The Duchess of Cambridge has today been
given an important royal role by The Queen: she will be the Sponsor
of the Royal Navy’s HMS Glasgow. The Queen is in Scotland this week
for Holyrood Week alongside her grandson, Prince William – or the
Earl of Strathearn as he is known in Scotland. William visited the
BAE Systems Shipyard in Govan this morning to view the construction
work on…
Later this week, Princess Leonor will
preside over the Princess of Girona Foundation Awards with her
family. Among her titles as heir to the Spanish throne is ‘Princess
of Girona,’ so today, we’re going to look at why the Spanish heir
receives that…
The Duchess of Gloucester presents the Lawn Tennis Association Lifetime Achievement Award
26th June 2021
The Duchess of Gloucester presented an
important tennis award to an Isle of Man resident who has devoted
60 years to the sport. In a virtual ceremony, the Duchess presented
the Lawn Tennis Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award to Pat
Sharp for her “long-term…
The Queen presents Canadian Armed Forces with Royal Banner to celebrate centenary
25th June 2021
The Queen carried out an official
engagement as Queen of Canada on Friday, presenting the Canadian
Armed Forces Legal Branch with a Royal Banner to mark its
centenary. The Queen spoke with members of the Canadian Armed
Forces via video call from Windsor Castle, including Rear-Admiral
Geneviève Bernatchez, Judge Advocate General and senior legal
officer, and three other members of the Legal…
The Duchess of Cambridge has become
patron of The Forward Trust following the addiction charity’s
merger with Action on Addiction, one of her earliest patronages.
The news was announced on Thursday, though the two charities had
merged in May 2021. The Forward Trust…
The Duchess of Cambridge makes spiders with children during Natural History Museum visit
24th June 2021
The Duchess of Cambridge paid a special
visit to the Natural History Museum in London on Tuesday to view
their new Urban Nature Project. Kate, who is patron of the Natural
History Museum, joined schoolchildren from St. Mary of the Angels
Primary School for part of her…
Mark your calendars: Swan Upping is
returning this summer on the River Thames. The annual census of the
swan population will take place over three days in July, starting
on 20 July from Eton Bridge, Berkshire, culminating on 22 July at
Moulsford on Thames, Oxfordshire. Buckingham Palace announced the
news earlier this week, with The Queen’s Swan Marker, David Barber,
noting: “Members of…
A year in the life of the Duke of Cambridge as William marks his 39th birthday
21st June 2021
As the Duke of Cambridge celebrates his
39th birthday today, let’s take a look back at the past year of his
life. Since last June, William has devoted himself to highlighting
frontline carers, emergency responders, NHS personnel, and vaccine
development and roll-out…
During a visit to the Chelsea &
Westminster Hospital on Thursday, The Prince of Wales met with
young people supported by his Prince’s Trusts’ Health and Social
Care programmes, and how those programmes led them to employment
with the National Health Service. The…
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands spoke
with the children of divorced parents during a visit to the Villa
Pinedo buddy program in Amsterdam on Wednesday. The program, which
won an Apples of Orange Award from the King and Queen’s Orange Fund
in 2020, supports young people who are living through their
parents’ divorce by matching them with a peer who’s already had the
experience. During…
