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 to King Edward VII.Camilla is also
the great-great-great-granddaughter of Sir Allan MacNab, a Prime
Minister of the Province…
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…
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 charity that operates across
Wiltshire and Swindon to “envisage, create and manage projects to
support people and places…
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…
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 was born 12 July 1870, the only
child of Prince Albert I of Monaco and Lady Mary Victoria
Douglas-Hamilton. His parents…
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…
Musicians entertaining hospital patients enjoy support of Duchess of Gloucester
10th July 2020
The Duchess of Gloucester telephoned one
of her musical patronages this week, chatting with them about how
they’ve adapted their live performance model during the COVID-19
pandemic. The Duchess of Gloucester spoke on the phone with
representatives at Music in Hospitals & Care, and the charity
posted on its Facebook page, “It was a joy to speak to our patron
HRH The Duchess of Gloucester…
