The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are
very much looking forward to visiting Cornwall and the Isles of
Scilly on 1 and 2 September, Kensington Palace have announced. The
trip to South West England will be marked by the
Cambridges’ first visit to projects in the Duchy of Cornwall,
a private estate which funds a range of charitable and private
activities of the Prince of Wales, who became…
Prince Edward is set to make a
special TV appearance today to mark the 60th anniversary of
the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. The Earl of Wessex will be hosted by
the BBC’s Countryfile presenter Helen Skelton as he hikes
along the Pennine Way in the Peak District, where…
A collection of letters penned by a young
Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon- later to become known as the Queen
Mother- to a wounded WWI soldier is set to go under the
hammer. The six letters, which date between 1916-1919, offer an
insight into the intimate friendship between the…
Prince Alfred Ernest Albert, the fourth
child and second son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, was born
on this day in 1844 at Windsor Castle. At birth, he was second in
the line of succession behind his elder brother the Prince of
Wales. Known affectionately as ‘Affie’ in the family, after a
childhood mispronunciation of the name Alfred, he studied violin at
Holyrood, Edinburgh. In 1856 it…
Prince Harry’s live HIV test has
encouraged more people to follow suit and request to know their HIV
status. According to Terrence Higgins Trust, which conducted the
15-minute test live on Facebook, orders for the self-testing
kit piloted during the video rose five fold…
Richard Neville, also known as “Warwick
the Kingmaker” was born on the 22nd of November in 1428. He was the
eldest son of Richard Neville (hence his name), 5th Earl of
Salisbury and Lady Alice; only daughter and the heiress of Thomas,
the last Montacute Earl of…
The Duchess of Cambridge is one of
the most famous women in the world. Like Maria Ho, the world’s
greatest poker player, Kate is a trendsetter. Her Cinderella tale
of ordinary girl marries prince charming has gained her a media
following worthy of any A list superstar. Where Kate goes, the
world’s paparazzi are never far behind. The great thing about Kate
is that she was not born with a…
Along the peaceful meadows of the River
Thames in Surrey, and only a few minutes’ walk from where the John
F Kennedy Memorial stands today, a hostile political dispute was
settled 801 years ago. Inked with a mix of oak-gall sap and lamp
black, Magna Carta, the most…
It was on January 10, 1931 at Burrough
Court that Miss. Wallis Simpson was introduced to Edward, Prince of
Wales for the first time. Wallis was a divorced woman who was then
married to Ernest Aldrich Simpson, a shipping executive, and Edward
was the Heir Apparent to the…
After a fashion, in any event. We’ve been
seeing people marking Her Majesty’s Official Birthday up and down
the country and across the Commonwealth, from parades, to speeches,
to garden parties held even in typically rainy weather.
However one local resident of Bristol has decided to mark the
occasion in his own fashion, and has thus dedicated the past six
months to crafting a new…
