<![CDATA[Two Royal visitors will attend the 2014 Great Yorkshire show in Harrogate this July. The Countess of Wessex will make a visit to the show on Tuesday 8th July, while The Princess Royal will attend on Wednesday 9th July.
This year, the show will begin on July 8th, just two days after the Grand Depart of the 2014 Tour de France passes Harrogate and Knaresborough en route to Sheffield from…
<![CDATA[On 5th and 6th June, the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall will visit Normandy to attend a series of commemoration events to mark the 70th anniversary of D-Day.
The Royal couple will meet veterans of the Second World War from the Glider Pilot Regiment…
Prince Harry rallies support ahead of Invictus Games
13th May 2014
<![CDATA[Prince Harry has called upon people to rally behind a new international sporting championship for inspirational injured servicemen and women. Harry has been working to bring the Invictus Games to London after seeing members of the British Armed Forces take part…
Her Majesty's prime ministers
12th May 2014
<![CDATA[Milk cost 2p a pint; meat and sugar were still rationed and the average house price was £1891. The year was 1952 and on the 6th February that year, Princess Elizabeth, daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, ascended the throne as Queen Elizabeth II.
62 years later and our Queen is still going strong and, unbelievably, is on her twelfth prime minister. So here, in this series…
Tower of London to mark WW1 centenary
7th May 2014
<![CDATA[The moat at the Tower of London will be filled with nearly 900,000 ceramic poppies this summer to mark the centenary of the beginning of the First World War.
Beginning on August 5th and ending on Remembrance Day (11th November), the dry moat will be turned into…
<![CDATA[The Duchess of Cornwall will undertake two engagements next Thursday in North Yorkshire and Staffordshire. Both engagements that will take place are in support of medical defence staff and will be some of the first engagements the Duchess has undertaken since the…
A Royal Burial - Frogmore
2nd May 2014
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The last post in this series of blogs will be focused on the Frogmore Estate. The estate comprises 33 acres of private gardens within the grounds of Windsor Great Park which adjoins Windsor Castle.
It is the location of Frogmore House, a royal retreat; however, it is also the site of three royal burial places of the British Royal Family. They are the Royal Mausoleum, the Duchess of…
Prince Harry launches Invictus Games team selection
29th April 2014
<![CDATA[Wounded, injured and sick service personnel welcomed Prince Harry to the recovery centre at Tedworth House on Tuesday. This was all in aid of the Invictus Games, the single biggest international sporting event for wounded soldiers. The Invictus Games will see 400…
Mary - Queen Of Hearts?
12th January 2014
<![CDATA[Whenever Queen Mary, Consort of King George V, is mentioned, what do you think? A stern, old fashioned matriarch who did not care about her family or do you think a traditional, caring queen who not only loved her family but also loved her country. Here I would…
Duke of York praises efforts to deepen security dialogue between UK and Vietnam
26th September 2013
As a RUSI International Advisory Board member, HRH The Duke of York attended the security round table discussion between RUSI and Vietnam’s Institute for Defence and International Relations (IDIR) on Monday 23rd September 2013 while on a visit to Vietnam.
The meeting took place at the Ministry of Defence Palace in Hanoi and Prince Andrew hailed the commitment of the British and Vietnamese…