Prince & Princess of Wales

Prince William continues launch of Homewards initiative in Scotland and Northern Ireland

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28th June 2023
Day two of Prince William’s Homewards launch took him to Northern Ireland and Scotland. Homewards is a five-year plan to combat homelessness with businesses, local authorities and organisations encouraged to join together and develop plans. For now, the focus will be on six locations with up to 500,000 pounds in funding each to eradicate homelessness. Hosford House in Belfast is one of the…
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Pick your own for Prince Charles as he meets a superfood supplier

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15th September 2021
Prince Charles, or the Duke of Rothesay as he’s known in Scotland, has visited local fruit growers at the Castleton Farm in Aberdeenshire. During his visit, the Duke learned more about how the family business is run and how the 400 plus acres of soft fruit are taken care of. The Duke was given a tour of the farm, including the blueberry polytunnels and the packhouse on Tuesday The…
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Royal Residences: A brief history of The Castle of Mey

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26th December 2020
The story of its purchase featured in The Crown, so learn more about The Queen Mother’s special home here. Where is it located? The Castle of Mey is situated in Caithness on the northern coast of Scotland. It is a four-and-a-half-hour journey from another of the Royal Family’s Scottish residences, Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire.  When was it built and when was it used as a…
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Explore Prince Charles' artwork on Google Arts and Culture

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30th November 2018
Google Arts and Culture is giving us the opportunity to look at Prince Charles the watercolourist, some of the pictures, with the ability to zoom in on them, his inspiration for painting, and the benefits he has gained from it. Prince Charles has been a keen painter for most of his life, influenced in part by the tremendous collections of art in the Royal Palaces, and encouraged by his late…
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