Here is the news report from CNN journalist, Mr. Max Foster, regarding Queen Victoria’s diaries. Click here to watch and enjoy! 🙂
If you are interested in learning more about the late queen and her diaries please visit the website, Queen Victoria’s Journals.
Portrait courtesy of Wikipedia. 🙂
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was at Buckingham Palace on May 24, 2012, to attend a reception for the launch of ‘Queen Victoria’s Journals’. Also, in attendance were Lady Jane Roberts, curator from the Royal Archives Collections and many others.
According to the Press Association, the project, ‘Queen Victoria’s Journals’, consists of:
More than 40,000 pages of the journals kept by Victoria from the age of 13 until just before her death have been made available online. The Royal Archives, Bodleian Libraries at Oxford University and online publisher ProQuest scanned the pages – some in Victoria’s own hand and some edited and then transcribed by her daughter Beatrice after her death – for the six-month project, carried out to mark the Diamond Jubilee.
If you would like to visit the site, ‘Queen Victoria’s Journals’, please click here. Or, you can follow the site on Twitter here.
To watch videos from today’s event as well as to read articles from BBC news and the Telegraph please click the links below.
Source: Press Association and BBC News
On May 23, 2012, Zara Philips, daughter of Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal, carried the “…Olympic torch at Cheltenham racecourse while riding her horse, Toytown.” As she made her dramatic entrance thousands of fans cheered her on while the theme song from the 1981 movie, Chariots of Fire, blasted through the speakers.
Yeah, it was kind of cheesy. Personally, speaking Clark Griswold did it better in the movie, Vacation… minus the horse. 🙂
Moving on…
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II attended a reception held at the Royal Academy in honor of her Diamond Jubilee. The queen met with various artists, writers, singers, models, and actresses such as Joan Collins from the hit ’80’s show, Dynasty.
On May 21, 2012, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh visited the 2012 Chelsea Flower Show in London. Also in attendance were Their Royal Highnesses the Earl and Countess of Wessex, His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent and his wife, as well as Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal.
And, that’s it. 🙂
You know what to do. 🙂 Click the links below to view photos.
Source: Royal.gov.uk
On Sunday, May 20, 2012, Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall arrived in Canada to begin their four-day visit as part of Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
Click the links below to read more about the royal visit as well as to watch videos and view photos.
Source: Princeofwales.gov.uk
On May 19, 2012, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh along with several members of the British royal family as well as several sovereign monarchs from around the world attended the Armed Forces Muster at Windsor.
Click the links below to watch videos as well as to view photos from today’s event.
Source: Royal.gov.uk
On May 18, 2012, Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall hosted a gala dinner at Buckingham Palace for sovereign monarchs from around the world. What can I say? All the imperial, royal, grand-ducal and princely ladies looked amazing. Well, except one. Inkhosikati LaMbikiza of Swaziland. Honestly, there are no words.
The Royal Correspondent 