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13th June 2024

D-Day 80 – a world-class commemoration in the #heartofsouthsea

What a proud day it was for Portsmouth and the country as a whole as we marked D-Day 80 with two stunning ceremonies and a...

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31st August 2023

Accidentally Wes Anderson

Here at the Queens, we love the colourful world film director, Wes Anderson has created and we were beyond overjoyed to discover we are part...

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10th July 2023

Simon helps launch Hampshire Food Festival 2023

Our Executive Chef, Simon Hartnett, was among a galaxy of culinary artists at a brand new event launching Hampshire Food Festival 2023. Running over Saturday...

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26th June 2023

Everybody’s Pride and Joy

We love this legacy art project from this year’s Portsmouth Pride and wanted to share a bit more information about the eye catching magenta coloured hoardings....

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19th June 2023

Going for the chop for the Little Princess Trust

Our wonderful event coordinator, Irene Garcia, has recently gone for the chop and has donated her hair to the Little Princess Trust. The Little Princess...

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19th April 2023

Queens Hotel offers Portsmouth and Southsea Colouring Book

We are delighted to work with talented typographer and designer Sarah Fisher, who created The Portsmouth & Southsea Colouring Book. The moment we saw the...

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28th February 2023

Iconic Socialite Stephen Tennant at the Queens

Stephen Tennant stayed at The Queens Hotel! As the official hotel for Portsmouth Pride, we have thoroughly enjoyed the LGBT+ History month posts from Portsmouth...

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19th August 2022

Slim Jim Phantom and Jennie Vee at The Queens

Slim Jim Phantom and Jennie Vee stayed with us last night, bringing a cool rock ‘n’ roll vibe with them. The legendary drummer and his...

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1st June 2022

The Queens Hotel is now the official hotel of Portsmouth Pride

The official hotel of Portsmouth Pride We are proud to announce that we are now the official hotel of Portsmouth Pride. Following the bonding of...

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2nd March 2022

Colour my world – Roxanne Morris

When it comes to being bold with colour, Southsea stylist Roxanne Morris certainly isn’t afraid of making a statement. While most of her time is...

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