The Royal National Lifeboat Institution
will reward 4,500 volunteers and frontline staff with a special
Platinum Jubilee medal in recognition of the 69,212 lives that have
been saved throughout The Queen’s reign. “I am delighted to see so
many RNLI volunteers and staff being recognised by this prestigious
award alongside other frontline members of the emergency services,
prison services and…
The Princess Royal unveils first-of-its-kind hospital helipad in Manchester
4th March 2022
The Princess Royal unveiled the first
hospital helipad in the North West of England earlier this week on
a visit to Manchester. Arriving at the Oxford Road Campus of the
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), which serves
Manchester and Trafford, Princess Anne…
The Earl and Countess of Wessex paid a
visit to the new airbase used by the Essex and Herts Air Ambulance
Service earlier this week. At the new airbase, located in North
Weald, Edward and Sophie were given the chance to thank first
responders for the work they undertook…
Prince George was the surprise guest of
honour on Saturday afternoon, joining his parents, the Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge at Twickenham Stadium for the Six Nations
Championships. And at the age of eight, he got an early lesson in
the art of royal diplomacy by keeping his allegiances in the crunch
game to himself. William, who is patron of the Welsh Rugby Union,
and Kate, who is the new…
Princess Charlene appears in the latest
edition of a popular manga that already has ties to the Princely
Family. In a statement to Le Parisien, Princess Charlene, who is
still being treated for an undisclosed illness, said, “I am
delighted with the release of the sixth…
Windsor schools are preparing Platinum
Jubilee celebrations for their pupils, according to planners in the
area. The Windsor Platinum Jubilee Committee, a local organisation
set up to celebrate The Queen this year, helped launch Platinum
Jubilee Schools’ Week at The…
Residents of Warwickshire with stories of
their brushes with The Queen or royalty are being encouraged to
share their memories and memorabilia with the Warwickshire Library
Service ahead of the Platinum Jubilee this summer. Locals can fill
out forms with their stories and photographs to form the basis of
displays and artefacts to celebrate Warwickshire’s royal
connection. “The Queen’s…
The Duchess of Cornwall says queen consort title will help with her important causes
26th February 2022
The Duchess of Cornwall has spoken
publicly about how the title of queen consort will help the causes
she supports when she takes on the title. In an interview with
Woman’s Hour and BBC Breakfast earlier this week at Clarence House,
Camilla said that “Of course…
The Countess of Wessex officially opened
the newly-refurbished Jigsaw Hub community space and baby bank area
of The Lighthouse in Surrey this week. The newly-refurbished Jigsaw
Hub in Woking doubles as a community space for families and a baby
bank that provides supplies…
A moment in history remembered as iconic portrait of Queen by groundbreaking photographer reaches special anniversary
26th February 2022
The Royal Collection Trust is
commemorating the 70th anniversary of the first iconic portraits
taken of the new Queen Elizabeth II by sharing four images of the
portrait session. On 26 February 1952, the young queen, just 20
days into her reign, sat for her first official portraits by
photographer Dorothy Wilding, which marked the first time a female
photographer had ever officially…
