🇨🇦 This afternoon, His Majesty The King had an audience with the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, via video link. Buckingham Palace
🇩🇿🇲🇷 The King received Ambassadors from Algeria and Mauritania at Buckingham Palace earlier today.
📜 Mr. Nourredine Yazid and Mr. Samba Mamadou Ba presented their ‘letters of credence’ to His Majesty – formal letters from their Heads of State which mark the beginning of their posts in the UK.
🇩🇿🇲🇷 The King received Ambassadors from Algeria and Mauritania at Buckingham Palace earlier today.
📜 Mr. Nourredine Yazid and Mr. Samba Mamadou Ba presented their ‘letters of credence’ to His Majesty – formal letters from their Heads of State which mark the beginning of their posts in the UK.
The Duke of Kent has attended a special Service of Thanksgiving at @WestminsterAbbeyLondon, as the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (@rnli) celebrate 200 years of saving lives at sea. ⚓️
Since being founded in 1824, the charity’s crews and lifeguards have saved nearly 150,000 lives.
🛟 The Duke of Kent became President of the RNLI in 1969. Westminster Abbey
The Duke of Kent has attended a special Service of Thanksgiving at @WestminsterAbbeyLondon, as the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (@rnli) celebrate 200 years of saving lives at sea. ⚓️
Since being founded in 1824, the charity’s crews and lifeguards have saved nearly 150,000 lives.
🛟 The Duke of Kent became President of the RNLI in 1969. Westminster Abbey
From somersaults 🤸♀️ and stories 📚, to sculptures 👩🎨 and strawberries 🎾🍓… Congratulations to all who received honours at Windsor Castle today!
1: Artist, illustrator and author @charliemackesy was presented with an OBE for services to art and literature.
2: Sisters @elliedownie and @bdownie92 were each made MBE for services to gymnasts and to the sport of gymnastics.
3: Ian Hewitt, lately Chairman of @wimbledon, was presented with an MBE for services to tennis and charity.
4: Sculptor and Artist @_valdajackson was made MBE for services to art.
From somersaults 🤸♀️ and stories 📚, to sculptures 👩🎨 and strawberries 🎾🍓… Congratulations to all who received honours at Windsor Castle today!
1: Artist, illustrator and author @charliemackesy was presented with an OBE for services to art and literature.
2: Sisters @elliedownie and @bdownie92 were each made MBE for services to gymnasts and to the sport of gymnastics.
3: Ian Hewitt, lately Chairman of @wimbledon, was presented with an MBE for services to tennis and charity.
4: Sculptor and Artist @_valdajackson was made MBE for services to art.
From somersaults 🤸♀️ and stories 📚, to sculptures 👩🎨 and strawberries 🎾🍓… Congratulations to all who received honours at Windsor Castle today!
1: Artist, illustrator and author @charliemackesy was presented with an OBE for services to art and literature.
2: Sisters @elliedownie and @bdownie92 were each made MBE for services to gymnasts and to the sport of gymnastics.
3: Ian Hewitt, lately Chairman of @wimbledon, was presented with an MBE for services to tennis and charity.
4: Sculptor and Artist @_valdajackson was made MBE for services to art.
From somersaults 🤸♀️ and stories 📚, to sculptures 👩🎨 and strawberries 🎾🍓… Congratulations to all who received honours at Windsor Castle today!
1: Artist, illustrator and author @charliemackesy was presented with an OBE for services to art and literature.
2: Sisters @elliedownie and @bdownie92 were each made MBE for services to gymnasts and to the sport of gymnastics.
3: Ian Hewitt, lately Chairman of @wimbledon, was presented with an MBE for services to tennis and charity.
4: Sculptor and Artist @_valdajackson was made MBE for services to art.
The Princess Royal has been in Dubai! 🇦🇪
✈️ HRH opened the new Donnelly Lines facilities at Al-Minhad Air Base in Dubai. The new facilities, named after Sergeant Billy Donnelly who died in the UAE in 1943, will support British personnel in the region.
