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Coronation Day

06 May 2023
The Royal Family on the balcony on Coronation day
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Charities and Patronages
The King and Queen at a Prince's Trust event
Their Majesties' work as The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall

Supporting The King

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Their Majesties' work in Wales
The King and Queen in Cardiff
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Their Majesties' work in Scotland
The King and Queen in Scotland
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Their Majesties' work in Northern Ireland
The King and Queen in Northern Ireland
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Counsellors of State
Counsellors of State
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State Opening of Parliament
Each Parliamentary year begins in May when The King officially opens Parliament...
The King and Queen attend State Opening of Parliament

Key Themes of Her Majesty's Work

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Violence Against Women
The Queen at a women' refuge

A speech by The Queen Consort at a ‘Violence Against Women and Girls’ Reception at Buckingham Palace

We are uniting today to confront, rightly, what has rightly been called a global pandemic of violence against women. Faced with such challenges, it can be hard to know what...

29 November 2022

The Queen's Reading Room
The Queen's Reading Room
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Literacy
Find out more about The Duchess of Cornwall's work supporting literacy
The Queen in a library
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Animal Welfare
The Queen's support for Animals
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Active Ageing
The Queen's support for Active Ageing
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Health
The Queen and Health Organisations
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Gardening and Food
The Queen with Alan Titchmarsh
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The Arts
The Queen and the Arts

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The Queen invites children to decorate the Clarence House Christmas tree

 11 December 2025
The Queen invites children to decorate the Clarence House Christmas tree
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State Visit by The President of The Federal Republic of Germany and Ms. Büdenbender

 03 December 2025
Inbound State Visit by Germany
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The Queen hosts a reception for winners of The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition

 20 November 2025
The Queen smiles alongside winners and runners-up of The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition
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The King and Queen celebrate His Majesty's birthday in South Wales

 14 November 2025
The King and Queen stood alongside His Majesty's birthday cake
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The Queen celebrates 75 years of English National Ballet

 12 November 2025
The Queen with the English National Ballet
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The Queen hosts a reception for Booker Prize finalists

 12 November 2025
The Queen hosts a reception for Booker Prize finalists
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The Queen joins 'Poppies to Paddington' initiative on Armistice Day

 11 November 2025
The Queen meets a member of the local community on the train at Chippenham
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The Queen welcomes community volunteers to Clarence House

 06 November 2025
The Queen with Spudman
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The Queen visits local communities in Corsham and Bromham, Wiltshire

 28 October 2025
The Queen meets members of the community in Wiltshire
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The King and Queen celebrate 30 years of Neasden Temple, London

29 October 2025
The King and Queen at Neasden Temple
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State Visit to the Holy See

 23 October 2025
The King and Queen with Pope Leo
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The Queen hosts a reception to celebrate the centenary of BookTrust

15 October 2025
The Queen smiles during the BookTrust reception
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The Queen attends ‘The Queen’s Reading Room Festival’ at Chatsworth House

 23 September 2025
The Queen involved in a conversation about the positive impact of reading
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State Visit by The President and First Lady of the United States

17 September 2025
The King, The Queen, The President and The First Lady
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The Queen visits patronages in Cornwall

 03 September 2025
The Queen at Cornwall Air Ambulance
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80th Anniversary of VJ Day

 15 August 2025
VJ Day
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The King and Queen visit the Sandringham Flower Show

 28 July 2025
The King and Queen meet members of the public during a visit to Sandringham Flower Show

Remarks by Her Majesty The Queen, Sponsor of HMS Astute, at a ceremony to mark the end of the submarine’s first commission, HMNB Devonport

Each time I have met your Commanding Officers and visited the submarine, I am reminded of the exceptional servicemen and women in our Royal Navy. Commanding Officers, the Ship...

17 July 2025
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The Queen visits Devon

 16 July 2025
The Queen in Devon
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The Queen unveils new garden at Battersea Dogs and Cats Home

 15 July 2025
The Queen at Battersea
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The Queen visits local charities supporting communities in Wiltshire

 10 July 2025
The Queen during a visit to Wiltshire and Swindon Community Foundation
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Holyrood Week 2025

 02 July 2025
The KING
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Trooping the Colour 2025

 14 June 2025
Trooping the Colour
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The Queen celebrates 30 years of The Women's Prize for Fiction

 11 June 2025
The Queen at the Women's Prize Trust Awards

A speech by The Queen in celebration of the 30th anniversary of The Women's Prize for Fiction, Bedford Square

Careers have been launched, bestsellers have flown off the shelves into the hands and hearts of the public, and each year you distribute 3,000 books to people in need. And you...

11 June 2025
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The Queen visits the Garden Museum

 04 June 2025
The Queen admiring a floral installation at the Garden Museum
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The Queen visits the new 'Eden Dock' at a Big Lunch in Canary Wharf

 04 June 2025
The Big Lunch
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The King and Queen visit Canada

 27 May 2025
The King and Queen in Canada
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Chelsea Flower Show 2025

 20 May 2025
The King and Queen at Chelsea Flower Show
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The King and Queen visit Bradford

 15 May 2025
The King in Bradford
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The King and Queen celebrate art and conservation at the Elephant Family's 'Wonders of the Wild'

 14 May 2025
The King and Queen at the Elephant Family event
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The Princess of Wales presents the Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design

 13 May 2025
The Princess of Wales presents the Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design
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The King and Queen will undertake a Royal Visit to Canada

 02 May 2025
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The Royal Family celebrate the 80th Anniversary of VE Day

 09 May 2025
VE Day
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The King and Queen highlight community-based cancer initiatives

01 May 2025
The King and Queen with the Change + Check Choir
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Royal Maundy 2025

 17 April 2025
The King and Queen at the Maundy Service in Durham
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The King and Queen visit Italy

 08 April 2025
The King and Queen in Ravenna
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The Queen marks 21 years of SafeLives

 02 April 2025
(L-R): Denise Welch, Janet Street-Porter and HM The Queen
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The King and Queen highlight the work of the UK's Media Industry

 27 March 2025
The Queen on the set of Trigger Point
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The Queen visits Charles Dickens House Museum

27 March 2025
The Queen smiling during a visit to the Charles Dickens House Museum

A speech by Her Majesty The Queen at a Reception to mark the launch of The Queen’s Reading Room Medal

Making life better is the ultimate aim of my Reading Room. We believe that books make for a happier, healthier and more connected society.

26 March 2025
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The Queen, joined by The King, hosts a reception to mark the launch of The Queen's Reading Room Medal

 26 March 2025
The King and Queen at Clarence House

A speech by Her Majesty The Queen at a Reception to celebrate the 15th anniversary of WOW (Women of the World)

Without fail, wherever WOW gathers, I have met the most extraordinary and impressive women who have, quite simply, refused to take ‘no’ for an answer.

11 March 2025
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The Queen celebrates WOW’s 15th anniversary

11 March 2025
Her Majesty with guests at WOW Reception
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500 Words has returned for 2025!

 07 March 2025
Group photo of The Queen with guests at the 500 Words Reception