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 without heirs. Here are
the six Dukes of Gloucester. First Creation The Duke of Gloucester
was first created by Edward…
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…
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 Palladium, saying: “It
is such a treat to be in a theatre again, even if we haven’t quite
made it as far as the…
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…
Crown Princess Victoria recorded a
message of support for the United Nations on Saturday to coincide
with the 75th anniversary of the founding of the UN. Speaking from
her home, the Crown Princess said: “Ladies and gentlemen, members
of, and friends of, the Swedish…
History of Royal Titles: why is Queen Elizabeth II also known as The Duke of Lancaster?
24th October 2020
Queen Elizabeth II is a monarch with many
titles and many styles. One of her, perhaps, lesser-known titles is
that of Duke of Lancaster, which she holds in her own right. The
Duke of Lancaster is a title that is always held by the sovereign
and the Duchy of Lancaster provides an income to the monarch.
According to the Duchy’s official website, its rural holdings are
“18,481 hectares of…
The women who married into the British
Royal Family all led varied lives before joining in. Let’s take a
look at who they were before they were royal! The Duchess of
Cornwall [getty src=”115370226″ width=”594″
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Queen Mathilde paid a visit to the Food
Bank of Liège on Thursday to learn more about how the coronavirus
pandemic has affected the food supply for those in need and how it
has affected Belgian food banks. “The Queen wanted a panorama of
food aid, of which we are one…
Crown Princess Akishino of Japan
delivered a video message about lung health on the opening day of
the 51st Union World Conference on Lung Health earlier this week.
The Crown Princess, who has made the issue of lung health and
awareness of tuberculosis a key part of her royal work, spoke from
her home in Tokyo to the attendees of the Union World Conference on
Lung Health. Crown Princess Kiko…
