The Duchess of Cambridge will attend her
first engagement since giving birth to Prince George on October 18.
The new mum will visit the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park where she
will take part in a SportsAid workshop and watch young athletes in
action. The Duchess is to attend her first solo engagement since
the birth of Prince George. The newly announced engagement will be
Kate’s first…
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Prince Charles has recorded his favourite
poem to mark National Poetry Day. The father of Prince William and
Prince Harry recorded the poem ‘Fern Hill’ by Dylan Thomas to
honour the annual event. The Prince of Wales has recorded his
favourite poem, Fern Hill, to…
President Yahya Jammeh has announced The
Gambia will be withdrawing its membership of being part of the
Commonwealth, just weeks before Prince Charles attends the head of
governments meeting in Sri Lanka. The decision to leave the
Commonwealth, which The Queen is head of, is something to “very
much regret” the UK Foreign Office has said, adding “decisions on
Commonwealth…
'She did very well': Duchess of Cambridge praised for her royal return by protocol expert
3rd October 2013
The Duchess of Cambridge has been praised
for returning to royal duties just weeks after giving birth to
Prince George. “She did very well,” protocol expert William Hanson
told Royal Central. “She did great as usual and should be commended
for…
Princess Anne has revealed she adopted a
horse called Annie this summer as she urged others to do the same.
The Princess Royal was speaking to Daybreak as she helped start
World Horse Welfare’s rehoming campaign. Princess Anne has urged
others to adopt a horse after…
A movie poster used to promote ‘Diana’
has been removed in Paris after being placed near the entrance to
the tunnel where The Princess of Wales died in 1997. The placing of
the poster outside the Pont de l’Alma tunnel led to widespread
criticism and shocked many including close friends of Diana. A
poster used to promote the film Diana, starring Naomi Watts, has
been removed in…
After being called a “galloping colonial
clot” by the British tabloid The Daily Mail, New Zealand’s Prime
Minister John Key is defending himself at the suggestion that the
52 year old breached royal protocol by revealing details of his
weekend with the…
Robert Mugabe, the dictator of Zimbabwe,
wants The Queen to help get sanctions against his country lifted
and has threatened that if she refuses, he will strip British
businesses of their assets in Zimbabwe. The 89 year old dictator
has threatened to sell British owned firms…
Archbishop of Canterbury 'delighted' to christen Prince George
29th September 2013
The Archbishop of Canterbury has spoke of
his joy at being asked to christen Prince George next month. “I am
delighted to be invited to conduct the baptism of His Royal
Highness Prince George,” the Archbishop, the Most Reverend Justin
Welby said after the announcement of the October service. The
Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Justin Welby will
conduct George’s…
