Actress Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom HD Photos and Wallpapers March 2026

Earlier today, The Queen officially opened the 2025 Cliveden Literary Festival, before hosting a reception for authors, festival supporters, charity partners, and students from the London Academy of Excellence Tottenham. 📚 In a speech addressing guests, Her Majesty said: “There are few houses and gardens in England that are quite as steeped in literature as this one. Rudyard Kipling stayed in the early 1900s. JM Barrie enjoyed strolling in the woods. George Bernard Shaw briefly came to escape the Blitz. Henry James and Edith Wharton holidayed here. The estate is praised in Jerome K Jerome’s “Three Men in a Boat”, it inspired Kenneth Grahame to write ‘The Wind in the Willows’ and I understand that it is even possible to order Ian Fleming’s “Vesper Martini” at the bar – a drink that was a favourite of the late, much-missed Dame Jilly Cooper.”

Earlier today, The Queen officially opened the 2025 Cliveden Literary Festival, before hosting a reception for authors, festival supporters, charity partners, and students from the London Academy of Excellence Tottenham. 📚 In a speech addressing guests, Her Majesty said: “There are few houses and gardens in England that are quite as steeped in literature as this one. Rudyard Kipling stayed in the early 1900s. JM Barrie enjoyed strolling in the woods. George Bernard Shaw briefly came to escape the Blitz. Henry James and Edith Wharton holidayed here. The estate is praised in Jerome K Jerome’s “Three Men in a Boat”, it inspired Kenneth Grahame to write ‘The Wind in the Willows’ and I understand that it is even possible to order Ian Fleming’s “Vesper Martini” at the bar – a drink that was a favourite of the late, much-missed Dame Jilly Cooper.”

Earlier today, The Queen officially opened the 2025 Cliveden Literary Festival, before hosting a reception for authors, festival supporters, charity partners, and students from the London Academy of Excellence Tottenham. 📚 In a speech addressing guests, Her Majesty said: “There are few houses and gardens in England that are quite as steeped in literature as this one. Rudyard Kipling stayed in the early 1900s. JM Barrie enjoyed strolling in the woods. George Bernard Shaw briefly came to escape the Blitz. Henry James and Edith Wharton holidayed here. The estate is praised in Jerome K Jerome’s “Three Men in a Boat”, it inspired Kenneth Grahame to write ‘The Wind in the Willows’ and I understand that it is even possible to order Ian Fleming’s “Vesper Martini” at the bar – a drink that was a favourite of the late, much-missed Dame Jilly Cooper.”

Earlier today, The Queen officially opened the 2025 Cliveden Literary Festival, before hosting a reception for authors, festival supporters, charity partners, and students from the London Academy of Excellence Tottenham. 📚 In a speech addressing guests, Her Majesty said: “There are few houses and gardens in England that are quite as steeped in literature as this one. Rudyard Kipling stayed in the early 1900s. JM Barrie enjoyed strolling in the woods. George Bernard Shaw briefly came to escape the Blitz. Henry James and Edith Wharton holidayed here. The estate is praised in Jerome K Jerome’s “Three Men in a Boat”, it inspired Kenneth Grahame to write ‘The Wind in the Willows’ and I understand that it is even possible to order Ian Fleming’s “Vesper Martini” at the bar – a drink that was a favourite of the late, much-missed Dame Jilly Cooper.”

🇬🇧 Wishing the best of luck to @ParalympicsGB_official! As the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games begin, The Duke of Edinburgh has sent a message to Team GB to wish them luck and congratulate them for all they have achieved so far. His Royal Highness has been Patron of the British Paralympic Association since 2003.

🌿 The King with Indigenous Brazilian leader and environmentalist Chief Raoni Metuktire. Last night at St James’s Palace, His Majesty joined scientists, business leaders and indigenous voices for a reception with the Circular Bioeconomy Alliance – an organisation established by His Majesty as Prince of Wales in 2020. The evening followed a day of vital discussions exploring the relationships between Nature and human health, bringing together experts from across the globe to share knowledge and innovative solutions.

🌾 The Queen attended the National Harvest Festival at Westminster Abbey to mark #WorldFoodDay, celebrating farmers and their vital role in feeding the nation. 🍎Organised by @LoveBritish.Food, the Service featured readings by Charles Dance, @MattBakerOfficial, and a special poem, Bread of Heaven, by Poet Laureate @SimonArmitage_Official. 🥦 Her Majesty also met representatives from food distribution charities working to tackle hunger across the UK.

🇬🇧🇩🇪 The President of Germany, accompanied by Frau Büdenbender, will pay a State Visit to the United Kingdom, hosted by His Majesty The King, from Wednesday 3rd December to Friday 5th December.

It was an honour to meet a delegation of Aṉangu Traditional Owners at Australia House this morning, as The King joined guests at Australia House to mark 40 years since the handback of Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa. The event was a poignant moment of reflection, celebration and storytelling, featuring an Inma (traditional dance) and video by Aṉangu.

🇻🇦 The King and Queen will undertake a State Visit to the Holy See from 22nd to 23rd October 2025. Swipe across to find out more.

🇻🇦 The King and Queen will undertake a State Visit to the Holy See from 22nd to 23rd October 2025. Swipe across to find out more.

🇻🇦 The King and Queen will undertake a State Visit to the Holy See from 22nd to 23rd October 2025. Swipe across to find out more.

🇻🇦 The King and Queen will undertake a State Visit to the Holy See from 22nd to 23rd October 2025. Swipe across to find out more.

🇫🇯 The President of the Republic of Fiji visited The King today at Buckingham Palace.

Celebrating 100 years of @BookTrust with an old friend! 🐰✨ Joined by friends and supporters of the charity, The Queen, as Patron of BookTrust, hosted a reception to celebrate the special occasion. BookTrust has been helping children and families experience the transformational benefits of reading together, reaching 1.4 million families each year. Through BookTrust’s programme Bookstart Baby, they provide a book for every child in the UK before their first birthday. This year’s book is a brand new Peter Rabbit title called Four Happy Bunnies and it has been exclusively written for the programme. To launch the book, The Queen met a special guest, Peter Rabbit!

🌾 The King’s message to mark the National Harvest Festival Service at Westminster Abbey. Read in full via our link in bio.