The oldest recipient is 99-year-old Ethel
Dobbins, receiving the British Empire Medal for service to the
community in Thornton. Conversely, the youngest recipient this year
is George Fielding, aged just 19, who is the Chair of “Whizz Kidz”,
an organisation providing disabled children with wheelchairs and
mobility equipment, also receiving the British Empire Medal. Among
those receiving some of…
The Queen, travelling in her carriage
with the Duke of Edinburgh, will be joined by Prince Charles,
Prince William, the Duke of Kent and Princess Anne who will follow
her in their uniform on horse back whilst other members of the
Royal Family will arrive at the parade…
Len Bloomfield, a 92 year old former
Royal Marine, served on HMS Mauritius in June 1944 where he was
Captain of a four inch gun crew tasked with the mission of
destroying the German batteries that were defending Sword
Beach. Mr Bloomfield returned to Normandy on June 6th…
Also in attendance at the opening
ceremony will be The Prince of Wales, The Duchess of Cornwall and
The Earl and Countess of Wessex. The Prince of Wales and Duchess of
Cornwall will visit a Commonwealth Games venue prior to the opening
ceremony, while The Queen and Prince Philip will visit Commonwealth
Games sites on Thursday 24th July. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke
and Duchess of Cambridge and…
Marcus Serjeant aimed a pistol directly
at Her Majesty as she made her down Horseguards’ Parade for the
beginning of the Trooping the Colour ceremony. The assailant fired
six blank cartridges before being tackled by a Guardsman and
police. The shots startled Burmese, The…
William became Royal Colonel of the
regiment in 2011 prior to his wedding and joins the likes of his
father, grandfather and aunty who are also colonels of Household
Division regiments. Armed Forces musicians from Britain, France and
Canada treated the crowd of 6,500 in…
"It was a frightfully good wheeze": Duke of Edinburgh discusses involvement in World War II
12th June 2014
For the first time, during an interview
with BBC Radio 4, the Duke of Edinburgh has publicly revealed
accounts of his personal experiences and involvement in a
number of conflicts of the Second World War. Throughout the
interview, which was part of the Britain At Sea series which is
currently being played every afternoon on Radio 4, Prince
Philip was notably calm and enthusiastic when…
chocolate! Michelle Sugar Art is
responsible for the piece, which is made of 16,074 individual
white, milk and dark Toblerone triangles, and took over 100 hours
to make. The release coincides with William’s first Father’s Day
since the birth of son, George. The unusual…
confirmed by the Lympstone Royal Marine
Camp. There were a flurry of social media reports of the fourth in
line to the throne being in Exeter this yesterday,
with Twitter users reporting to see him bustling through the
city with his police escort. As it turns out, the…
Sources from The Prince’s official
residence and offices at Clarence House clarified that Prince
Charles attending the service was a private role, not a public
duty. The Prince of Wales was not accompanied by any other members
of the Royal Family. Photos from the service show The Prince being
warmly received by Sir John’s family- his widow Lady Maryanna
Tavener and their children Theodora…