💬 As President of The Mission to Seafarers, The Princess attended a Women in Shipping and Trading Conference Panel Discussion and visited Jebel Ali Port to hear how the charity is supporting seafarers in the region.
⛵️HRH also toured Dubai Offshore Sailing Club, as President. The Princess met dedicated volunteers who have promoted water sports to communities in the UAE since the Club was established in 1974.
📷 Christopher Viseux / Mikey Brignall Dubai, UAE
The Princess Royal has been in Dubai! 🇦🇪
✈️ HRH opened the new Donnelly Lines facilities at Al-Minhad Air Base in Dubai. The new facilities, named after Sergeant Billy Donnelly who died in the UAE in 1943, will support British personnel in the region.
💬 As President of The Mission to Seafarers, The Princess attended a Women in Shipping and Trading Conference Panel Discussion and visited Jebel Ali Port to hear how the charity is supporting seafarers in the region.
⛵️HRH also toured Dubai Offshore Sailing Club, as President. The Princess met dedicated volunteers who have promoted water sports to communities in the UAE since the Club was established in 1974.
📷 Christopher Viseux / Mikey Brignall Dubai, UAE
The Princess Royal has been in Dubai! 🇦🇪
✈️ HRH opened the new Donnelly Lines facilities at Al-Minhad Air Base in Dubai. The new facilities, named after Sergeant Billy Donnelly who died in the UAE in 1943, will support British personnel in the region.
💬 As President of The Mission to Seafarers, The Princess attended a Women in Shipping and Trading Conference Panel Discussion and visited Jebel Ali Port to hear how the charity is supporting seafarers in the region.
⛵️HRH also toured Dubai Offshore Sailing Club, as President. The Princess met dedicated volunteers who have promoted water sports to communities in the UAE since the Club was established in 1974.
📷 Christopher Viseux / Mikey Brignall Dubai, UAE
The Princess Royal has been in Dubai! 🇦🇪
✈️ HRH opened the new Donnelly Lines facilities at Al-Minhad Air Base in Dubai. The new facilities, named after Sergeant Billy Donnelly who died in the UAE in 1943, will support British personnel in the region.
💬 As President of The Mission to Seafarers, The Princess attended a Women in Shipping and Trading Conference Panel Discussion and visited Jebel Ali Port to hear how the charity is supporting seafarers in the region.
⛵️HRH also toured Dubai Offshore Sailing Club, as President. The Princess met dedicated volunteers who have promoted water sports to communities in the UAE since the Club was established in 1974.
📷 Christopher Viseux / Mikey Brignall Dubai, UAE
The Princess Royal has been in Dubai! 🇦🇪
✈️ HRH opened the new Donnelly Lines facilities at Al-Minhad Air Base in Dubai. The new facilities, named after Sergeant Billy Donnelly who died in the UAE in 1943, will support British personnel in the region.
💬 As President of The Mission to Seafarers, The Princess attended a Women in Shipping and Trading Conference Panel Discussion and visited Jebel Ali Port to hear how the charity is supporting seafarers in the region.
⛵️HRH also toured Dubai Offshore Sailing Club, as President. The Princess met dedicated volunteers who have promoted water sports to communities in the UAE since the Club was established in 1974.
📷 Christopher Viseux / Mikey Brignall Dubai, UAE
🥊 The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh were in Staffordshire yesterday, where they met volunteers, coaches and boxers at The Right Stuff project.
Founded in 2009, the project aims to tackle youth crime and anti-social behaviour by engaging young people with competitive sport.
At Rising Brook Community Church, Their Royal Highnesses heard more about the resources which the church is providing for the local community.
The Duke and Duchess helped prepare food for distribution at the church’s food bank and met local people who use the centre’s services. These include a baby and toddler group, craft classes and youth activities.
🥊 The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh were in Staffordshire yesterday, where they met volunteers, coaches and boxers at The Right Stuff project.
Founded in 2009, the project aims to tackle youth crime and anti-social behaviour by engaging young people with competitive sport.
At Rising Brook Community Church, Their Royal Highnesses heard more about the resources which the church is providing for the local community.
