After a long battle with cancer, The Earl
of Strathmore and Kinghorne, better known Lord Strathmore has
passed away. Michael Fergus Bowes-Lyon died in hospital in
London at the age of 58 on Saturday, he was a first cousin once
removed of Queen Elizabeth. He was once an army captain and had
four sons and two step-daughters. He was the 18th earl of the
estate in Angus, a frequent spot the Queen…
After comments came down from the
Canadian province of Ontario’s highest court, a group of Canadians
both new and old, have been publicly disavowing their oath to Queen
Elizabeth that they took when becoming citizens. The pledge is
still required during the citizenship…
Is the reason behind "workshy" Prince William his air ambulance job?
23rd February 2016
Prince William has recently come under
fire being called “lazy” and “workshy” because he has only carried
out two royal engagements so far in 2016, this being on top of his
part-time job as an air ambulance pilot. In defence of the future
king…
It is a rarity for a member of the Royal
Family to speak of their beliefs, but to celebrate her 90th
birthday, Queen Elizabeth has written about her religious beliefs
in a book. Her Majesty has written the foreword to The Servant
Queen and the King She Serves. In the foreword, she notes how
grateful she is for God and the public for praying for her. In
order to create the book that gives readers…
On 1st July 2017, Canada will be
celebrating their 150th birthday and a Royal tour is rumoured to be
in the works. Back in November 2015, Canadian Heritage brought the
prospect up in a briefing note for Heritage Minister Heritage
Minister Mélanie Joly that went over Canada…
As part of her guest edit for the
Huffington Post, the Duchess of Cambridge has written a blog
submission as part of the #youngmindsmatter campaign. The new
series, Young Minds Matter, was created to start the conversation
about the mental and emotional health of…
Prince William makes controversial speech to Foreign Office diplomats
17th February 2016
Prince William has given a speech to
British diplomats at the Foreign Office in London, a speech that
many are calling an intervention in the upcoming referendum on
Britain’s membership in the European Union. In his speech, the
future king said: “In an increasingly turbulent world, our
ability to unite in common action with other nations is essential.
It is the bedrock of our security and…
Duchess of Cornwall admits she sometimes gets jealous over Prince Charles
13th February 2016
The Duchess of Cornwall has admitted that
she can get very jealous of her husband, Prince Charles’ painting
skills. While visiting Royal Trinity Hospice in London for its
125th anniversary, the Duchess looked on to patient Peter Copeman’s
watercolour saying of…
The Spanish court has been told new
details about Spain’s Infanta Cristina and her husband Iñaki
Urdangarin. A co-defendant, José Luis Ballester, an Olympic
gold-medal-winning sailor, said that despite being longtime friends
with the royal couple he felt…
Shakespeare exhibition to mark the 400th anniversary of his death held at Windsor Castle
13th February 2016
With the 400th anniversary of
playwrighter William Shakespeare’s death, Queen Elizabeth is
marking the occasion with a display at Windsor Castle. The event
that starts Saturday will display treasures demonstrating the link
between her family and Shakespeare, such as a copy of his second
folio, annotated by both Charles I and George III. Other family
heirlooms include Queen Mary’s copy…
