The Queen has always paid care and duty to the veterans of the Second World War, having grown up during the conflict and served herself as a mechanic with the Auxiliary Territorial Service.
Fifty years on from the successful D-Day Landings at Omaha Beach in Normandy, The Queen helped lead tributes to the veterans of this pivotal wartime operation in 1994, accompanied by world leaders in…
Into the jungle and on patrol as the Cambridges meet the military in Belize
22nd March 2022
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge spent most of the day in the Belizean forest on their final full day of engagements in the Central American country, joining British and Belizean soldiers for training.
William and Kate took part in the British Army Training Support Unit…
The wonders of the Mayan site of Caracol on show as royal tour of Belize continues
22nd March 2022
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge began their final full day of engagements in Belize with a trek to the Caracol archeological site in the heart of the country.
William and Kate trekked to the 3,000-year-old site in the Maya Mountains and within the Chiquibul National…
With the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge currently touring Belize as part of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, let’s take a look at The Queen’s past visits to the country in 1985 and 1994; as well as other members of the Royal Family who have visited over the years.
1985
The Queen first visited Belize in October 1985, over 30 years after she first ascended the throne. In a…
A focus on marine conservation rounds off William and Kate's first full day of Belize tour
21st March 2022
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge wrapped up their first full day in Belize with a discussion on marine conservation from leading Belizean experts.
The royal couple set up a roundtable discussion area on the pier at Hopkins, the small fishing village where earlier in the…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended a Garifuna cultural festival in Belize, recognising one of the oldest cultural groups in the Americas through food and dance.
Following their visit to a family-run cacao farm, William and Kate visited the small seaside town of…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge carried out their first engagement of their Caribbean Platinum Jubilee Tour on Sunday, visiting a local cacao farm to learn how the small, family-run farm produces world-famous Mayan chocolate.
William and Kate visited Julio, who runs the Che’il Mayan Cacao Farm and Chocolate Factory in the Maya Center Village, on Sunday afternoon, for a demonstration and…
Jubilee Tours: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in Southeast Asia for the Diamond Jubilee
18th March 2022
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are set to officially visit Belize, Jamaica and the Bahamas next week as part of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, but let’s turn back the clock 1tenyears to their previous Jubilee tour of Southwest Asia.
William and Kate…
The Queen’s historic reign has seen many milestones, one of which is the Australian Republican Referendum in 1999 that saw the country debate replacing her with an elected head of state.
Republicanism has long been debated in Australia, dating back to the early 1900s.
With King Tupou VI celebrating ten years on the Tongan throne, let’s take a look at the succession of this Polynesian country.
The Kingdom of Tonga follows the male-preference cognatic primogeniture, meaning that only legitimate descendants of Tonga’s first king, George Tupou I, can ascend to the throne and that male successors are given preference over female successors.
Queen Sālote…
