Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady
Ogilvy, is celebrating her 85th birthday. The Queen’s cousin, who
was born on December 25 1936, is marking the occasion at home with
her family. Despite now being in her mid-eighties, Her Royal
Highness still maintains a busy diary of engagements. Alexandra is
the Patron of over 100 organisations and has been carrying out
duties on behalf of…
The Duchess of Cambridge wows TV audiences with a musical piano performance on Christmas Eve
24th December 2021
The Duchess of Cambridge delighted
British television audiences on Christmas Eve as she performed on
the piano at the Royal Carols service. This is the first time Her
Royal Highness has demonstrated her pianist skills publicly.
Catherine performed alongside singer Tom…
The Queen's 2021 Christmas Broadcast to be "deeply personal" with a tribute to her beloved late husband Prince Philip
23rd December 2021
The Queen’s upcoming Christmas Broadcast
is set to be “deeply personal” according to royal sources, with Her
Majesty paying tribute to her late husband, the Duke of Edinburgh.
The 95-year-old monarch looks likely to make a moving tribute to
her…
King Harald makes rare televised address to the Norwegian people
23rd December 2021
King Harald of Norway has delivered a
rare pre-Christmas broadcast to the nation as the coronavirus
crisis deepens across the country. In Norway, the monarch
traditionally delivers a New Years Speech instead of a Christmas
speech. However, due to the seriousness of the public health
situation, His Majesty has decided to speak to his people ahead of
the festivities. The King said: “Many…
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of
Cornwall will join The Queen at Windsor Castle on Christmas Day so
the monarch is not alone on December 25th. A spokesperson for
Clarence House confirmed Their Royal Highnesses’ festive plans on
Thursday morning. At this…
Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence,
husband to the Princess Royal, has tested positive for Covid-19
just days before Christmas. According to the MailOnline, the
66-year-old retired naval officer is recovering at the couple’s
Gatcombe Park residence. The news means…
The Queen’s annual Christmas visit to the
Sandringham Estate has been cancelled following a sharp spike in
Covid-19 infection rates across the UK. A Buckingham Palace
spokesperson said the 95-year-old monarch has decided to celebrate
Christmas at Windsor instead meaning her annual pilgrimage to
Norfolk will not occur. The spokesperson added that The Queen’s
decision is a personal…
Questions over whether The Queen will miss the annual Christmas Day church service at Sandringham
12th December 2021
There are questions over whether The
Queen will attend the annual Christmas Day church service at
Sandringham on December 25th as tougher restrictions on social
gatherings once again come into force. The Queen, who very rarely
misses the religious service at St Mary…
A prestigious engineering award has been
renamed in honour of the Princess Royal. The Royal Academy of
Engineering will rename their Silver Medal as The Princess
Royal Silver Medal. The medal celebrates outstanding personal
contribution to UK engineering by an early…
Canadian MPs sing 'God Save The Queen' in a show of support for the monarchy after Barbados became a republic
3rd December 2021
A number of Canadian Members of
Parliament broke into song in the House of Commons chamber this
week as MPs congratulated Barbados on transferring from Realm to
Republic. Conservative MPs in Canada sang the British National
Anthem, God Save The Queen, while legislators were voting on a
motion to congratulate Barbados on the election of their new
President who has replaced The Queen as head of…
