🐎 Celebrating 50 years since The Princess Royal competed in the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games.
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The latest news and updates on the work of The King, The Queen and The Royal Family.
- Ahead of Trooping the Colour this weekend, The King, as Colonel-in-Chief, and The Queen, as Colonel, have presented two new Colours to the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards. 💂♀️ Since their formation, the Grenadier Guards have fought in every major war, including Waterloo, the
- Congratulations to everyone who received honours at today’s Investiture ceremony, hosted by The Princess Royal at Windsor Castle. 🎖️🎉 Amongst recipients were... 🦿 Dr. Mark Williams OBE for services to prosthetics. 🤝 Dr. Nasser Kurdy OBE for services to community interfaith
- 🇺🇦 The President of Ukraine visited The King this afternoon at Windsor Castle
- The Duchess of Edinburgh, joined by The Duke of Edinburgh, unveiled ‘The Plants with Purpose Garden’ at The Royal Windsor Flower Show this week. 🌳 Co‑designed by Her Royal Highness and Alan Williams, the garden showcases the importance of healthy soil, planting for pollinators,
- For the first time in history, The King, as Sovereign and Captain General of the @RoyalMarines, has presented new Colours to 40, 42, 43 and 45 Commando Royal Marines at Windsor Castle. It is the first time that four Commando units have received new Colours concurrently.
- The Princess Royal has officially launched Challenger 5, the newest addition to the @TallShipsYT fleet! ⚓️ Designed as a ‘floating classroom’, Challenger 5 will give even more young people the chance to develop new skills, build confidence, and realise their potential at sea.
- Replying to @RoyalFamilyFormally established in April 2025, the regiment draws on a long and proud tradition of Gurkha service to the United Kingdom, and is set to grow to more than 500 personnel by 2029. A new cap badge — the first in 14 years — was created to mark the occasion and reflect the expanded
- Replying to @RoyalFamilyToday, The King visited the King's Gurkha Artillery at Larkhill for their Formation Parade — a landmark moment marking the creation of the British Army's first dedicated Gurkha Artillery unit.
- "As Captain General of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, it gives me the greatest pride on this most significant day to witness the formation of your new regiment — The King's Gurkha Artillery. Ajur din ramro cha! [Today is a good day!]"
- Hold onto your hats! 👒 It was a blustery morning at the Founder’s Day Parade in the grounds of Royal Hospital Chelsea, where The Queen reviewed troops on parade and delivered an address. 🫡 The Royal Hospital Chelsea is home to the Chelsea Pensioners, retired soldiers of the
00:00 - Thank you for a wonderful visit to Portugal! 🇵🇹 From baptising a cask of Port to putting up tents with young people on the DofE International Award, The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh have had a busy few days in Lisbon and Porto. Highlights included visits to Batalha Monastery,
- Our very special guests! 🧁☕️ The Queen has hosted a tea party for children supported by Dreams and Wishes, a charity dedicated to helping seriously ill children and their families build precious memories. 🫖🥪 After travelling by horse-drawn carriage from The Royal Mews, the
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