The Duke of Cambridge has made an
impassioned plea for a coalition of politicians to tackle the
illegal wildlife trade. And he has shown just how personal the
issue is to him by explaining why his fight to preserve endangered
species is linked to the world he wants Prince George and Princess
Charlotte to grow up in. The Duke of Cambridge has written an
opinion piece for the Financial Times…
True Plantagenet, The Life of Edmund
Mortimer is a historical novel published on the life of
Edmund Mortimer, fifth Earl of March. Edmund was born in to a life
of turmoil following the deposition of King Richard II and the
accession of Henry Bolingbroke, whose claim to the…
Portsmouth comes from the Old English
Portesm?ða, which translates to: “mouth of the harbour called
Portus.” It was a city founded in the year 1180 by John of Gisors,
a Norman lord. Before that, it was known to have been a Saxon fort
called Portus Adurni in the…
An alternative to the popular election is
the hereditary principle, which in the case of the British monarchy
is governed by the rules of primogeniture. Primogeniture is nothing
more than an algorithm for inheritance where the eldest child has
the sole right of succession. It is a real alternative to a popular
election when you don’t want human intervention in the political
process or more…
Longevity, popularity and, above all,
impartiality. Over more than 63 years, Elizabeth II has been an
embodiment of a monarchy that always puts people first. Her
frequent engagements with her subjects and unrelenting willingness
to listen to them have distinguished her from…
Prince Harry will be in Devon on
Wednesday 7th October to present an RFU Gold Standard
Facilities Award to Paignton Rugby Club. While in Devon, Harry will
be checking in on how the RFU’s All Schools Programme, of which he
is Patron, is doing and how they are…
It’s been announced that The Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge will mark World Mental Health Day on October
10th by attending a Mind event in Harrow. William and Kate will
meet with young people who have battled with their own mental
health problems and now volunteer with the Mind charity in Harrow
or the anti stigma campaign, Time to Change, which raises awareness
about mental health with other…
The Royal Collection Trust have announced
their upcoming programme of exhibitions and displays at royal
residences and The Queen’s Galleries for the year ahead. Highlights
of the upcoming programme include an exhibition marking the 400th
anniversary of the death of…
Royal Marines from Plymouth received a
special royal visitor while on exercise in the Californian Desert,
in the form of Prince Michael of Kent. The Marines of 42 Commando
were on Exercise Black Alligator when the prince visited to witness
first hand the challenging training…
A giant of a king, literally, standing in
excess of six feet and three inches Edward reigned over what has to
be described as one of the most pivotal and tempestuous times of
medieval monarchy. If not the hardest fight to be and remain king,
Edward was no stranger to the battlefield. In the eleven years
between 1460 and 1471 he fought five major battles in the War of
the Roses. Three of them…
