Racegoers will be spoilt for culinary choice at the pinnacle event of the summer season. For five days only Tuesday 19th June to Saturday 23rd June 2012 iconic British institution, Ascot Racecourse, will offer racegoers and food connoisseurs alike, the opportunity to indulge in an array of exquisite menus, each specially created in honour of the Royal Meeting.
Trooping The Colour celebrates the Sovereign's official birthday - even though the actual date is on the 21st April. It has traditionally been held in June to try and enjoy better weather but unfortunately with the recent reports forecasting gale force winds we can only hope for a small reprieve on the 16th June 2012, when this year's Trooping The Colour is due to take place!
Fresh from his stint on BBC1's hugely successful new talent show, The Voice, Historic Royal Palaces and PWR Events are delighted to announce singer songwriter MAX MILNER will perform his début concert at Hampton Court Palace Festival on Monday 18th June. Famous for his gravelly vocals and cool, no-frills style, Max's mentor Danny O'Donoghue from The Script, proudly compared him to a 'modern day Sting'.
To mark 60 years of The Queen's reign the Diamond Jubilee will take place in 2012 and celebrations will centre around an extended weekend on across the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th June. The 2012 late May bank holiday will be moved to Monday 4th June 2012 and an additional Jubilee bank holiday will be on Tuesday 5th June 2012.
Celebrate all things British with an afternoon tea to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee at Guoman's suitably regal, historic five-star The Royal Horseguards, in London's Whitehall. Presented on the hotel's intimate outdoor terrace with spectacular views of the iconic river Thames and the London Eye, resident head pastry chef Joanne Todd has designed the exclusive ode to HM The Queen's 60 years on the throne.
From the floor of the National Senate, to the streets of Rio de Janeiro, the countdown to World Environment Day (WED) on 5th June 2012 is well under way in Brazil. This year's host country is preparing to lead what promises to be the largest WED celebrations in the event's four-decade history. Under the WED 2012 theme Green Economy: Does it Include You?- people across the world are set to carry out thousands of environmental activities on and around the day.
