Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh Current Events 26: December 2014 - May 2018


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They bark at strangers as well, apparently! I can remember Cherie Blair not being a fan. The Queen had more dogs in those days. Apparently Mrs Blair didn't get bitten (I was going to write something there but won't) but described them in memoirs as 'a moving carpet'.
 
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They bark at strangers as well, apparently! I can remember Cherie Blair not being a fan. The Queen had more dogs in those days. Apparently Mrs Blair didn't get bitten (I was going to write something there but won't) but described them in memoirs as 'a moving carpet'.
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Well that "moving carpet: can create absolute havoc within Palace walls as they can engage in mean fights together.So much so that HM makes run for safety to the next room,mean little critters...And I love dogs,pets in general but these lovely fourfooted bitches...be carefull..:ohmy:
 
The antics of the Queen's dogs are quite known and they're not the friendliest furbabies to meet. That's why Harry remarked that they've been barking and nipping at him for over 30 years and Meghan walks in and the dogs loved her.

It just isn't home for the Queen unless her dogs are there. :D
 
Court Circular 11th April:
The Queen this evening gave a Reception at Windsor Castle for Her Majesty's Ecclesiastical Household.
 
Osipi said:
The antics of the Queen's dogs are quite known and they're not the friendliest furbabies to meet. That's why Harry remarked that they've been barking and nipping at him for over 30 years and Meghan walks in and the dogs loved her.

It just isn't home for the Queen unless her dogs are there. :D
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Despite their fluffiness, Corgis are herding dgs and can be very aggressive when irritated.

I speak from hands-on experience. :bang:
 
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I imagine not many helicopters are allowed to fly over BP and the few that are would be the royal helicopter and the US President who has on many occasions landed their (very big) helicopters on the Queen's lawn.
 
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I imagine not many helicopters are allowed to fly over BP and the few that are would be the royal helicopter and the US President who has on many occasions landed their (very big) helicopters on the Queen's lawn.
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Bingo! ;) That's it! Thank you for the clarification. Not sure many would get that.
 
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I imagine not many helicopters are allowed to fly over BP and the few that are would be the royal helicopter and the US President who has on many occasions landed their (very big) helicopters on the Queen's lawn.
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I laughed when she said that and thought how sad the President and First Lady missed out on the carriage drive down the Mall that comes with State Visits. The Americans arrive by helicopter landing on the lawn . . . not half so grand.
 
Court Circular 24th April:
The Queen held a Council at 12.40 p.m..
There were present: the Rt. Hon. Andrea Leadsom MP (Lord President), the Baroness Evans of Bowes Park (Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords), the Rt. Hon. Christopher Grayling MP (Secretary of State for Transport) and the Rt. Hon. Damian Hinds MP (Secretary of State for Education).
Mr. Richard Tilbrook was in attendance as Clerk of the Council.

The Rt. Hon. Andrea Leadsom MP had an audience of Her Majesty before the Council.
 
Has anyone heard how Prince Philip is progressing in his convalescence after the hip operation?
 
Court Circular 2nd May:
The Queen held a Council at 5.30 p.m..
There were present: the Rt. Hon. Andrea Leadsom MP (Lord President), the Rt. Hon. Mark Lancaster MP (Minister for the Armed Forces) and the Rt. Hon. Penelope Mordaunt MP (Secretary of State for International Developement).

The Rt. Hon. Sajid Javid MP took the Oath of Office, kissed hands upon appointment and received the Seals of Office as Secretary of State for the Home Department.

The Rt. Hon. James Brokenshire MP took the Oath of Office, kissed hands upon appointment and received the Seals of Office as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Mr. Richard Tilbrook was in attendance as Clerk of the Council.

The Rt. Hon. Andrea Leadsom MP had an audience of Her Majesty before the Council.

The Rt. Hon. Theresa May MP (Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury) had an audience of The Queen this evening.

Court Circular 3rd May:
His Excellency Mr. Tran Ngoc An was received in audience by The Queen today and presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to the Court of St. James's.
Mrs. Doan Thi Phuong Dung was also received by Her Majesty.

His Excellency Mr. Rui Jorge Carneiro Mangueira was received in audience by The Queen and presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from the Republic of Angola to the Court of St. James's.
Mrs. Maria Silvina Caetano was also received by Her Majesty.
Sir Simon McDonald (Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) was present.

The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry was received by The Queen when Her Majesty invested him with the Insignia of a Knight Brethren of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle.
 
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Court Circular 4th May:
The Queen held an Investiture at Buckingham Palace this morning.

Afterwards the Viscount Brookeborough was received by Her Majesty when The Queen conferred upon him the honour of Knighthood and invested him with the Insignia of a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.
 
