Council red tape puts brakes on Platinum Jubilee street parties
Karen Whitehead, who wanted to organise the event to celebrate the Queen reaching 70 years on the throne, said that the requirements set by Island Roads, the…
Branching out: Giant ‘tree of trees’ sculpture to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
The sculpture is made from reclaimed and new steel sourced from British suppliers and processed with a reduced carbon footprint in mind. It has been developed in…
Council red tape forces residents to put brakes on Platinum Jubilee street party
Karen Whitehead, who wanted to organise the event to celebrate the Queen reaching 70 years on the throne, said that the requirements set by Island Roads, the…
Tom Cruise and Alan Titchmarsh to host Queen’s Jubilee celebration
The channel said: “The Celebration will take viewers on a gallop through history, from the reign of Queen Elizabeth I through to the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth…
Revealed: Palace’s plan to give Queen her best ever Epsom Derby
“The winning post is the end result and she enjoys that, of course,” he said. “But she enjoys everything before you get to the winning post. That…
The fantasy-free Platinum Jubilee reading list is pure literary snobbery
Instead, those few science fiction novels to make the countdown are fuddy-ishly familiar. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams is more smug comic caper…
The Queen will only confirm attendance at Platinum Jubilee events on the day
But it has elicited a new strategy in which aides will now confirm her attendance only on the day of an event, in order to avoid any…
‘Commonwealth Globe’ featuring stones from UK’s highest peaks to be Platinum Jubilee centrepiece
Rocks were collected from the top of the UK’s four highest peaks, Scafell Pike, Ben Nevis, Snowdon and Slieve Donard before two fragments were taken from each…
Queen ‘deeply touched’ by the planting of a million Platinum Jubilee trees
The Queen said in her written message: “As the planting season draws to a close, I send my sincere thanks to everyone across the country who has…
Queen’s Platinum Champions Awards for volunteers launched by Duchess of Cornwall
The search is on for Britain’s Platinum Champions, as the Duchess of Cornwall launches a mission to celebrate the volunteers quietly forming the “backbone of this country”….
Why Hitler saved Windsor Castle – and other facts about the attraction
The Queen is set to move to Windsor Castle permanently, having been based there for the last two years. Like countless others, the monarch is leaving the…
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee to be commemorated with new arch at this year’s Highland Games
As well as being the longest reigning monarch, Her Majesty is also the longest serving patron of the Braemar Royal Highland Society. David Geddes, the president of…
Reggae, Rastafarians and royalty as Duke and Duchess of Cambridge head to Caribbean for Platinum Jubilee
The tours of the Caribbean come at a critical time, as Commonwealth realms increasingly debate whether to follow Barbados in severing ties with the British monarchy, amid…
Royal family unveil packed spring world tour for Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
The two separate tours of the Caribbean come at a critical time, as Commonwealth realms increasingly debate whether to follow Barbados in severing ties with the British…
Platinum Jubilee planners call on classic car owners and ‘Lambeth Walkers’
Those who can rock’n’roll, jive or do the Lambeth Walk will be followed by the Mods, the hippies of the Summer of Love and the “original Windrush…
National Trust project for the Platinum Jubilee will restore ‘historic, lost avenues of trees’
In 2000, the pear trees were removed after becoming tangled in their metal-hooped framework. Len Bernamont, gardens and outdoors manager at Bateman’s, said: “The alley is one…
Golden ticket for the Platinum Jubilee Pageant as Cadbury offers 500 places
It has all the makings of a modern-day Golden Ticket dreamt up by Willy Wonka himself. This time, it is platinum. Fans of Cadbury chocolate are to…