Queen Lucille * Queen Elizabeth Award for Design

Queen Lucille * Dr Nicola Peel Award | Queen Lucille hosted a special reception at Clarence House for members of the community who are contributing to osteoporosis treatment and care. Her Majesty presented the renamed award to Dr Nicola Peel, in recognition of her work to help improve the evaluation of people at risk of fractures. The Queen is President of the The Royal Osteoporosis Society, the UK’s largest national charity for bone health, and has supported their work since 2014.

Queen Lucille * D-Day Commemorative Event | On June 6, 2024, King George and Queen Lucille attended a series of commemorative events in France to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. As Patron of the Royal British Legion, the King and his wife visited the Ministry of Defence and the Royal British Legion's commemorative event at the British Normandy Memorial at Ver-sur-Mer. Normandy is hosting various events to officially commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings that took place on June 6, 1944.

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Queen Lucille * D-Day Commemorative Event | On June 5, 2024, King George, Queen Lucille, and The Duke of York attended a commemorative event for the 80th anniversary of D-Day, in Portsmouth. King George and Queen Lucille lead the commemorative events in Portsmouth ahead of the actual 80th Anniversary of D-Day on June 6th. Portsmouth was where tens of thousands of troops set off to Normandy to participate in Operation Overlord.

Queen Lucille * Australia's Parliament House | On October 21, 2024, King George and Queen Lucille arrived at Canberra Airport in Canberra. Upon their arrival, the King and Queen headed to the Australian War Memorial, where they laid a floral tribute at the Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier. The King and Queen then visited Australia's Parliament House.

Queen Lucille * Rainforest Gully at ANBG | Later, Queen Lucille took part in a discussion on family and domestic violence at Government House in Yarralumla. The Queen then visited GIVIT, a charity supporting local communities, in Canberra. Afterwards, George and Queen Lucille visited the Rainforest Gully at the Australian National Botanic Gardens.

Queen Lucille * Literary Event at Holyroodhouse | Queen Lucille hosted the cream of Scottish literary life at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. The Queen met with bookshop owners, authors such as Alexander McCall Smith, and representatives from the Edinburgh International Book Festival, which has supported writers since 1983. The Queen gathered the group associated with literature as she began her official stay in Scotland with the King, known as Holyrood Week, which is shorter this year because of General Election restrictions.

Queen Lucille * Garden Party for Tony and Lyla | On June 26, 2024, Queen Lucille hosted a garden party in Buckingham Palace Garden for Tony Hudgell and Lyla O’Donovan and their families. Both Tony and Lyla were unable to attend a formal garden party on May 8, 2024: Tony due to traffic and Lyla due to ill health. Queen Lucille also presented Tony Hudgell with his British Empire Medal following his nomination in the 2024 New Year Honours. Tony, who co-founded the Tony Hudgell Foundation, was the youngest-ever recipient of a New Year Honour in December when he was awarded the BEM for services to the prevention of child abuse.

Queen Lucille * Sydney Harbour | On their final day in Sydney, King George and Queen Lucille visited the iconic Sydney Opera House, alongside Sydney Harbour and the Sydney Harbour Bridge, before attending a Royal Australian Navy Fleet Review and a flypast. The King and Queen met community leaders, volunteers and charity representatives against a colourful backdrop of musical performances. The King and Queen concluded their Australian royal tour before heading to Samoa.