The painting of the monarch took artist Miriam Escofet seven months to complete.

Royal first as Queen attends virtual unveiling of new portrait

The Red Arrows performed a flypast in North Yorkshire on Saturday morning as part of this year’s more muted celebrations.

Queen and PM hail servicemen and women on Armed Forces Day

The military parade has marked the official birthday of the sovereign for more than 270 years.

Coronavirus has forced the Queen's entire birthday plans to be scrapped, relocated to Windsor and hugely scaled back.

The traditional Trooping the Colour event is not going ahead in its traditional format but a smaller military event is planned.

The monarch chatted online to carers from Windsor Castle.

The Lord Chamberlain reportedly told staff the royal household was “not immune” to the impact of the pandemic.

It is rare for the Queen to give a national televised addressed so it is a measure of the times we are living through, writes Chris Ship.

The Queen will make an address to the nation on the day the UK marks the 75th anniversary of the end of the war in Europe.

Buckingham Palace has released details of presents received by the royal family in 2019.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will speak to US President Donald Trump on Tuesday and the Queen later in the week.

The Queen has asked that there be no gun salutes to mark her 94th birthday on Tuesday for the first time in her 68-year reign.


The Queen will speak of her pride in how the nation has responded to the coronavirus crisis when she gives her televised address on Sunday.

One of the first British soldiers to land on D-Day dedicated his MBE to his fallen comrades, as he collected it from the Queen.

﻿Prince Harry has shared some private time with the Queen to clear the air before he and Meghan leave the Royal Family later this month.