On Friday, 29 October, Canadian Prime
Minister Justin Trudeau and Princess Margriet of the Netherlands
visited the Bergen op Zoom Canadian War Cemetery. Princess
Margriet was born in Ottawa at the Ottawa Civic Hospital in 1943.
Her parents, Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard of
Lippe-Biesterfeld, had left the Netherlands in exile during the
Nazi occupation. As a result, the Canadian…
Prince Charles issues plea to children to help save the planet in a foreword to a new book
31st October 2021
The Prince of Wales has written a
foreword for a children’s book highlighting the importance of
climate conservation ahead of the COP26 climate conference.
The Prince’s Foundation, What On Earth Publishing, and author
Christopher Lloyd have come together to create…
The Poignant story behind the Christmas campaign close to Crown Princess Mary's heart
31st October 2021
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark will be
completing one of her first holiday traditions of the 2021 festive
season this week. She will be launching the 2021 Christmas stamp, a
philanthropic tradition that dates back over 110 years. Each year,
the Christmas Stamp…
The Prince of Wales visited the Irish
Embassy in London this week to see an exhibition marking the
centenary of the Anglo-Irish Treaty. The Irish Ambassador to the
United Kingdom, Adrian O’Neill, showed the Prince of Wales the
exhibition. The exhibition included the British copy of the
Anglo-Irish Treaty and several portraits by the Belfast-born
portraitist Sir John Lavery. Some of…
On Tuesday, 19 October 2021, The Queen
virtually received Governor-General Designate of New Zealand, Dame
Cindy Kiro. The Queen was at Windsor Castle for the call while Dame
Cindy was at Government House in Wellington; she will be sworn in
on Thursday, 21 October. Dame…
While many monarchical traditions have
been lost or evolved throughout the centuries, there are some that
still remain in place today. Ambassadors are still given diplomatic
papers by their head of state to be presented to the receiving head
of state. These letters play an…
The Queen has returned to Scotland again
to attend the opening of the Scottish Parliament. As with the
opening of Parliament in Westminster, the crown jewels are
featured. However, instead of the crown jewels that we typically
see there, we now get to see the crown jewels of Scotland. The
crown jewels of Scotland are officially known as the Honours of
Scotland. The Honours were used in…
The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery
Public Duties Contingent has formally been invited by The Queen to
serve as The Queen’s Guard in the United Kingdom. They will be
celebrating a historic anniversary. The Royal Regiment of Canadian
Artillery A and B Batteries…
As the Royal Family returns to a regular
schedule of engagements, The Duke of Gloucester visited some new
four-legged friends to begin the week. He stopped by a new Canine
Partners location to celebrate the new location’s opening,
including the Bradbury…
A historic pearl and diamond necklace
worn by a Swedish Queen will be going up for auction in Hong Kong
on 12 October. This 19th-century necklace, formally known as the
Leuchtenberg Necklace, is thought to be made by jeweller
Marie-Étienne Nitot, the founder of the House of Chaumet. Sotheby’s
describes the necklace as “composed of two strands of natural
pearls measuring from…
