she read out her speech to the House of
Lords. The page boys stand just a few feet away from the Queen Just
under nine minutes in from the start of the speech, a loud thud was
heard as the boy fainted onto the ground. The Duchess of Cornwall,
who was sat beside the boy, looked on with concern as he was
carried out of the chamber by staff. The Prince of Wales was also
distracted and looked around…
Prince Harry will meet a group of people
associated with the film as well as charities that the film will
benefit: Walking with the Wounded; Sentebale and The David Rattray
Memorial Trust. The Prince is a founding Patron of Sentebale and
has been Patron of a number of…
The 88-year-old monarch was seen wearing
jodhpurs, an overcoat and a headscarf as she rode on her black pony
alongside her head groom, Terry Prendry. The Queen finds it more
difficult to ride horses these days after she had two knee
operations in 2003. To ensure Her Majesty…
The Spanish PM, Mariano Rajoy, has
confirmed that Prince Felipe, Prince of Asturias will now replace
his father as monarch once the Spanish legislature pass an
act for the King to renounce the throne and allow the
succession to take place. 76-year-old King Juan Carlos will
abdicate later this year. The announcement was not a surprise
to many as his health has been known to be deteriorating and…
The prince sent a message on the
micro-blogging website from London's BT Tower on Thursday to
coincide with tickets going on sale for the Invictus Games, which
he is heavily involved with. The international competition,
launched by Harry in March this year, organises…
commemorate the 70th anniversary of the D
Day landings before dashing back to the UK making sure that she
does not miss the Derby. The Queen’s favourite pastime is horse
racing It was feared that Her Majesty would miss the world famous
horse race after the days clashed.
In order to complete the tunnel, there
were 12,000 engineers, technicians and workers involved to create
the world’s longest underwater tunnel which was 24 miles from the
north of France to the south of England, earning it the prestigious
“Global Engineering of the Century Award” by the International
Federation of Consulting Engineers. The idea to end Britain’s
isolation as an island and…
The plush silk top hat was designed by
Henry Heath Ltd. It has a silk print lining reading “by special
appointment / to His Majesty the King / Established in the reign of
King George IV, 1982 / 105 to 109 Oxford St, London.” The initials
“HRH” appear in gilt…
The Duchess of Cornwall’s brother Mark
Shand has died at the age of 62 after sustaining a serious head
injury from a fall in New York, Clarence House announced Wednesday.
Mr Shand is understood to have slipped on the pavement outside an
after-party after attending a…
It was taken at Government House on the
third day of the tour as the young Prince was being carried through
to meet other children at Plunket for his first official royal
engagement. Mr Woolf who is a professional photographer and
Wellington City councillor, was given exclusive access to a side
room that adjoined the waiting Plunket families, when he snapped
the photo which he admitted could be…
