The Kents

The Duke of Kent watches Cenotaph service alongside Princess Alexandra with an Equerry laying a wreath on his behalf

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14th November 2021
The Duke of Kent has stepped back from his Remembrance Sunday duties, instead opting to watch the service from the Foreign Office balcony. The 86-year-old Duke, who is known to be unsteady on his feet, made the decision to watch the parade this year rather than directly taking part. An Equerry laid a wreath at the base of the Cenotaph on his behalf. The Duke watched on from the balcony of…
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Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen pulls out of Remembrance Sunday commemorations after injuring her back

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14th November 2021
The Queen has expressed her “deep regret” after being forced to pull out of Remembrance Sunday commemorations at the Cenotaph after suffering a further injury. According to Buckingham Palace, the 95-year-old monarch has sprained her back. It is understood that this us unrelated to recent medical advice which saw her hospitalised. A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said…
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Princess Anne and Family

Zara Tindall shares a packet of Maltesers with Sir Tony McCoy as she enjoys a thrilling weekend of racing at Cheltenham

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13th November 2021
The Queen’s granddaughter, Zara Tindall, was in high spirits over the weekend as she enjoyed a thrilling few days of racing at Cheltenham Racecourse. Zara attended both the Friday and Saturday of Cheltenham’s November meeting, with Sunday’s action still to come. Dressed in a black tweed coat and a pink headband, Zara could be seen in the parade ring ahead of the day’s…
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King Charles IIIPrince & Princess of Wales

How Camilla could stop Kate from becoming Queen

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2nd November 2021
In the years ahead, both the Duchess of Cornwall and the Duchess of Cambridge will act as consorts to their husbands when they one day ascend to the throne. It is a well established constitutional convention that the wife of a King is styled as Queen Consort. The last time we had a Queen Consort in Britain was back in 1936 when Queen Elizabeth acted consort as to her husband, King George VI…
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