Queen Elizabeth receive Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife Emine at a private audience at Buckingham Palace on May 15

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Also the Queen Elizabeth receive the Paul Muldoon after she presented him with the Queen's Gold Medal for poetry, during a private audience at Buckingham Palace

https://www.rexfeatures.com/livefeed/2018/05/15/audience_at_buckingham_palace,_london

Queen Elizabeth this morning left Windsor Castle going to the church

The Queen leaves Windsor Castle for church | Daily Mail Online
 
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Court Circular 17th May:
Mr Mark Spencer MP (Vice-Chamberlain of the Household) was received in audience by The Queen today and presented an Address from the House of Commons to which Her Majesty was graciously pleased to make reply.

Lady Mary Fagan was received by The Queen when Her Majesty invested her with the Insignia of a Lady Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.
 
Court Circular 22nd May:
Mr. Keith Sanderson was received by The Queen when Her Majesty invested him with the Insignia of a Member of the Royal Victorian Order.

The following were received in audience by The Queen and kissed hands upon their appointment as Her Majesty's Ambassadors: Mr. Michael Nevin (the Republic of Iceland) and Miss Thorda Abbott-Watt (Turkmenistan).
Mrs. Nevin and Mr. Reef Hogg were also received by Her Majesty.

The following were received in audience by The Queen upon their appointment as British High Commissioners: Ms. Melanie Hopkins (the Republic of Fiji) and Mr. Stuart Gill (the Republic of Malta).
Mr. Alessandro Truppia and Mrs. Gill were also received by Her Majesty.

Court Circular 23rd May:
Miss Elizabeth Stephen was received by The Queen today and delivered up the Insignia of the Order of the Garter worn by her father, the late Sir Ninian Stephen.

Sir Nicholas Kay was received in audience by The Queen and kissed hands upon his appointment as Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
Lady Kay was also received by Her Majesty.

Mrs. Samantha Cohen was received by The Queen upon relinquishing her appointment as Assistant Private Secretary to Her Majesty.

The Queen held a Council at 5.30 p.m..
There were present: the Rt. Hon. Andrea Leadsom MP (Lord President), the Rt. Hon. James Brokenshire MP (Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government), the Rt. Hon. Sajid Javid MP (Secretary of State for the Home Department) and the Rt. Hon. David Mundell MP (Secretary of State for Scotland).
The Rt. Hon. Sir Peter Coulson, the Rt. Hon. Robert Goodwill MP and the Rt. Hon. Kevan Jones MP were sworn in as members of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council.
The Rt. Hon. Sir George Leggatt made affirmation as a member of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council.
Mrs. Ceri King was in attendance as Deputy Clerk of the Council.

The Rt. Hon. Andrea Leadsom MP had an audience of Her Majesty before the Council.

The Rt. Hon. Theresa May MP (Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury) had an audience of The Queen this evening.
 
:previous: I actually 'read' the DM article and I have to be honest, they really are sleazy. Harry and Megan's photo replaced the one of Anne and Tim. It didn't, she just rearranged her family photos as she constantly does. Anne and Tim's photo got moved more to the left and you can see the top of the frame and the tip of Tim's uniform cap above one of the chairs.

Anyone who has taken note of the rooms in which HM is photographed will know that the surfaces are liberally sprinkled with family photos and that she also tends to shuffle them around and I love that she isn't into matchy-matchy picture frames. However, the DM obviously has a staffer who job is to declare who is in favour and who is not according to the photos. It fits in with their ethos of for every winner there has to be a loser and HM signals this in such ways.

Next time I'll stick to the pictures which in all honesty are consistently the best.
 
Court Circular 30th May:
The Hon. George Brandis was received in audience by The Queen today upon his appointment as High Commissioner for the Commonwealth of Australia in London.

Her Majesty, Colonel-in-Chief, Governor General's Foot Guards, this afternoon received Honorary Colonel Bryan Brulotte, Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Lynam (Commanding Officer) and Chief Warrant Officer Neal Porter.

Mr. Christopher Weatherley was received by The Queen when Her Majesty invested him with the Insignia of a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order.

The Rt. Hon. Theresa May MP (Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury) had an audience of The Queen this evening.

Court Circular 31st May:
Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach was received by The Queen today upon relinquishing his appointment as Chief of the Defence Staff.

The Queen gave an Afternoon Party in the garden of Buckingham Palace.
The Duke of Cambridge, Princess Eugenie of York, The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, The Duke of Kent and Princess Alexandra, the Hon Lady Ogilvy were present.
Her Majesty’s Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms and The Queen’s Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard were on duty.
The Bands of the Household Cavalry and The Royal Logistic Corps played selections of music during the afternoon.
 
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