Her Majesty The Queen Find out more about the life and work of Her Majesty The Queen... Charities and patronages Visit The Duchess of Cornwall's Reading Room The Queen's Christmas Broadcast The Royal diary Visit The Court Circular Visit The Royal Family at Christmas How The Queen and Members of The Royal Family celebrate Visiting the Royal Residences Visit The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall visit Gloucestershire Royal Hospital's COVID-19 Vaccination Hub Published 17 December 2020 The Royal Train Tour The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge pay tribute to inspiring people across the UK History of the Christmas Broadcast Find out more about the history of The Queen's Christmas Broadcast... Social media Royal Events and Ceremonies Investitures Coronation State Opening of Parliament Each Parliamentary year begins in May when The Queen officially opens Parliament... Trooping the Colour Changing the Guard Gun Salutes The Queen's Role The Queen and Government The Queen has important formal roles in relation to the Government of the UK The Queen and Law The Sovereign today still retains an important symbolic role as the figure in whose name justice… The Queen, the Church and other faiths The Commonwealth More about the Royal Family Press Releases 16 December 2020 The Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry 2020 Read more 22 November 2020 The Queen’s Medal for Music 2020 Read more 9 November 2020 The Queen's message to countries affected by Hurricane Eta Read more 19 October 2020 New wildlife conservation Patronages announced for The Duke of Cambridge Read more 1 October 2020 An announcement regarding large scale events for the rest of 2020 Read more 30 September 2020 The Queen's message following the death of Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sabah Read more Media centre