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 Google survey.
The survey looked at Google searches and articles that used the word “sexy” and Prince William was the…
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.
Prince Charles and his Greek Ancestry
21st March 2021
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…
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 donate to Vaccine Forward, a Swedish initiative aimed at buying and distributing coronavirus vaccines to the world’s 92…
Planet Champion Prince Charles announces Terra Carta
12th January 2021
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…
Emperor Naruhito attends environmental conference
18th December 2020
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 growth.
The Emperor acknowledged the growing global need to focus on climate change. In addressing the conference, he said…
Queen Elizabeth embraces technology
18th December 2020
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…
Netflix will not be adding a disclaimer to "The Crown"
8th December 2020
“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…
No public new year celebration in Japan in 2021
2nd December 2020
Japan’s Imperial Family will be ringing in the new year privately this year. The Imperial Household has decided to cancel Emperor Naruhito’s New Year’s event at the palace, due to a rise in coronavirus cases.
The news of this latest cancellation came as Japan recorded a record high of 1,700 COVID-19 cases.
This annual event was scheduled for January 2 and usually draws tens…