Crown Princess Mary of Denmark gave the
opening speech at the UN World Goals Conference, and the launch of
the new National Action Plan for those goals, earlier this week,
saying that “now it is action.” The UN Sustainable Development
Goals were created in 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development. There are 17 goals in total, ranging from
the eradication of poverty to…
The Princess Royal honoured a ‘hidden
figure’ of engineering with the Prince Philip Medal this week,
ahead of what would have been her late father’s 100th birthday. Dr
Gladys West, an American mathematician whose pioneering work in
modelling led the way to the…
The Diana Award will be presented at the
childhood home of the late Diana, Princess of Wales later this
year. Diana’s brother, Earl Spencer, will welcome winners of the
2021 Legacy Awards to the family home at Althorp House on 9
December for an awards ceremony. In…
The Earl of Wessex spoke of his late
father’s memory on what would have been his 100th birthday,
revealing that The Queen has been doing “remarkably well” in the
months since his passing. In an exclusive, and wide-ranging,
interview with CNN’s royal correspondent Max Foster, Edward spoke
of his “self-effacing” father and revealed that, despite the
milestone, “I don’t think he…
New details of The Queen’s upcoming
meeting with President Biden have been released ahead of their
meeting this weekend. The Queen will welcome President Biden and
First Lady Dr. Jill Biden at Windsor Castle on 13 June, while the
President is in the UK for the G7…
The Queen marks what would have been Prince Philip’s 100th birthday by planting a rose
10th June 2021
The Queen has received a commemorative
rose to mark what would have been the 100th birthday of Prince
Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh. The deep pink commemorative rose,
bred by the Royal Horticultural Society—of which The Queen is
President—was presented to Her Majesty…
The Queen has made a historic designation
to a village in Northern Ireland, making it the first in the
country to receive Royal Status. The village of Hillsborough, where
Hillsborough Castle and Gardens, Her Majesty’s official Northern
Ireland residence is located, received the honour earlier this week
in an announcement by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland,
Brandon Lewis. The…
Beacons to be lit across the UK and around the Commonwealth to mark The Queen's 70-year reign
3rd June 2021
Buckingham Palace announced the first
major plans for The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee next year, running
over an extra-long bank holiday weekend in June. On Thursday 2
June, one of the first major events of the Platinum Jubilee weekend
will be the lighting of Platinum…
Crown Princess Mary shows off football skills in launching new Euro 2020 package
2nd June 2021
Crown Princess Mary is hoping to score a
goal with a new football initiative in support of the Danish Men’s
National team later this month at the Euro 2020 Championships. The
Crown Princess, whose eponymous foundation has partnered with the
broadcaster DR, the Danish…
The mystery of the Flora Hastings scandal - a controversy that swirled Queen Victoria's reign
29th May 2021
Today, we’re looking at a royal history
mystery involving Queen Victoria and a controversy that swirled
early in her reign. What was the Flora Hastings Scandal? A Royal
Destiny Queen Victoria was poised for the throne from birth. By the
time her uncle, William IV, became king in 1830, she was his only
legitimate heir. She was the granddaughter of King George III and
Queen Charlotte who…
