After taking over as Patron of the RAF
Air Cadets from Prince Philip last December, the Duchess of
Cambridge will take on her first official engagement as Honorary
Air Commandant. On Sunday 7th February, the Duchess will help mark
the 75th anniversary of the RAF Air Cadets. The Duke of Edinburgh
served as Air Commodore-in-Chief for 63 years before passing his
patronage to the Duchess. The role was…
While speaking at an event about the lack
of multiculturalism in the TV industry, Idris Elba spoke about how
thanks to the Prince’s Trust he got his first break in the creative
industry. He said: “I finally got my first break in the creative
industries from the…
Described as one of the best country
homes to be built in Scotland for more than a century, the 545-acre
Eilean Aigas Estate on a private island in the River Beauly in
Inverness-shire, has been reportedly bought for £7million by the
Qatari royal family. The history filled…
After meeting with many Iraqi and Syrian
refugees, The Prince of Wales has donated money to persecuted
Christians. Following a speech Prince Charles made on persecuted
Christians at an advent reception last month, the undisclosed
amount was made from the Prince of Wales’ charitable foundation to
Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN). The rapidly
growing crisis of extremism could…
The world’s longest-reigning monarch,
King Bhumibol Adulyadej, is suffering from ever declining health
and is in even more of a worse state, according to a notice sent
out from the royal palace. A vaguely worded health report sent out
from Thailand’s royal palace…
Prince George will soon be
inheriting his father, Prince William’s, half-size V8 Volante Aston
Martin, just as soon as he is old enough to drive it. Prince
William and his younger brother, Prince Harry were gifted the car
in 1988 but the car has been sat in the…
Kensington Palace
yesterday announced that Prince Harry will be visiting Nepal
this Spring, at the same time the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
will make a trip to Bhutan and India. This will be the
first visit to Nepal for Prince Harry who follows a long list
of members of the Royal Family who have toured the country in the
past including. The Queen visited in 1986 following the
previous trip…
Prince Charles succeeds Queen Elizabeth as patron of Holocaust Memorial Day Trust
8th January 2016
The Prince of Wales has succeeded his
mother, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, as the new patron of the
Holocaust Memorial Day Trust. Queen Elizabeth has been patron of
the organisation since its inception ten years ago. She has visited
the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in…
Windsor Castle moves to the modern age with new bedding against wishes of staff
6th January 2016
Windsor Castle’s beds are getting a
modern update with the transformation of traditional eiderdown
bedding to duvets. However, the staff at the castle feel that
tradition should be kept in place. One member of staff has even
gone as far as relating the new duvets to a…
Astronaut Tim Peake sends message to Queen from International Space Station
6th January 2016
The first British astronaut in the
International Space Station, Tim Peake, has recorded a special
message from space for Her Majesty the Queen. The message was in
reply to the well-wishes Queen Elizabeth had sent Major Peake when
he embarked on his mission last month. The pre-recorded message
thanked the Queen saying he was both “honoured” and “humbled” by
her outreach in…
