The decision of King Felipe of Spain to
take away the title of Duchess of Palma from his sister, Infanta
Cristina, was generally well received when it was announced on
Thursday night. However, now it has become the source of yet more
issues for the beleaguered royal house as disagreement has broken
out between the royal siblings about how the Infanta lost her
title. The King of Spain, Felipe VI…
Prince George makes first appearance on Palace balcony as royals mark Queen's official birthday
13th June 2015
Prince George made his first appearance
on the Buckingham Palace balcony this afternoon as he joined
members of the Royal Family to watch the traditional RAF fly past
marking The Queen’s Official Birthday, carried in Prince William’s
arms. Earlier in the…
In just a few hours time, the royal
wedding of the year takes place in Stockholm. The only son of the
King and Queen of Sweden, Prince Carl Philip, marries Sofia
Hellqvist this afternoon. Prince Carl Philip of Sweden marries
Sofia Hellqvist later today in Stockholm The…
The man responsible for organising
London’s military parades and ceremonies, Garrison Sergeant
Major Billy Mott, attends his final parade today as he prepares to
leave the Armed Forces, having served in the post for the past
13 years. Garrison Sergeant Major Billy Mott Following
the Queen’s Birthday Parade today, WO1 Billy Mott will hang up
his bearskin for the last time as his…
Benedict Cumberbatch, Eddie Redmayne and Jonny Wilkinson among Queen's Birthday Honours
12th June 2015
Actors Benedict Cumberbatch and Eddie
Redmayne, rugby star Jonny Wilkinson and footballer Frank
Lampard OBE are among 1,163 people who have been been honoured in
this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours List. This year, officials
were keen to point out that the…
She may only be just over a month old but
according to her grandfather, Prince Charles, Princess Charlotte is
already sleeping through the night and seems to be a lot
easier with her nocturnal routine than her elder brother Prince
George was at her age. Prince Charles…
The Duke of Edinburgh is 94 on June 10th
2015 There have been gun salutes and peals of bells to mark the
94th birthday of The Duke of Edinburgh. But the man at the heart of
the celebrations is keeping a low profile – it’s thought Prince
Philip will spend the day quietly with his family. He has no public
engagements planned. At noon there was a 41 gun salute in Green
Park. The King’s…
The Queen, accompanied by other senior
members of the Royal Family, has attended a special pageant in
London to mark the 200 years of service that the Gurkhas have given
to the Crown. The Sultan of Brunei was also present at the event
which took place in the grounds of the…
In a historic moment both for Britain and
for Germany, the plane that will be carrying Her Majesty The Queen
to Berlin on her upcoming State Visit to the country will be
accompanied by the German Luftwaffe. As a mark of respect to
visiting dignitaries, three Eurofighters…
The world has just witnessed the last
Plantagenet King, Richard III, be reburied at Leicester Cathedral
and now researchers believe that a second Monarch could be buried
under a car-park in Reading. That Monarch is none other than the
youngest son of William the Conqueror, King Henry I. Just months
after King Richard III’s reburial, Philippa Langley, who was behind
the successful hunt for…
