All the updated news related to frank cottrell boyce

All the news related to frank cottrell boyce updated in real time

Found 11

forfrank cottrell boyce

Order by:

Daniel Craig reflects on filming 007 comedy sketch with the Queen

James Bond star Daniel Craig described filming a scene with the Queen for London 2012 as “an incredible thing”. The world saw a more spirited side to the monarch when she made a cameo appearance in Danny Boyle’s opening ceremony for the Olympic ...

11 Sept 2022 at 12:04

The Queen expressed ‘real joy’ when acting in comedy sketches, says writer

Frank Cottrell-Boyce, who co-wrote the Queen’s TV appearances with Paddington Bear and Daniel Craig, said she was keen to be involved in the comedy sketches. The world saw a more playful side to the head of state in 2012 when the Queen made a ...

09 Sept 2022 at 16:08

King and Queen Consort to celebrate Colchester’s city status

The King and Queen Consort will celebrate Colchester’s recently awarded city status before having afternoon tea in the library with people from Age UK. Camilla will be joined in the library by broadcaster and children’s author Dermot O’Leary,...

07 Mar 2023 at 07:49

News

New children’s laureate will ‘knock on the door of number 10’ to promote reading

Acclaimed author Frank Cottrell-Boyce has said he will “knock on the door of Number 10” to promote reading among young people, after he was named Waterstone’s Children’s Laureate. Cottrell-Boyce, 64, will take over from Joseph Coelho in the ...

02 Jul 2024 at 15:43

Lights go back on at library torched during riots

The lights have gone back on at a library which was torched in riots – with other facilities across the country lighting up in solidarity. Spellow Community Hub and Library in Walton, Liverpool, has been closed since August, when it was ...

11 Dec 2024 at 20:12

Queen praises community resilience as library torched during riots reopens

The reopening of a library set alight during riots has shown the power of “kindness in the face of adversity”, the Queen has said. Spellow Community Hub and Library in Walton, Liverpool, has been closed since August when it was torched ...

12 Dec 2024 at 13:19

News

Queen ‘so proud’ of 500 Words children’s story competition entrants

The Queen has said she is “so proud” of all the children who have entered the BBC’s “brilliant” 500 Words competition down the years as its 2024 edition launched on Tuesday. In a speech read out on the BBC’s The One Show by Children’s ...

24 Sept 2024 at 19:20

Children’s Laureate calls for action over ‘indefensible’ reading inequality

Children’s Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce has called for urgent action to tackle “indefensible” reading inequality among young people. The author and screenwriter wants the “invisible privilege” of being read to from a young age to be ...

21 May 2025 at 00:01

Children’s Laureate Cottrell-Boyce warns early years reading at ‘crisis point’

Children’s Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce has warned that the reading levels of young people are at a “crisis point” as he pushed the Government to give every child access to books as a health and wellbeing intervention. The ...

22 Jan 2025 at 10:17

Booker Prize announces launch of first award for children’s fiction

The Booker Prize has announced its “most ambitious endeavour” in 20 years with the launch of its first prize for children’s fiction. The foundation will launch the literary award in 2026 with the winner to be chosen by a ...

24 Oct 2025 at 00:01

BBC is our last hope for saving children’s TV, says Children’s Laureate

The BBC is “our last hope” for ensuring the creation of high quality children’s TV, Children’s Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce has said. The author and screenwriter appeared before the Culture, Media and Sport Committee ...

11 Nov 2025 at 17:14

Years
2025

Iconic Media is Ireland's largest independently owned regional newspaper and media group, with an unrivalled audience in print, online and mobile. We have 19 regional newspapers and 21 digital sites.

Iconic Digital Titles

Iconic Print Titles

Letterkenny Live

This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.