Mary Kenny says that Queen Elizabeth II’s historic trip to the Republic of Ireland next week could be her most challenging state visit
Topic: Queen
Nuncio takes horse-drawn carriage to Buckingham Palace
Posted on Wednesday, 9 March 2011
Archbishop Antonio Mennini was presenting his diplomatic credentials to the Queen
The Pope’s address in Westminster Hall is one of his most important ever
Posted on Wednesday, 15 September 2010
His address to the Queen will be equally historic, but it’s the one at the Palace of Westminster which will have a lasting impact
The Pope’s trip follows two state visits by the Queen to Rome
Posted on Monday, 13 September 2010
In 1961 and 1980 she made official visits to meet John XXIII and John Paul II
Peter Mandelson is not wise, old, or grumpy enough to be a national treasure
Posted on Monday, 6 September 2010
Here are five simple criteria for anyone wishing to achieve national treasure status. Prince Philip makes it; Peter Mandelson and Stephen Fry do not
Pope’s visit will be a lesson for secular Britain, says Archbishop
Posted on Monday, 23 August 2010
Archbishop Nichols says it will be a chance to show secularised society that faith is a gift, not a problem
Vatican announces ‘once in a lifetime’ display of Raphael works at the V&A
Posted on Thursday, 15 July 2010
Yesterday, for the first time since 1983, the Vatican hung the tapestries on the walls of the Sistine Chapel where they are thought to have originally been located
The Pope won’t be flying with British Airways
Posted on Monday, 5 July 2010
The detail emerged as the Holy See formally announced the Pope’s state visit
Britain’s reputation is at stake during papal visit, says Lord Patten
Posted on Monday, 5 July 2010
Papal visit ‘will put an end to any Catholic feeling like a second-class citizen’
The Queen may not have produced a rosary, but she did conduct herself with dignity
At 83, she has seen a great many state occasions in her lifetime