection by joining mourners at the Royal Chapel of All Saints in Windsor Great Park.

13/12/16 07:44

Australian model Erin McNaught's rather unlikely bond with Princess Beatrice came as a surprise to fans this week.

12/12/16 17:25

When the Queen attends the funeral of her cousin Margaret Rhodes in Windsor, it will be doubly poignant for another of her bridesmaids, Lady Elizabeth Longman, has died, aged 92.

12/12/16 10:56

In a one-hour TV special to mark the Diamond Jubilee of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE), presenter Phillip Schofield will be interviewing the charity's founder, Prince Philip.

11/12/16 16:39

R A Creamer, the Kensington-based Jaguar dealer, that supplied the Queen with cars for 40 years will close its doors at the end of the year and hand back its two Royal Warrants.

08/12/16 07:34

Hotel boss David Morgan-Hewitt, who escorted the Queen to safety when an intruder disturbed her lunch at the Goring in London, astonishingly good at his job, writes JANE FRYER.

07/12/16 18:15

David Morgan-Hewitt, managing director of London's The Goring Hotel, stepped in to escort The Queen to safety after her private lunch was disrupted by a 'drunken' intruder.

07/12/16 09:55

A handwritten letter believed to have been given to a young Prince William by the Queen is among several pieces of unique royal memorabilia set to fetch thousands of pounds at auction.

06/12/16 09:40

In our final extract from the memoir of the Queen's cousin Margaret Rhodes, who has died aged 91, she recalls a high society childhood that makes Downton Abbey look positively modest.

05/12/16 15:08

The Queen’s speech is one of the most predictable and repetitive television programmes of Christmas, according to an analysis done by University College London.

05/12/16 11:13

In the first part of a magical new series based on her memoirs, we share the Queen's cousin's rare insight into a royal childhood.

02/12/16 03:18

Well-wishers offered bouquets and waved flags as the 90-year-old monarch arrived at Goodenough College in Mecklenburgh Square, central London, on Thursday afternoon.

28/11/16 20:07

Margaret Rhodes represented the polar opposite of a modern world where television and social media bestow celebrity on the trashy, the flashy and the undeserving.

28/11/16 06:13

The Queen is in mourning after her best friend and cousin Margaret Rhodes (pictured together) died aged 91 after battling a short illness. Buckingham Palace said last night that it is a 'private matter'.

26/11/16 12:22

Rob, 24, a freelance content creator from Belgian seems to have a lot of celebrity friends but all is not as it seems. The creative man instead has Photoshopped himself to make funny images.

26/11/16 04:32

Delegates from Coburg in Germany were handed penalty charge notices when their Mini and van were slapped with fines while they deliveried a 40ft fir to the Queen at Windsor Castle.

26/11/16 02:51

The Royal Collection Trust bedecked the castle's State Rooms with decorations including 20ft Nordmann fir, hung with Chinese lanterns and a replica of the Imperial State Crown.

26/11/16 00:47

According to the Sovereign Grant annual report, the Queen entertained 96,000 guests at Buckingham Palace - and spent some £250,000 on wine and spirits.

24/11/16 11:06

On his programme, Don’t Make Me Laugh, David Baddiel (pictured) asked panellists to discuss the ‘fact that the Queen has had sex at least four times’.

23/11/16 01:21

Arkady Rzegocki posted this video of himself feeding carrots to one of the royal horses after taking part in a ceremony to welcome him into his post at Buckingham Palace.

22/11/16 17:37

On the same night that the solemn Royal Festival of Remembrance in London was broadcast, Princess Beatrice decided to hit the town, writes SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE.

22/11/16 03:04

President-elect Donald Trump might be invited to meet the Queen soon, say No 10 officials. Such a state visit might improve our post-Brexit prospects.

21/11/16 22:02

Zara Tindall, 35, has given a small glimpse into what her family Christmas will involve with little Mia, two, taking centre stage. Zara says that Christmas is more magical now that she is a mother.

20/11/16 16:48

Shadow Chancellor and lifelong Republican John McDonnell (pictured with Philip Hammond on TV today) said the Palace must open its doors to more tourists if taxpayers continue to foot the bill.

20/11/16 15:37

The Foot Guards, which guard the main royal palaces - including Buckingham Palace in London - are failing to meet manpower targets in three of its five regiments.

20/11/16 03:56

The final episodes of Netflix series The Crown centre on the Queen’s friendship with the late Henry Herbert, who was Lord Porchester, or Porchie to those close to him.

