The Gloucesters

The Duke & Duchess of Gloucester host a special garden party at Buckingham Palace in celebration of dogs

The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester have hosted a special garden party at Buckingham Palace to mark the 150th anniversary of The Kennel Club. With the blessing of The King, Their Royal Highnesses welcomed representatives to the Central London residence in celebration of the occasion. Dogs were not permitted to attend the event, with the exception of registered assistance dogs. The Kennel…
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Princess Anne and Family

Princess Anne visits Canada to praise the country's cavalry regiment on important anniversary

The Princess Royal has spend the weekend in Canada where she visited the country’s oldest military regiment on their 175th anniversary. During a visit to New Brunswick, Princess Anne praised the 8th Canadian Hussars, often referred to as the Princess Louise’s. Donning the Hussars’s red and blue colours, Princess Anne as the regiment’s colonel-in-chief, made a speech…
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Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II's funeral and lying-in-state cost the government £162m

Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral and the lying-in-state at Westminster Hall cost the government an estimated £162m. In a breakdown of costs released by the Treasury, it was revealed that the Home Office spent the most money (£74m) on events surrounding Her Late Majesty’s death. This would have likely been in relation to security and policing, both protecting members of the…
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The Yorks

Tension in Windsor as Prince Andrew 'refuses' to downsize to Frogmore Cottage

The Duke of York is reportedly “refusing to budge” from his 30-room mansion in Windsor following a The King’s decision to cut his £249,000 annual allowance from the Duchy of Lancaster. Prince Andrew, who has lived at Royal Lodge for the past 20 years, is understood to have been offered Frogmore Cottage as his official residence – the one time home of the Duke & Duchess of…
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