Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia
visited their duchy of Värmland on Wednesday to see how the county
has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The couple posted about
their visit on their personal Instagram account, writing, “What a
day we had in Värmland today!” They continued, “Everyone we visited
has been affected by the pandemic in one way or another. And it’s
not…
The Duchess of Cambridge puts local communities at the heart of #HoldStill
28th October 2020
The Duchess of Cambridge is encouraging
people to look for digital posters and prints of Hold Still
portraits around the United Kingdom to continue highlighting
people’s experiences during pandemic lockdowns. The Kensington
Palace social media accounts shared a few…
A brush with politics as The Duchess of Cornwall supports canine COVID-19 project
28th October 2020
The Duchess of Cornwall saw first-hand
how Medical Detection Dogs are being trained to detect COVID-19 in
people when she paid a visit to London Paddington station. Camilla,
who is patron of the Medical Detection Dogs organisation, viewed a
training session at the station…
The Duchess of Cornwall has visited
Westonbirt Arboretum, declaring that, “There’s nothing better than
working outside.” Camilla, who is Patron of the Friends of the
Westonbirt Arboretum, spent time at the facilities on October 26th
to learn more about the conservation work, the education and the
community participation work being done at each site. “After what
has been a challenging…
We know these ladies as impressive
royals, but before they married into their respective royal
families, they held pretty lucrative careers. Let’s look at the
lives of some of our favourite royal women before they were
married. Queen Máxima of the…
There have been six Dukes of Gloucester
throughout history, the first created in 1385 and the current
having held the title since 1974. It has a long past, and some
consider the title cursed due to its most famous titleholder, and
that the first three men to hold it died…
Crown Princess Mary unveiled this year’s
Christmas stamp at a ceremony on Monday, launching the annual
holiday appeal for children in need, and celebrating the theme of
‘reunification.’ This year’s stamp was designed by Tomas Björnsson
to celebrate the centenary of Southern Jutland re-joining Denmark,
and is “a map of Denmark…everywhere you can see little elves and
figurines…
This weekend, the wrong York announced
that they would like to take on official royal duties. That’s
right, beleaguered Prince Andrew, whose annus horribilis kicked off
last November with a disastrous News Night interview to defend
himself against allegations of…
The Duchess of Cornwall presented a
special Olivier Award to lyricist Don Black for his contributions
to musical theatre, appearing in a pre-taped segment for a
socially-distanced awards show that airs on Sunday night. Camilla
filmed her segment last week at the London…
Crown Princess Mary visits swimming club to view anti-bullying initiative
24th October 2020
Crown Princess Mary visited the Helsingør
Swimming Club to view the work of the Antibulli Swimming
Initiative, a programme supported by the Mary Foundation. The
Antibulli Swimming Initiative is also supported by the Danish
Swimming Union and the TrygFonden. It creates an inclusive spirit
for young people to belong to a swim club and works to “combine
experiences from anti-bullying and…
