The Duke of Cambridge spoke about the need to eradicate the illegal wildlife trade and prevent future zoonotic disease pandemics on Wednesday at a virtual meeting of the United for Wildlife Taskforces.
“The COVID-19 pandemic has ruined lives and threatened livelihoods across the world. No country is immune. Sadly, the conservation sector is suffering too. Crucial tourism revenue has largely…
The final resting place of Diana, Princess of Wales is nestled at the heart of a home she called her own. Diana’s coffin was famously followed on its last journey all the way to the gates of Althorp House in Northamptonshire, the family seats of the Spencers. Her…
The Queen will bestow the knighthood awarded to Captain Tom Moore for his services to the NHS at Windsor Castle in a special ceremony.
The investiture will be the first time since lockdown began that the Queen has held a face to face engagement at the Castle. In June…
We’ve got used to seeing royalty on video calls in these past months but there’s something different about it when the Queen is involved. And although the latest video call made by Her Majesty isn’t the first she’s shared with the world, it’s still a first in its own way. For the Queen has received one of her regular updates on military life via WebEx.
Hearing…
Prince Charles visits Wales for engagements for first time since pandemic began
15th July 2020
The Prince of Wales carried out engagements in Wales on Tuesday, visiting tourism and healthcare workers who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the first time he’d been in Wales since before the pandemic began.
In Abercynon, Prince Charles visited…
Duchess of Cornwall officially reopens young carer activity centre in Wiltshire
15th July 2020
The Duchess of Cornwall paid a visit to the Oxenwood Outdoor Activity Centre in Wiltshire on Wednesday to meet young carers and to re-open the Centre, which had been closed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Camilla visited her in her capacity as Patron of Community First, a…
The Countess of Wessex helped launch a new award with the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness last week, recognising the role that ‘eye health heroes’ play in continuing eye health.
The Eye Health Heroes Programme will become an “annual development programme to celebrate and nurture young and upcoming talent in the eye health sector,” with the goal to “provide a…
Less than a day after launching its own gin, Buckingham Palace’s bar has run dry. The spirit, made from botanicals from the gardens of the famous royal home, has sold out in hours.
The Buckingham Palace gin was launched on July 13th 2020, retailing at £40 for a…
In the run up to this royal wedding, there was as much speculation about the guest list as there was about the bridal gown. As Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones, only daughter of Princess Margaret and her former husband, Antony, Earl of Snowdon, prepared to marry Daniel Chatto, the…
It’s been the subject of debate for decades but now the Queen’s real role in a political event that rocked Australia have been revealed. Letters just released confirm that Elizabeth II had no advance knowledge of the sacking of the country’s Prime Minister by her Governor General in 1975.
The letters had been kept secret for over forty years but were finally made public…