18/11/16 17:03

Buckingham Palace will undergo a £369million refit starting next April to replace pipes, boilers and wiring and prevent 'potentially catastrophic building failure' in the future.

16/11/16 12:49

The Queen was joined by Sir David Attenborough and Boris Johnson on Tuesday night for a reception commemorating the Queen's Commonwealth Canopy initiative (QCC).

14/11/16 03:35

The Countess of Wessex was among many who found themselves moved to tears yesterday as the Queen led the nation in commemoration at the Cenotaph.

13/11/16 18:05

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh braved the wet weather in London today to visit the Francis Crick Institute. They were also joined by their son Prince Andrew who also seemed in good spirits.

13/11/16 15:02

Elizabeth II was joined by Prime Minister Theresa May for the annual Remembrance Sunday service in central London in memory of those killed in past and present conflicts.

13/11/16 03:54

£100 million Netflix drama The Crown imagines a scene from the private life of the Duke of Edinburgh during on a night on the town with his friends which sees him eyeing up an attractive waitress.

13/11/16 00:42

This year the event at the Royal Albert Hall marked the centenaries of the Battle of the Somme and the Battle of Jutland, and the 25th anniversary of the Gulf War.

09/11/16 01:47

Martin McGuiness, the Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, applauded as the monarch pulled the satin cover off the painting at a reception in London on Tuesday.

07/11/16 17:15

The Crown actress Vanessa Kirby who stars as Princess Margaret in the Netflix biopic has revealed how the royal never got over being banned from marrying her divorced lover.

05/11/16 13:42

The dress steals the show in the new drama, one of the most extravagant television programmes ever made. It is a carbon copy of the stunning gown that the Queen wore for the 1947 wedding.

04/11/16 15:07

The stars of the much-anticipated Netflix series The Crown have revealed that they are 'in denial' about whether the Queen and Prince Philip will watch the show.

03/11/16 15:28

Her Majesty looked to be in high spirits today as she visited the new National Heritage Centre for Horseracing and Sporting Art in the town of Newmarket Suffolk.

03/11/16 12:17

President Juan Manuel Santos has been in the UK and staying in Buckingham Palace during his historic state visit this week, part of which included the Queen showing the new £5 note.

02/11/16 10:34

The writer of Netflix's much hyped The Crown, a biopic of Queen Elizabeth II, had admitted he avoided meeting the monarch as he wanted to remain independent while writing the £100 million series.

02/11/16 09:58

Her Majesty has always laid the first wreath since she became Queen in 1952, but on this occasion it will be much lighter than usual, to take account of her advanced years.

02/11/16 09:28

Juan Manuel Santos de Calderon and his wife Maria were formally welcomed by Her Majesty and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, at the Royal Pavilion on Horse Guards Parade, London.

01/11/16 01:33

Sporting a flat cap, scarf and raincoat, the prince showed his customary enthusiasm as he drove his carriage on an early morning jaunt around Windsor Great Park yesterday.

31/10/16 11:10

They might lack the status of their royal cousins or the elegance of the Duchess of Cambridge, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie can be confident of one thing at least: they are adored by their grandmother.

31/10/16 10:07

Britain's longest-reigning monarch was spotted riding her black fell pony, Carltonlima Emma, alongside head groom Terry Pendry, for an autumnal ride along the River Thames in Windsor.

31/10/16 08:03

The Crown is a £100 million gamble by Netflix, the online TV network. But amid all the ovations, I am sure I not alone in having one serious doubt all this: the timing, writes ROBERT HARDMAN.

27/10/16 19:09

Naomi Campbell, 46, accompanied Baroness Amos and Edward Enninful to Buckingham Palace on Thursday to watch them receive their Queen's birthday honours.

27/10/16 17:13

The letter, written on November 25, 1969, was discovered in the sleeve of a record bought at a car boot sale 20 years ago. It was valued at a Beatles memorabilia day in Liverpool on Wednesday.

26/10/16 08:36

Theresa May’s decision to allow a third Heathrow runway will upset the Queen, whose favourite home, Windsor Castle, already blighted by jet engines, will be even noisier.

26/10/16 04:20

Prince Andrew, 56, is said to want his daughters to carry out full-time royal duties, giving them responsibilities similar to their cousins Prince William and Prince Harry.

25/10/16 09:32

There is one female who is always welcome at the oldest and most exclusive club in London — the Queen.

24/10/16 18:16

Workmen were seen lifting the 9ft 6in cast bronze statue into place today in Poundbury, Dorset, three days before it is officially unveiled by the Queen in the heart of the Prince of Wales’s model village.

