The Archbishop of Canterbury has praised
the ”enormous” legacy of the Duke of Edinburgh as he paid tribute
following news of Prince Philip’s death at the age of 99. Justin
Welby described The Duke as a great example to many, highlighting
his service in World War Two and his determination to ”consistently
put the interests of others ahead of his own”. The…
The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has
hailed The Duke of Edinburgh for his steadfast service to the
United Kingdom and to The Queen as he led tributes following news
of Prince Philip’s death. Speaking outside 10 Downing Street, just
minutes after Buckingham Palace…
The Duchess of Cornwall got a hands-on
demonstration of the coronavirus vaccination roll out during a
visit to north London. But she had to confront her fear of needles
as she helped mix doses of the vaccine during a tour of a Tottenham
vaccine centre. Camilla was given a…
The Duke of Cambridge has spoken to over
300 NHS staff and volunteers across the UK since the start of 2021
as part of a personal pledge to reach out to frontline workers as
they continue to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. Prince William
has made the calls to offer his thanks for their efforts and to
hear about the challenges they have faced during the latest stage
of the pandemic. William…
The grandchildren of a monarch navigate
the vagaries of royal life more fully than most. While all are born
as much loved members of a family, the rules that govern
successions mean that they find themselves taking different paths
as the years go by. Royal roles beckon for…
Within the walls of one of England’s most
picturesque castles, a queen gave birth to her only child and set
in motion a chain of events that would become one of Tudor
England’s most intriguing mysteries. The birth had been much
anticipated and much talked…
A blue plaque is to be put up outside the
London residence that Diana, Princess of Wales called home in the
months leading up to her engagement. English Heritage is to put up
one of the prestigious markers at Coleherne Court in London at the
site of the flat where Diana lived between 1979 and 1981. The
princess was famously photographed outside the building many times
as rumours of her romance…
Whenthe Prince of Wales and the Duchess
of Cornwallannounced their engagement in February 2005 they wasted
no time in setting a date or venue for their marriage. They
immediately told the world they would marry in April that year in a
civil ceremony at Windsor…
The day the Queen Mother died and the newsreader with a burgundy tie who announced the story
30th March 2021
Peter Sissons was a BBC newsreader who
worked on some of the biggest royal stories of the 20th and 21st
centuries in his role as one of the UK’s leading newscaster. His
most high profile involvement with royal stories came in 2002 when
he was working the BBC on the…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia have
travelled to a tiny town in the heart of Aragon to celebrate the
work of a Spanish artist whose impact on the development of modern
painting was huge. The royals spent a day in Fuendetodos to mark
the 275th anniversary there of the birth of Francisco de Goya. The
King and Queen of Spain arrived in the town, which has a population
of around 200 people, to…
