Swan Upping, an annual ceremony dating
back to the twelfth century, will start on the 17th of July. Swan
Upping is a yearly census of the swan population along the River
Thames. Announcing the schedule for this year journey along the
River Thames was the Queen’s Swan Marker, David Barber who said:
“There has been a consistent decrease in Cygnet numbers over recent
years and we are very…
Princess Anne’s visit to Solent Airport
scheduled for the 27th of June has been rescheduled to a later date
due to the death of Countess Mountbatten. The Princess Royal was
due to fly into Solent Airport in Lee-on-the-Solent today for an
official visit for the…
Canadian Troops will take up their
ceremonial duties as the Queen’s Guard in London England on the
18th of June, they will continue until July 3rd. Personnel from the
2nd Batallion of the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry as
well as members of the Royal…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
alongside Prince Harry have donated to the Evening Standard’s fund
for victims of the Grenfell Tower fire. Several appeals have been
made for money to help those displaced by the Grenfell Tower fire
that took place on Wednesday. Several London-based firms and
members of the public donated to the Evening Standard’s appeal. As
of reporting, the Evening…
The Queen has released a statement
following the Grenfell Tower Fire. The Queen paid tribute to the
people currently still in the hospital and the relatives of those
who have lost loved ones. As well as that, she paid tribute to the
bravery of the emergency services and the…
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge
has taken the Colonel’s Review in preparation for the Trooping the
Colour which will be held next week to celebrate Her Majesty The
Queen’s birthday. The Colonel’s Review is essentially the final
rehearsal for the…
King Felipe of Spain has confirmed that a
posthumous award will be granted to the Spanish victim in the
recent London terrorist attack. Ignacio Echeverría, who was working
in London for HSBC, was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of
Civil Merit by the Spanish government. The Prime Minister, Marian
Rajoy, recommended the award to recognise his “heroic and
exemplary act” where he…
Diana, Princess of Wales’s biographer,
Andrew Morton, has revealed that the Princess secretly recorded
herself describing her emotional distraught over the state of her
marriage to Prince Charles. Andrew Morton said that the Princess
found a way to contact him via a…
A Dutch palace is to be partly converted
into a hotel following a bid of 1.7 million euros. The purchase
follows a competition in which the government sought to find a new
function for Soestdijk Palace. Over a hundred ideas for the future
of the palace were submitted and…
Roy Strong, the man who has spent years
documenting the lives of members of the Royal Family, has alleged
that the Queen Mother made a racist comment. Sir Roy Strong has
published numerous books about his long relationship with the Royal
Family. The second volume was gossip filled and covered royal
scandals and upsets between 1988 and 2003. Despite the revealing
nature of the books, Strong says he…
