A rare photo has been uncovered of what
could be the ultimate Great British Bake Off showstopper challenge:
a bread arch fit for royalty! The arch, comprised of 1,500 loaves
of bread was constructed in 1894 and spanned Commercial Street in
Leeds. It was a tribute to the Duke and Duchess of York, eventually
King George V and Queen Mary, who were visiting the city. They were
headed to Yorkshire…
Prince William named sexiest bald man alive and the internet disagrees
28th March 2021
It’s been a busy week for Prince William,
he was named Lord High Commissioner to the 2021 General Assembly of
the Church of Scotland, he took part in commemorating the lives
lost in the coronavirus pandemic and now he has been declared
World’s Sexiest Bald Man by a…
Japan’s 14-year-old Prince Hisahito receives honourable mention in literature contest
24th March 2021
Japan’s Prince Hisahito of Akishino
received an honorable mention for his non-fiction writing
submission to a children’s non-fiction literature contest. The
14-year-old’s work was chosen out of 357 contest entries from
elementary and junior high school students.
Last week it was announced that Their
Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of
Cornwall would travel to Greece later this month and attend its
Bicentenary Independence Day celebrations. This will be
Charles’s third visit to a country where his royal ancestry goes
back three generations. The Prince of Wales’s great-grandfather,
King George I of Greece, was the…
Princess Mabel puts spotlight on COVID vaccines in developing countries
21st March 2021
Princess Mabel van Oranje took to Twitter
to express her gratitude for being able to receive the COVID-19
vaccine: “Grateful to have received a free #COVID19 vaccine today
(UK resident, age 50+).” She then turned that gratitude into action
stating that she was going to…
The Prince of Wales has been a lifelong
steward of the environment. In 2020 at the World Economic Forum in
Davos, the Prince announced the Sustainable Market Initiative
(SMI). The SMI wants to be a global “leader in a transition to a
sustainable future by putting nature…
United Nations urges Thailand to change law which criminalises insulting the royals
21st December 2020
In Thailand, people can be sentenced from
three to 15 years for insulting or defaming the Thai king, queen,
heirs or regent. Now the United Nations Office of the High
Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has asked the Thai government
to change the law. Known as lese majeste law, it has been
implemented on 35 people, the youngest being 16 years of age, in
recent weeks. Protests in Thailand…
Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress
Masako attended the Global Environmental Action International
Conference in Tokyo this week. The conference is held every two
years, and this year focused on how to have environmental
conservation while maintaining economic…
A global pandemic has not stopped Queen
Elizabeth II from keeping in touch with her people. Once again, The
Queen had a digital visit. This time with KPMG, an accounting firm
celebrating its 150th anniversary. From Windsor Castle, she heard
the stories of four employees…
“The Crown” is fiction and Netflix trusts
that its subscribers realise that before hitting “play.” Last week,
United Kingdom Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden spoke with the press
asking Netflix to add a disclaimer, to make it clear that while
real people are being portrayed, it is a drama. Telling “The Mail
on Sunday,” Dowden said: “It’s a beautifully produced work…
