Prominent Australians living in the United Kingdom have attended a London reception hosted by Prince Charles and his wife Camilla.

Long-serving milliner to the Queen and creator of the fascinator, Frederick Fox, was honoured in an Australia Day gala awards dinner hosted at Australia House to acknowledge the achievements of Australians in the UK.

Working as a cleaner for the Queen seems to be about prestige rather than pay, with the monarch forced to review salary levels after a backlash over a recent job ad.

As Charles and Camilla celebrate his 64th birthday in New Zealand, questions are raised as to his possible accession to the throne.

TWEETS OF THE WEEK I With 960,536 followers, “The Queen” is treating a lot of lucky tweeters to her innermost thoughts. Let’s take a look at what our Elizabeth Windsor (@Queen_UK) has been up to this week.

LOST IN LONDON | Yes, I know the Jubilee was months ago. And yes, there has been, oh I don’t know, the little matter of the Olympics in the meantime to help delete the collective memory of the BBC’s coverage pondering how many toilet breaks the Royals would have needed in their flotilla journey.

Hello fair people of Great Britain! Greetings from the azure skies and jonquil-yellow beaches of Australia, jolly John and Jane Bulls! Yes, you know who you are; cheeky chappies and lasses who have been naughtily skipping your studies for intense sports training!

The Olympics are finally here – yay! After so many years, months, weeks of build up the Games have started and I’m pretty excited about it!

The Australian Olympic Team shone at the London 2012 Opening Ceremony, with over a billion people around the world watching on as Lauren Jackson lead our Aussie Olympic hopefuls out as part of Danny Boyle’s showcase spectacular.

Royal Ascot Racecourse was a sea of salmon on Saturday. The distinct black polka dot pattern matching the silks of Australian mare Black Caviar could be seen on dresses, handbags, neck ties, waistcoats, flags and baseball caps throughout the 80,000 capacity crowd.

The dream stayed alive for the world-beating Black Caviar at Royal Ascot on Saturday, but only after she almost threw away a momentous victory.

Most days, racing is about the punt. Once or twice in a lifetime, when a horse like Black Caviar comes along, the punt doesn’t matter. You only back her to keep the ticket. A souvenir for the grandkids. Yes, I saw her race.

Ahead of Australian wonder horse Black Caviar’s eagerly anticipated run at Royal Ascot, we invited Racing Post Associate Editor JOHN COBB to preview the grand meet.

THE HARD WORD | The Monarchy just gave a great big two-fingered salute to the doubters, the haters and the critics… and I loved it!

During a grand event staged in front of Buckingham Palace, international artists representing each decade of the Queen’s reign will perform, with Kylie Minogue and Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu representing Australia.

As Great Britain celebrates the 60-year reign of Queen Elizabeth II, Australia helped mark the occasion with a memorial service and jubilee lunches.

Speaking in London, after receiving his Order of Merit medal ahead of the Jubilee, John Howard relived his time in office and offered his thoughts on the future.

Whether you’re a monarchist, anarchist or a party opportunist, there will be no escaping celebrations marking the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee across Australia.

In an age without tweets, texts, TVs or transportable telephones, Australians relied on word of mouth to help spread the news of Elizabeth II’s ascension to the throne 60 years ago.