Prince Joachim of Prussia may have found
himself a king had history worked out differently. Today, on the
100th anniversary of his death, let’s take a look back at the life
of the man who might have been King of Ireland. Prince Joachim
Franz Humbert of Prussia was born 17 December 1890, the youngest
son of Kaiser Wilhelm II and his first wife, Augusta Victoria. He
was Kaiser Wilhelm’s…
The Duchess of Cornwall was born Camilla
Rosemary Shand on 17 July 1947. Her parents were Major Bruce Shand
and Rosalind Cubitt.Camilla has two younger siblings: Annabel and
Mark (who passed away in 2014).Camilla’s great-grandmother, Alice
Keppel, was famously a mistress…
The Duke of Cambridge spoke about the
need to eradicate the illegal wildlife trade and prevent future
zoonotic disease pandemics on Wednesday at a virtual meeting of the
United for Wildlife Taskforces. “The COVID-19 pandemic has ruined
lives and threatened livelihoods…
Prince Charles visits Wales for engagements for first time since pandemic began
15th July 2020
The Prince of Wales carried out
engagements in Wales on Tuesday, visiting tourism and healthcare
workers who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the
first time he’d been in Wales since before the pandemic began. In
Abercynon, Prince Charles visited Edwards Coaches, a
tourism-transportation service that has been operational since 1925
with five generations of a family running…
Duchess of Cornwall officially reopens young carer activity centre in Wiltshire
15th July 2020
The Duchess of Cornwall paid a visit to
the Oxenwood Outdoor Activity Centre in Wiltshire on Wednesday to
meet young carers and to re-open the Centre, which had been closed
during the COVID-19 pandemic. Camilla visited her in her capacity
as Patron of Community First, a…
The Countess of Wessex helped launch a
new award with the International Agency for the Prevention of
Blindness last week, recognising the role that ‘eye health heroes’
play in continuing eye health. The Eye Health Heroes Programme will
become an “annual development…
The Duchess of Cambridge has endorsed a
new initiative from the BBC called Tiny Happy People, which
supports families in those first five years of childhood
development. Tiny Happy People is centred around activities and
advice for developing language skills in young people for the first
five years of development and aims to “help you develop your
child’s language and communication skills…
Today, on the 150th anniversary of his
birth, let’s take a look back at the life of a complex Sovereign
Prince of Monaco, Prince Louis II, who oversaw a period of great
cultural strides and dark days for the principality. Prince Louis
Honoré Charles Antoine Grimaldi…
A 64-hectare solar farm near the Battle
of Bosworth site has been rejected by local councillors after a
long and public discussion on the matter. Councillor Jonathan
Collet posted the news on his Twitter account, writing, “Absolutely
delighted that my motion to protect…
Netflix will run a sixth and final season
of its hit show, The Crown, announcing the news on Thursday after
the show’s creator, Peter Morgan, changed his mind about ending it
with a fifth season. The popular Netflix show has followed the
reign of Queen Elizabeth II for three seasons now, with a fourth
season due later this year. It was previously announced in January
of this year that the…
