British Royals

The royals who will lead the Platinum Jubilee celebrations - what we know so far

The Platinum Jubilee celebrations are well and truly under way as The Queen took part in festivities at the Royal Windsor Horse Show. The main events of the long weekend marking her 70 year reign start on June 2nd 2022 and details of which royals will be leading the different parts of the celebrations are already being revealed. The first big event of the Jubilee weekend is Trooping the Colour…
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British RoyalsState & Ceremonial

Prince Charles delivers The Queen's Speech whilst Her Majesty watches on from home at Windsor

The Prince of Wales has for the first time delivered The Queen’s Speech in place of his mother at the State Opening of Parliament. The ceremony, on May 10th 2022, was the first time in 59 years that The Queen has missed the State Opening – her last absence being in 1963 when she was pregnant with Prince Edward. Accompanied by the Duchess of Cornwall and the Duke of Cambridge…
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FashionKing Charles III

Royal Spotlight: the Prince of Wales and Poundbury

Poundbury is an experimental new town or urban extension located on the outskirts of Dorchester in the county of Dorset. While it was initiated by architect Léon Krier, it’s the keen endorsement of the Prince of Wales on which the land is built. The land is in the Duchy of Cornwall and was selected for development in 1987 when the decision was made to expand the town of Dorchester. New…
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King Charles III

Prince Charles make social inclusion a focus during visit to Brixton

The Prince of Wales made social inclusion the main focus of his visit to Brixton where he inspected a new adventure playground being built for Brixton’s young residents. The future king examined designs for Dexters Adventure Playground which is an upcoming project of the local charity, the BIGKID Foundation. The youth centre and play area are in the heart of Brixton and were given to the…
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