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…
The Duchess of Cambridge launches the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood
18th June 2021
The Duchess of Cambridge has launched the
Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood, an umbrella of her
charitable organisation which will “drive awareness of and action
on the extraordinary impact of the early years, in order to
transform society for generations to…
Crown Princess Mary officially opened a
youth hospice in Rønde on Djursland this week. The Crown Princess
opened Strandbakkehuset after a delay caused by the global health
crisis. The building is a state of the art facility that has
already won an award as Health…
Sophie talks about Prince Philip in new BBC interview: "He has left a giant-sized hole in our lives"
17th June 2021
The Countess of Wessex sat down for a
wide-ranging interview with BBC Radio 5 Live on Wednesday morning,
speaking about her late father-in-law, her work on behalf of rape
survivors, and life during lockdown. Speaking to radio host Naga
Munchetty, Sophie was brought to tears talking about the late
Prince Philip, who passed away in April. She called the loss a
“giant-sized hole in our…
The Duchess of Cornwall spoke about her
mother-in-law’s “passion in life,” horse racing, with ITV Racing on
Tuesday, the first day of Royal Ascot. Camilla agreed to sit down
with ITV Racing to discuss the Royal Family’s connection to racing,
and a snippet of the…
The Queen is told she was ''quite the hit'' during audience with Australian Prime Minister
16th June 2021
Queen Elizabeth II met with Australian
Prime Minister Scott Morrison at Windsor Castle on Tuesday,
discussing her appearance at the G7 Summit last week. “You were
quite the hit. Everyone was talking about you at dinner the next
night,” the Prime Minister told her…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima
will undertake their first state visit since the global health
crisis began over a year ago, with a state visit to Germany
confirmed for early July. The Dutch Royal House announced this news
on Tuesday, noting that the royals will visit Germany from 5 to 7
July. Their invitation comes from German President Frank-Walter
Steinmeier and is the latest in a…