23/10/16 08:08

The land around estates such as Sandringham (pictured) and Windsor Castle will lose up to £700,000 and £300,000 respectively every year when EU subsidies  are wiped away.

21/10/16 22:41

With his blonder hair style complete with distinctive side parting, there was no mistaking Matt Smith's alter ego as he returned to film the second season of The Crown. 

21/10/16 09:33

The death, at 85, of musical comedy actress Hermione Harvey reminds showbiz biographer Roger Lewis that theatrical ladies aren't as posh as they used to be.

20/10/16 20:34

Set against the backdrop of a Great Britain still recovering from the aftermath of World War II, the 10 part series finds a young Elizabeth facing enormous responsibilities to Crown and country.

19/10/16 10:59

These behind-the-scenes selfies and photographs taken by Team GB athletes show how the sporting stars made the most of their special event at Buckingham Palace in London yesterday.

19/10/16 09:53

Swimmer Ellie Simmonds, 21, who won her fifth gold medal in Brazil in August, was thrilled to go to Buckingham Palace as the Royal Family honoured the sporting heroes of Rio.

18/10/16 13:11

The new Netflix series based on the Queen's life in the 1940s and 1950s airs next month. Now designer Michele Clapton has unveiled the lavish costume collection featuring exact replicas.

17/10/16 06:13

After the death of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadejh, Queen Elizabeth II becomes the world's longest serving monarch.

17/10/16 06:00

Georgina Fitzalan-Howard will be a Deputy Lieutenant for West Sussex, where she lives with her husband at Arundel Castle after reuniting with her husband, George, with whom she split in 2011.

16/10/16 02:02

The first ten episodes, to be broadcast next month, follow the young Princess Elizabeth, played by Claire Foy, from her marriage to Prince Philip (Matt Smith) in 1947 to the brink of the Suez Crisis in 1956.

15/10/16 18:42

The Queen was seen watching the horses in the Parade Ring from the Royal Balcony before the Queen Elizabeth ll Stakes at the Ascot QIPCO British Champions Day.

14/10/16 00:51

After the King of Thailand's death, the Queen has become the longest reigning living monarch. It was marked by a soldier salute as she joined the Royal Engineers in Chatham, Kent.

14/10/16 00:45

Prince Philip is depicted as a roisterer who stays out all night after his wife, Princess Elizabeth, becomes Queen, in television drama of the year The Crown. He is played by Matt Smith.

13/10/16 14:49

Her Majesty visited the Corps of Royal Engineers on Thursday morning to mark its tercentenary. She arrived in a Bentley before switching to her customised hybrid Range Rover.

13/10/16 10:44

Royal biographer A.N. Wilson has revealed how courtiers warned the Queen not to marry Prince Philip because of his infamous gaffes, thinking he was 'too funny' for the serious Princess.

12/10/16 16:43

Hang Zhang, 25, made it through the main gate but was detained by police after a violent struggle in the Buckingham Palace courtyard, pictured, Westminster Magistrates' Court heard.

12/10/16 08:14

MPs debated giving the Queen a new royal yacht in Westminster Hall, writes QUENTIN LETTS. ‘A new flagship of the nation!’ cried one Tory matelot. ‘A bauble!’ screamed a woman from the SNP.

11/10/16 23:59

The 45-year-old funnyman bowed and shook hands with the monarch during a reception and awards ceremony at the Royal Academy of Arts - and his proud parent was on hand to watch the friendly exchange.

11/10/16 15:34

EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: As Supreme Governor of the Church of England, the Queen meets the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, next week.

11/10/16 15:12

Buckingham Palace has always publicly insisted it is up to the Commonwealth’s member nations who takes over after the Queen.

08/10/16 00:58

The Queen has been left distraught following the death of one of her two surviving corgis. Holly,13 who was in the James Bond sketch, was put down in Balmoral leaving one corgi and two dorgis.

06/10/16 09:58

Princess Diana's old Audi convertible, the Queen's Bentley and Elton John's Rolls-Royce Phantom are among an incredible collection of cars expected to sell for more than £1million next month.

04/10/16 11:33

Experts yesterday said a pair of Wentworth elms, thought to be extinct in the UK, have been identified at the Queen's official residence in Scotland - Holyrood Palace.

04/10/16 11:21

The Palace fears that directly handing an extra half a million to the Queen might be politically impossible, writes EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE.

03/10/16 23:46

With sumptuous costumes, lavish sets and an all-star cast, royal drama The Crown is one of the most anticipated, not to mention expensive, TV series in history. See first glimpse of series and rare images.

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