The Prince of Wales began his first
official visit to Israel on Thursday, attending the World Holocaust
Forum, and undertaking engagements in Jerusalem. As soon as Prince
Charles landed—en route from Davos, Switzerland, and the World
Economic Forum where he’d given a keynote speech—he met Israeli
President Reuven Rivlin at his official residence, Beit HaNassi,
for talks.
The Countess of Wessex wrapped up a
two-day official visit to Sierra Leone on Thursday, visiting a
school in Freetown to see how girls and women are empowered through
education in the West African country. Sophie’s trip, as recounted
on the Royal Family website, notes…
The Countess of Wessex is in Sierra Leone
this week, focusing on “addressing sexual and gender-based
violence, supporting survivors, and championing women’s roles in
peacebuilding.” The visit, which came at the request of the Foreign
and Commonwealth Office, sees…
The Duchess of Cambridge visited HMP
Send, a women’s prison in Surrey, on the final leg of her 24-hour
UK tour; reuniting with women she’d met on a previous visit in 2015
and meeting with new women to discuss the Forward Programme. The
scheme, implemented by the Forward Trust, provides “intensive,
abstinence-based addiction services in the UK, working across the
country to empower people…
The Duchess of Cambridge in Cardiff: "Unless parents are supported, it makes the job that much harder.”
23rd January 2020
The Duchess of Cambridge visited the Ely
and Caerau Children’s Centre in Cardiff on Wednesday morning as
part of her 24-hour tour of the UK to promote the 5 Big Questions
for the Under 5s she launched on Tuesday. Meant to inform her work
on the Early Years Programme…
The Prince of Wales met with
environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg on Wednesday at the World
Economic Forum in Davos. As photographers snapped pictures of their
meeting, Thunberg said, “I guess you’re very used to this.” Prince
Charles replied, “Very true.
Prince Charles at the World Economic Forum: "the only limit is our willingness to act''
22nd January 2020
The Prince of Wales has delivered a
keynote speech about climate change at the World Economic Forum
this afternoon, calling it a crisis largely of our own creation.
The World Economic Forum is held every year in Davos, Switzerland,
attended by leaders in government, business, tech and other
industries who come together to help create solutions to the
world’s problems. “I hate to tell…
The Duchess of Cambridge has launched a
new survey to help inform her Early Years work: the 5 Big Questions
on the Under 5s. Kensington Palace announced the news on Twitter
Tuesday night, calling the 5 Big Questions a landmark survey that
“gives people across the UK an…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge host UK-Africa Investment Summit Reception
21st January 2020
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge hosted
a reception for the UK-African Investment Summit on behalf of The
Queen last evening, their first major hosting duty at Buckingham
Palace. Accompanied by The Earl and Countess of Wessex—on her 55th
birthday—and The Princess…
Queen fans and…Queen…fans rejoice! The
Royal Mint has released a new £5 coin commemorating the legendary
rock band, as part of its new Music Legends collection, featuring
two queens on either side. The double-sided Queen coin is the first
in the Music Legends collection, which will pay “tribute to the
bands and artists whose attitude, sounds and look came to define
each passing…
