Queen poses with walking stick at Order of the Garter service amid ongoing mobility issues

A dedicated former teacher who grew up in West Lothian has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Platinum Honours.

Throughout the Platinum Jubilee celebrations earlier this month, people across the country embraced the festivities and enjoyed events including Trooping the Colour and the Platinum Jubilee Pageant. As part of the celebrations, members of the royal family headed to Buckingham Palace for the Platinum Party at the Palace where they watched a range of music performances from artists including Queen, Craig David and George Ezra.

Queen's book by arriving at Royal Ascot in their own horse-drawn carriage.The Queen didn't make it to the Berkshire track for day two of the royal meeting, but she would have been extremely impressed by one selection of attendees who turned up in style. In a video posted on the At The Races Twitter account, a group of eight men and women can be seen travelling along a road outside the Ascot racecourse in a full horse-drawn carriage.With the men sporting top hats and traditional morning dress, and the women wearing gorgeous dresses and fascinators, the video looked like something out of the mid-19th century.The group certainly attracted some curious looks as they sped (sort of) along the road, and folk on Twitter had their opinions on the slightly over the top arrival too.

Royal Ascot kicked off on Tuesday, but the Queen wasn’t in attendance.

The Queen smiled for the camera alongside Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, at Monday’s the Order of the Garter service.

Princess Beatrice wowed in a floral dress today as she attended Royal Ascot alongside her husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, after the Queen pulled out of attending. The 96 year old monarch has suffered with ongoing mobility issues in recent months, and today will mark the first time she has been absent from the annual horse racing event since she ascended the throne in 1952, except for when it was held privately in 2020 due to Covid. Her Majesty was not present at much of the celebrations for her Platinum Jubilee, attending just two events and being represented at others by senior royals, including Prince Charles, Camilla, Prince William and Kate Middleton.

On Monday, the Order of the Garter service took place for the first time since 2019. Members of the Royal Family were present for the event including Kate Middleton who stunned in a blue number.

Kate Middleton and Prince William were seen sharing a joke together while arriving for the 2022 Order of the Garter Service held at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle on Monday (June 13) in Windsor, England.

The Duchess of Cambridge carried on a royal tradition.

Prince Charles reportedly made a 'last-minute call' to the Queen to convince her to attend the final part of the Jubilee celebrations. The Queen missed out on a number of events over the Jubilee weekend, including the service of thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral and the Epsom Derby due to ongoing mobility issues, with the monarch reportedly feeling 'discomfort' after her appearance at the Trooping of the Colour on Thursday 2nd June.

Prince Andrew has reportedly asked the Queen to reinstate his HRH title due to his status as a 'blood prince' – being one of Her Majesty's four children. Last year, the Duke of York, 62, found himself embroiled in an alleged sex scandal involving Virginia Giuffre, which he ended up settling out of court for £12million, causing the Queen to strip him of his well-respected royal titles.

Prince Andrew has reportedly been barred from appearing in public at today's Order of the Garter ceremony after Prince Charles and Prince William warned the Queen against his attendance.

Prince Andrew has reportedly been 'banned' from the Order of the Garter ceremony after Prince William and Prince Charles advised the Queen to not allow him to attend.The Duke of York, 62, is said to have met with the Queen, 96, to ask for his HRH title and had been meant to appear as a member of the Order at Monday 13 June's Order of the Garter ceremony. However, the Queen is reported to have told her second son that it is “for his own good” if he stays out of sight after speaking with Prince William, 39, and Prince Charles, 73.The father and son allegedly explained that Andrew's public appearance could cause backlash and damage the reputation of the royal family.

The Telegraph now reports that he is lobbying the Queen to be reinstated as Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, and for his status as a blood prince to be restored.This could see him participate in official events alongside other working members of the Royal Family. It is also claimed that he wants his daughters - Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie - to be made working royals.A source told The Telegraph: “The colonelcy of the Grenadier Guards was his most coveted title and he wants it back.

The Queen 's second balcony appearance during the Platinum Jubilee is said to have been spurred by Prince Charles.

The Queen has many different official names she goes by from Her Majesty to Queen Elizabeth II. But, at home her family has always known her as "Lilibet" being the name she gave herself when she was younger.The Queen, 96, used to be unable to pronounce the name “Elizabeth” when she was young, so dubbed herself “Lilibet” and the name stuck ever since.

New footage has emerged of the heartwarming moment Prince William comforted Princess Charlotte as he grew restless at last weekend’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. During Sunday’s Jubilee Pageant, the future king could be seen tenderly brushing back Charlotte’s hair as she began to fidget during the long running procession to celebrate The Queen’s historic 70 year reign. Both Kate Middleton and William were kept on their toes by their children during the celebrations, with Prince Louis being particularly cheeky to his mum during the event.

Despite trying to heal the divide when Prince Philip passed, it seems still much frostiness remained with reports suggesting that three royals snubbed Prince Harry at the funeral.

The Queen is no longer referred to by her childhood nickname as Prince Philip was the last remaining royal to call her by the moniker. The cute nickname goes back to when Her Majesty was too young to be able to say her own name, calling herself "Lilibet" instead. It was quickly taken up by her grandparents and parents who would fondly use the nickname, Hello! reports.George VI, the Queen's father, was once quoted with saying: "Lilibet is my pride.

The Queen really is the most celebrated person in Britain right now - not only have we just had the incredible Jubilee celebrations, it's also her birthday.But wait, you might say - hasn't it just beenthe Queen's birthday back in April?That would be correct because the Queen does in fact have two birthdays - although they perform very different roles.The Platinum Jubilee saw a weekend of joyous celebrations across the nation, with street parties and a long relaxing weekend providing the backing to incredible events at Buckingham Palace, including a pageant and amazing RAF flybys.It also provided a platform for the nation's new favourite royal, Prince Louis, who stole the show with his cheeky mischief and hilarious face-pulling, much to mum Kate Middleton’s dismay.As the dust settles on that wonderful weekend and attention turns to Her Maj’s next big event, why does she have two birthdays and what is the point of them?The Queen has two birthdays to ensure that the weather is nice enough to have a proper military parade to celebrate.The tradition was started in 1748 by George II, who was born in November, which in case you haven't noticed is rather cold and wet.He wanted to celebrate his birthday properly though, so decided to combine the celebrations with the preexisting summer military parade Trooping the Colour.The tradition has carried on and so, now, the Queen has two birthdays - one which is her real birthday and another which is the celebration of her birthday officially.The Queen was born on April 21, 1926 and she usually spends her real birthday privately.The Queen’s birthday parade is known as Trooping the Colour and has been the official celebration of the monarch’s birthday for some 260 years.The event sees the

Last weekend's Platinum Jubilee was all about the Queen and her extraordinary 70 year reign but her great-grandson, Prince Louis, somehow still managed to steal the show.The cheeky four year old became a huge hit with royal fans and internet users everywhere. He was first observed pulling comical faces from the Buckingham Palace balcony during Trooping the Colour.