Royal Tour of Canada by the Prince of
Wales and Duchess of Cornwall. Minister of Canadian Heritage and
Official Languages, Shelly Glover announced on Friday that: “The
Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will meet Canadian
youth, volunteers, and industry leaders making a difference in
their communities, hear the stories of Canadian war brides and
veterans from the Second World War…
William and Catherine honoured by Governor General Thursday evening after a busy day in Canberra
24th April 2014
William and Catherine meet a wide range
of guests from the charity, conservation, arts, sporting and
business fields on Friday evening in the drawing room at the
Government House. Chatting with the like’s former pro-surfer Layne
Beachley, INXS rocker Kirk Pengilly and…
While we retain the Monarch as head of
state in Australia it isn’t to often that the Australian Royal
Family makes the news here, but local media has been sent into
meltdown with the royal tour currently underway in Australia. You
can’t turn on a television, read a paper…
Order of the Garter is the oldest and
most important British order of chivalry. It was founded by Edward
III in 1348. Each knight has on display a banner of their arms in
St George’s Chapel, Windsor. Buckingham Palace has announced that
the former heads of the Bank of England and MI5 have been appointed
to the Order of the Garter by The Queen. Mervyn King was made
Knight Companion and Eliza…
In 1525, after 18 years of marriage to
Catherine of Aragon, daughter to Ferdinand II of Aragon and
Isabella I of Castille, the Spanish king and queen, Henry VIII
began to seek an annulment of his marriage. This was not unheard
of. In fact, the Pope had previously allowed…
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge celebrate Easter Sunday and visit the zoo with Prince George
21st April 2014
On Easter Sunday, The Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge attended a service at St Andrew’s Cathedral, Sydney.
Similarly, The Royal Family back in the UK attended a service at St
George’s Chapel. William and Catherine arrived to a large crowd
waiting outside the Cathedral…
was especially commissioned on behalf of
the British Government’s GREAT Britain campaign. The Queen
celebrates her 88th birthday tomorrow, on Easter Monday and will be
marking the day privately as usual with family at Windsor Castle.
This latest image of Her Majesty will, according to the GREAT
campaign, be used in activity to support the organisation, which
aims to generate jobs and growth…
The Investiture Chair was designed by
Lord Snowdon and used by royals and other notable attendees to view
Prince Charles as he became the Prince of Wales is now on display
at the Imperial Hotel, Llandudno. The wood chair is stained red
with a gilt of The Prince of Wales…
Sponsored by major tourism businesses
throughout the UK, the scheme will encourage tourists across the
country to contribute towards projects supported by The Prince’s
Countryside Fund. The fund provides numerous opportunities for
residents in rural areas in Britain. The…
Prince Philip, who will have celebrated
his 93rd birthday just two days before the trip, has been royal
colonel of the battalion since 2006 when the regiment known as the
Highlanders was amalgamated into the Royal Regiment of Scotland –
within the Armed Forces, the battalion known more commonly by the
abbreviation ‘4 SCOTS’. His Royal Highness’s last trip to Germany
was in May 2012 when he…
