At the end of this month, a lock of hair
snipped from the head of a woman who died almost 500 years ago will
be sold at auction. The estimate on this tiny lot is up
to £500. The sale will take place just days after a pair of
100 year old bloomers sold for over £12,000. And what do both these
unusual objects have in common? They both belonged to long
dead queens. Royal memorabilia is…
Prince Harry has announced that the
second Invictus Games will take place in Orlando, Florida in 2016.
The news came in a video recorded last month by Harry and published
today on the Kensington Palace Twitter account. The games will take
place from May 8th to Mary 12th 2016…
It may be the summer residence of Her
Majesty The Queen, but Balmoral Castle will open its doors to a
whole new audience at the end of July as it plays host to the
popular BBC programme, Antiques Roadshow. People are invited to
visit The Queen’s summer retreat near…
The Duchess has landed: Camilla arrives on traditional narrowboat and opens new landing stage in Swindon
13th July 2015
After a busy week in Wales, The Duchess
of Cornwall kicks off another week of engagements beginning in
Swindon on Monday. Camilla has been the patron of the Wilts and
Berks Canal Trust for the last eight years. The new Wichelstowe
landing stage is located alongside Waitrose at West Wichel. Camilla
arrived at the event on Dragonfly, a traditional style narrowboat
built by the Wilts and Berks…
It is the beginning of a new chapter in
his life but as The Duke of Cambridge reported for work on his
first day as a pilot with the East Anglian Air Ambulance today his
thoughts were with his family. He had warm words for his son and
daughter but above all praise for his…
The Princess Royal has spent
three days in Bosnia-Herzogovina where one of her
responsibilities was to represent Britain at a service marking the
20th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre. Princess Anne stood
alongside other dignitaries including Queen Noor of Jordan…
Camilla reaches out to family that lost their daughter and donates to children’s trust
11th July 2015
The Duchess of Cornwall has sent a moving
letter to the family of a young girl who died from a brain
tumour. And Camilla has also made a donation to the charity
set up in memory of Katy Holmes and which raises money to
fund research into childhood brain tumours. The Duchess of Cornwall
has shown her support for a family from Preston, Lancashire who
lost a daughter to a brain tumour The Duchess…
It was one of the most talked about
moments at this year’s Wimbledon and now the royal at the centre of
a tennis storm is turning the event into a chance to raise money
for charity. The Duchess of Cornwall is auctioning the sweatband
thrown into the Royal Box by Andy…
All good things must come to an end and
‘Wales Week’ reached its conclusion today. The Prince of Wales and
Duchess of Cornwall visited villages and towns throughout Wales,
where they met local people and shared in their community spirit.
The Prince of Wales and…
The Queen’s grandson, Peter Phillips, has
said that the huge street party he is helping organise to mark her
90th birthday next year should ‘reflect the service she’s
given to all her organisations and charities’. The Patron’s Lunch,
which will take place on The Mall on June 12th 2016, will see
10,000 people sit down and enjoy a picnic in the centre of London.
The…
