Carlow man awarded by queen

Distinctive road signs which have directed Londoners and tourists to world famous landmarks including Buckingham Palace and Hyde Park are to be auctioned in Sussex. Estimates range from £20 to more than £1,000 for each of the 362 signs. Also being ...

Double Paralympics gold medal winner Hannah Cockcroft has received her MBE at Buckingham Palace. The wheelchair racer, from Halifax, West Yorkshire, won gold medals in the T34 100m and the T34 200m events at London 2012. The 20-year-old was ...

Equestrian Sir Mark Todd will be knighted by the Queen at Buckingham Palace on Friday before returning to the Waikato following the death of his father. Norm Todd, 92, died in Waikato Hospital on Saturday afternoon. His youngest son, Martyn, said ...

Afghan veteran Ben Parkinson from Doncaster picks up his MBE at Buckingham Palace today. He's said to be the most severely injured soldier to survive the conflict, but has made miraculous progress and now devotes himself to raising money for ...

Opera singer Laura Wright, who is expected to perform in the gardens of Buckingham Palace at the festival, reportedly joked: "I had better not sing too many high notes. What if my singing made her go into labour?" The palace has not commented on ...

Over 300 works by Andy Warhol are part of a landmark exhibition in Shanghai, the Queen's Gallery at Buckingham Palace explores the "Fine Style" of the Tudor and Stuart era - and other stories from the world of art. Roopa

By Faraz Shauketaly Buckingham Palace made an announcement signalling to the British that Her Majesty would be reviewing her long-haul travel plans starting this year. The most high-profile of this review was the announcement made in a typically ...

London 2012 stars Jade Jones and Ellie Simmonds have received their MBE and OBE at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace. Prince Charles gave the two Olympic gold medallists their honours. Taekwodo competitor Jones, from Flint, who at 19 became Wales' ...

Far-flung Commonwealth countries such as New Zealand now appear off-limits for the Queen after Buckingham Palace confirmed it was reviewing her long-haul royal trips. In a significant move, the 87-year-old will miss the Commonwealth summit for the ...