British RoyalsQueen Elizabeth II

"I'm still perfectly capable of planting a tree": The Queen takes command in Cambridge

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10th July 2019
In case you were wondering if there’s an age limit to planting ceremonial trees, allow Queen Elizabeth to debunk the myth for you: at 93-years-old, she reminded onlookers in Cambridge on Tuesday that she’s “still perfectly capable of planting a tree.” The Queen was visiting the National Institute of Agricultural Botany during an away-day in Cambridge when she made the instantly-iconic…
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British RoyalsPrince & Princess of Wales

The Duchess of Cambridge helped create new log seat for Back to Nature Garden

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9th July 2019
The Duchess of Cambridge helped design a log seat as part of her of second Back to Nature Garden at the Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival for patrons to lose themselves in nature. “The idea I that it makes you sit back and look at the clouds,” co-Garden designer Adam White told the Mail on Sunday in an interview. “Instead of looking at a screen, you have got to use your imagination to…
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European RoyalsThe Netherlands

Queen Máxima is serenaded by schoolchildren during musical visit to Drenthe

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21st June 2019
Queen Máxima was serenaded by schoolchildren in Drenthe on Thursday, where she attended the signing of the Drenthe Music Agreement. As part of Méér Muziek in de Klas (English: More Music in the Classroom), the Drenthe Music Agreement will ensure that there will be better musical education in all primary schools in Drenthe. Embed from Getty Images In a blog post for the Méér Muziek in de Klas…
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The Gloucesters

Who is the Duchess of Gloucester?

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20th June 2019
Today, let’s take a look at the life of the Duchess of Gloucester. Birgitte Eva Henriksen was born on 20 June 1946 in Odense, Denmark, the youngest child of Asger Preben Wissing Henriksen and Vivian van Deurs. When her parents separated in 1966, Birgitte took her…
British RoyalsPrince & Princess of Wales

The Duchess of Cambridge speaks of her passion for Action on Addiction

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13th June 2019
The Duchess of Cambridge attended the first annual gala dinner in support of Addiction Awareness Week last night. Embed from Getty Images Addiction Awareness Week “aims to provide a platform to discuss the many elements of addiction, to engage with people and families affected, and to raise public awareness,” per Kensington Palace, and Kate attended the gala dinner in her role as Patron of…
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