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04 February 2025 The Princess Royal Royal Fellow, The Royal Academy of Engineering, will attend The Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering Winners' Reception at the Science Museum, Exhibition Road, London SW7.

Wedding Anniversary Messages The King and The Queen Consort send congratulatory messages for Diamond (60th), 65th and Platinum (70th) wedding anniversaries and every year thereafter. In order to receive a message, it is essential for you to provide this office with documentary proof of marriage or contact the appropriate records office for verification. It is possible to receive a belated ...

2024年11月15日 · Changing the Guard – also known as Guard Mounting – is the iconic ceremony which is seen by millions of people each year at Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle.

2022年9月8日 · The Queen was born at 2.40am on 21 April 1926 at 17 Bruton Street in Mayfair, London, the London home of her maternal grandparents, the Earl and Countess of Strathmore. She was the first child of The Duke and Duchess of York - who later became King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. She was christened Elizabeth Alexandra Mary at …

2024年11月15日 · Monarchy is the oldest form of government in the United Kingdom. In a monarchy, a king or queen is Head of State. The British Monarchy is known as a constitutional monarchy. This means that, while The Sovereign is Head of State, the ability to make and pass legislation resides with an elected Parliament. Although The Sovereign no longer has a political or executive role, he or she continues to ...

2020年7月17日 · The origins of knighthood are unclear, but are thought to date back to Roman times. In medieval times, knights underwent strict training from boyhood to be a brave and chivalric horseman supporting the monarch in battle. A knighthood cannot be bought and it carries no military obligations to the Sovereign. The King (or a member of the Royal Family acting on his behalf) confers knighthoods in ...

News Announcement of the birth of Princess Beatrice and Mr Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi's baby 29 January 2025

The Monarch's relationship with the Church of England is symbolised at the Coronation when the Sovereign is anointed by the Archbishop of Canterbury and takes an oath to "maintain and preserve inviolably the settlement of the Church of England, and the doctrine worship, discipline, and government thereof, as by law established in England" On the advice of the Prime Minister The King appoints ...

As Head of the Commonwealth, The Queen played an important symbolic and unifying role, reinforcing the links by which the Commonwealth joins people together across the globe. The Commonwealth is an international organisation, spanning many geographical regions, religions and cultures. It exists to ...