Hundreds of Thai students, members of the navy and celebrities, helped released 1066 turtles in celebration of King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s birthday today.
The sea turtles, which are seen as a symbol of long life ran, to freedom outside the Sea Turtle Conservation Centre.
The number 1066 was chosen for a particular reason. The number 10 symbolises King Rama X, for which King Maha is known. The…
The brother of Princess Diana, Earl Spencer, has said that he was lied to about her sons wanting to walk behind the coffin during the funeral.
Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today the Earl said that he was “lied to and told they wanted to do it, which of course they…
Harry Herbert, a close friend of Princess Diana, has revealed that The Queen was concerned about Diana’s well-being during the breakup of her marriage with Prince Charles.
Speaking in an interview for ITV and HBO’s Our Mother Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and…
A royal financial expert has asked for more transparency in the Queen’s finances and said that the “suspicion” is that money from the Duchy of Lancaster funds her children’s private lives.
The Duchy of Lancaster, an investment portfolio of land, property and financial investments has reported an income of 7.9%. The income from the Duchy funds the operating costs of some…
Duke of York Comes Face-to-Face with Robot Spider
21st July 2017
The Duke of York has opened the University of the West of England Bristol new Future Space facility and came face-to-face with a robot spider.
Prince Andrew spoke to local business leaders as he opened the facility designed for technology start ups and small businesses. The…
How much are the non-European monarchies worth?
18th July 2017
With many of the non-European royal families coming from oil-rich countries, it is no surprise that they boast great wealth.
Morocco
Mohammed VI, King of Morocco, is the country’s leading businessman and banker. In 2015, Forbes estimated that he was worth $5.7…
Princess Ayako of Takamodo, a member of the Imperial House of Japan, has visited the Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden for its 50th anniversary.
The Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden in Canada welcomed Japanese royalty as it celebrated its 50th anniversary.
John Harding, who chairs the anniversary committee, said that the garden is meaningful as it highlights the connections between Japan and Canada.
This…
Prince Harry Attends World Premiere of Dunkirk
15th July 2017
Prince Harry has ended the world premiere of the World War 2 film, Dunkirk.
Dunkirk is directed by Christopher Nolan, the man behind movies such as Inception and The Dark Knight trilogy.
The world premiere in the Odeon in Leicester Square was attended by Tom Hardy, Kenneth…
Queen Victoria's Coronation fascinated Americans just as British Royal Family does now
11th July 2017
When Prince William and Kate Middleton walked down the aisle 23 million Americans tuned in to watch. Due to the time differences, this meant that those millions had to get up incredibly early. Every single detail of the wedding was covered. From the appearance of…
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has ordered that a newspaper columnist is suspended from the al-Jazirah newspaper after the columnist compared him to God.
The newspaper column written by Ramadan al-Anzi described King Salman as “Haleem” or forbearing and “Shadeed al-Eqab”, which means strict in punishment. The terms are both associated with God in Islam.
Giving divine…