Held annually in May, the three day regatta offers events for junior rowers between the categories J14 and J18 (the number being the age group).

[1] The event was repeated annually at a number of locations in the Thames Valley, and then later at Pangbourne, until in 1963 when it moved to the Child Beale Trust Estate.

In 2021, Eton College won the 1st, 2nd & 3rd eight events[5] and in 2024 St Paul's School repeated the success; it was the fourth and fifth times respectively that this has been achieved in the regatta's history.

The Queen Mother forms part of the title known as 'The Triple', which also consists of Championship eights at the Schools' Head of the River Race and The Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta.

A notable success has been that of Headington School who retained the trophy for 9 consecutive years between 2009 and 2017 and have won the event a record 12 times.