The Duke and Duchess helped prepare food for distribution at the church’s food bank and met local people who use the centre’s services. These include a baby and toddler group, craft classes and youth activities.
🥊 The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh were in Staffordshire yesterday, where they met volunteers, coaches and boxers at The Right Stuff project.
Founded in 2009, the project aims to tackle youth crime and anti-social behaviour by engaging young people with competitive sport.
At Rising Brook Community Church, Their Royal Highnesses heard more about the resources which the church is providing for the local community.
The Duke and Duchess helped prepare food for distribution at the church’s food bank and met local people who use the centre’s services. These include a baby and toddler group, craft classes and youth activities.
🥊 The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh were in Staffordshire yesterday, where they met volunteers, coaches and boxers at The Right Stuff project.
Founded in 2009, the project aims to tackle youth crime and anti-social behaviour by engaging young people with competitive sport.
At Rising Brook Community Church, Their Royal Highnesses heard more about the resources which the church is providing for the local community.
The Duke and Duchess helped prepare food for distribution at the church’s food bank and met local people who use the centre’s services. These include a baby and toddler group, craft classes and youth activities.
🥊 The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh were in Staffordshire yesterday, where they met volunteers, coaches and boxers at The Right Stuff project.
Founded in 2009, the project aims to tackle youth crime and anti-social behaviour by engaging young people with competitive sport.
At Rising Brook Community Church, Their Royal Highnesses heard more about the resources which the church is providing for the local community.
The Duke and Duchess helped prepare food for distribution at the church’s food bank and met local people who use the centre’s services. These include a baby and toddler group, craft classes and youth activities.
🥊 The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh were in Staffordshire yesterday, where they met volunteers, coaches and boxers at The Right Stuff project.
Founded in 2009, the project aims to tackle youth crime and anti-social behaviour by engaging young people with competitive sport.
At Rising Brook Community Church, Their Royal Highnesses heard more about the resources which the church is providing for the local community.
The Duke and Duchess helped prepare food for distribution at the church’s food bank and met local people who use the centre’s services. These include a baby and toddler group, craft classes and youth activities.
🥊 The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh were in Staffordshire yesterday, where they met volunteers, coaches and boxers at The Right Stuff project.
Founded in 2009, the project aims to tackle youth crime and anti-social behaviour by engaging young people with competitive sport.
At Rising Brook Community Church, Their Royal Highnesses heard more about the resources which the church is providing for the local community.
The Duke and Duchess helped prepare food for distribution at the church’s food bank and met local people who use the centre’s services. These include a baby and toddler group, craft classes and youth activities.
🥊 The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh were in Staffordshire yesterday, where they met volunteers, coaches and boxers at The Right Stuff project.
Founded in 2009, the project aims to tackle youth crime and anti-social behaviour by engaging young people with competitive sport.
At Rising Brook Community Church, Their Royal Highnesses heard more about the resources which the church is providing for the local community.
The Duke and Duchess helped prepare food for distribution at the church’s food bank and met local people who use the centre’s services. These include a baby and toddler group, craft classes and youth activities.
Roll the tapes! 🎬🎞️
Last week, The Queen hosted finalists and their families, alongside some special celebrity guests, for an exciting event at Buckingham Palace to award young authors with the coveted 500 Words prize.
The creative writing competition encourages children, 5-11 years old, to write a fictional story – using 500 words or fewer.
🎥📚 Find out who have been chosen as the worthy winners of BBC’s 500 Words tonight on a special episode of @BBCTheOneShow, filmed in the Ballroom of Buckingham Palace.
Food (or biscuits!) for thought…
At the 500 Words judging session at Buckingham Palace last month, The Queen sent a special message of encouragement (and some sweet treats!) to the competition’s esteemed judges as they deliberated over the winning stories from almost 44,000 entries. 🍪
The creative writing competition encourages children, aged 5-11 years, to write a fictional story – using 500 words or fewer.
📺📚 This World Book Day, tune into a special episode of @bbctheoneshow to find out who were chosen as the worthy winners of 500 Words, tonight at 7pm.
