Cirencester welcomed a very special visitor on Friday as The Prince of Wales paid a visit to the town to present graduates from the Royal Agricultural University with their degrees. The graduation ceremony took place at St John the Baptist’s Church in Market Place and was also attended by the Lord Lieutenant of Cirencester as well as the High Sheriff and local councillors.
Prince Charles…
Former King Farouk of Egypt once said “The whole world is in revolt. Soon there will be only five Kings left —the King of Spades, the King of Clubs, the King of Hearts, the King of Diamonds, and the King of England.” Farouk’s quip left out a number of crowned heads…
Backstairs Billy: The Life of William Tallon, the Queen Mother's Most Devoted Servant: your 90 second summer reading review
24th July 2015
For the eight-hour flight to London, I thought why not read something easy to pass the time instead of the usual history or biographies I read. Figured let’s see how sensationalised the story of Backstairs Billy: The Life of William Tallon, the Queen Mother’s…
On this day in 1860, Queen Victoria welcomed her first granddaughter. She was a young grandmamma, just 41 at the time, but the baby girl born in Berlin 155 yeas ago today was Victoria’s second grandchild. She was also the last of the second generation born in the lifetime of her grandpapa, Prince Albert. So far, so fairytale. But the life of Charlotte of Prussia was anything but a happy ever…
The Queen’s annual income from her private Duchy of Lancaster estate has risen to £16m, an increase of 18%, or £2.4m, on 2014, accounts reveal.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is the current Duke of Lancaster. The title Duke of Lancaster continues to be used, even for a…
‘As a rule, I like girls more’. The opinions of Queen Victoria on babies were quite clear. She might have had a long line of male heirs waiting to inherit her throne but her devotion to her granddaughters was telling. The women of the second generation of her…
On 23 July 1986, Prince Andrew married Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey in London.
Thousands of people lined London’s streets, and an international audience of approximately 500 million gathered around their television sets to catch a view The Queen’s second son marry.
Sarah Ferguson arrived at Westminster Abbey 1130 BST arriving from Clarence House in the Glass Coach with her father…
The Battle of Naseby was the first proper battle of the New Model Army.
The New Model Army was established by the Parliamentarians in February 1645 during the height of the English Civil War. They felt that a professional army would be more successful when pitted against the…
Duchess of Cornwall visits RAF training station and Cornwall Air Ambulance on last day in Cornwall
22nd July 2015
The Duchess of Cornwall attended two engagements following the Ocean Plastics Awareness Day she attended with The Duke of Cornwall earlier on Wednesday.
Camilla ended this week’s visit to Cornwall with stops at RAF St Mawgan and Cornwall Air Ambulance.
The first event…
The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall attended an Ocean Plastics Awareness Day to learn about the efforts of local charities at Fistral Beach in Newquay on Wednesday.
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Participating in today’s event included Surfers Against Sewage and the Marine Conservation Society whose goal is to combat marine litter.
Ocean…
