Maria Teresa Mestre y Batista was born on
22 March 1956 in Marianao, a district in Havana, the capital city
of Cuba. Her parents were José Antonio Mestre y Álvarez and María
Teresa Batista y Falla de Mestre, both of whom descended from
bourgeois families of Spanish descent. The Mestre family were
descendants in the female line of Ferdinand I of León and Castile,
the medieval Emperor…
The Duchess of Cornwall: “Read to children every day of the year”
25th February 2018
In a world where children become trained
smartphone users at an early age and information is absorbed with
the click of a button, the Duchess of Cornwall is reminding us of
where we all read our first story. Writing in the Sunday Express to
mark the World Book Day, The…
Archbishop of Canterbury says Meghan’s divorce has been “dealt with”
24th February 2018
The Archbishop of Canterbury has revealed
that Meghan Markle’s divorce has been treated by the Church of
England like any other similar situation. Expressing his excitement
ahead of the royal wedding this spring, the Most Reverend Justin
Welby said that official procedures…
Prince Harry has revealed he still feels
like ‘a Labrador with a tennis ball’ every time he sees a rugby
ball. The prince spoke of his love for the game as he visited a
training session for the England rugby team at Twickenham, although
he admitted ‘numerous injuries’ have forced him to quit playing.
For a moment, however, those injuries seemed to be put behind. The
prince stepped out onto…
When most of us are three-years-old, we
are in our front yard playing with our toys and neighbourhood kids
and running around without a care in the world besides who’s going
to win hide and seek. On 26 August 1995, Crown Prince Oyo Nyimba
succeeded his father as the…
Princess Nathalie was born on 2 May 1975
in Copenhagen and is the daughter of Prince Richard of
Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, and Princess Benedikte of Denmark, and
hence is the niece of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. Like her
mother, she likes horses and has had an…
Diana's favourite Jaguar, the one she had customised for Princes William and Harry, set to go on display
28th January 2018
The Jaguar XJ-S Cabriolet sportscar that
once belonged to Diana, Princess of Wales, is set to go on display
at the London Classic Car Show next month, it has been announced.
Produced in 1983, the vintage model, originally designed with two
seats, was one of Diana’s favourite. It was famously converted by
fitting in two rear seats so that Prince William and Prince Harry
could join their…
He has remained tight-lipped since the
announcement of their engagement, and now Donald Trump has revealed
that an invitation to attend Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s
wedding on 19 May has yet to be extended. In an interview with
Piers Morgan in Davos, the US President…
Born on 23 August 1740 to the Duke
Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick-Luneburg and his wife Anna Leopoldovna,
Ivan was the only grandson of the former Tsar of Russia Ivan V, and
consequently in line to the Russian throne. His mother was the
niece of Empress Anna and expected that…
In the 65 years of her reign — 66 this
February — Her Majesty The Queen has seldom given a formal
interview to anyone. The closest anyone has gotten was Rolf Harris,
with whom she agreed to some small talk while he filmed the
painting of her portrait. Likewise the only time people will see
her speak at length of any topic is during the annual Christmas
message, which is one of the few…
