Prince & Princess of Wales

Prince William named sexiest bald man alive and the internet disagrees

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…
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InsightKing Charles III

Prince Charles and his Greek Ancestry

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…
The Netherlands

Princess Mabel puts spotlight on COVID vaccines in developing countries

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…
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Japan

Emperor Naruhito attends environmental conference

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…
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Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth embraces technology

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…
Japan

No public new year celebration in Japan in 2021

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…
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