The Duchess of Cambridge is
self-isolating after coming into close contact with someone who
later tested positive for coronavirus. Kensington Palace announced
that Kate was in isolation just hours before she was set to attend
a service of thanksgiving for the NHS at St. Paul’s Cathedral. In a
statement, the palace said ”“Last week The Duchess of Cambridge
came into contact with someone…
The Queen awards the George Cross to the NHS
5th July 2021
The Queen has given one of the UK’s
highest awards for bravery to the NHS as it celebrates its 73rd
birthday. Her Majesty announced the award in a hand written letter,
sent from Windsor Castle. The Queen said “It is with great pleasure
on behalf of a grateful…
The Prince of Wales has picked some of
his favourite songs for a special radio programme marking the UK’s
first ”Thank You Day”. The hour long special also celebrates the
anniversary of the foundation of the National Health Service and
will be broadcast just hours…
Diana's Statue: the legacy of a princess
3rd July 2021
The statue of Diana, Princess of Wales
was finally revealed this week, on what would have been her 60th
birthday. Her sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, shared the
tribute to their mother in an intimate ceremony in the Sunken
Garden at Kensington Palace on July 1st 2021. The garden, a
favourite spot of Diana’s, now contains perhaps the best known
commemoration of a royal whose influence is…
Five royal brides who didn't wear tiaras
3rd July 2021
Royal weddings bring all kinds of
expectations and among them is one filled with sparkle and glitter.
For we all assume a royal bride will arrive for her marriage
wearing a tiara. When the wedding will result in them becoming a
consort or consort in waiting, the expectation…
The King of Spain has spoken of the
importance of richer countries sending coronavirus vaccines to
poorer nations as he welcomed the Secretary General of the United
Nations to Madrid. King Felipe’s appeal came in a speech at a lunch
at the Royal Palace in honour of…
It was billed as Monaco’s biggest
celebratios in over fifty years. In July 2011, Prince Albert II
married Charlene Wittstock in civil and religious ceremonies that
brought royals from across Europe to Monaco and grabbed the
attention of the world. The wedding was one of the biggest royal
events in Europe that decade and turned an Olympic swimmer into a
consort. It also brought a dash of…
The royal bride who wore trousers
1st July 2021
It’s a very famous royal wedding outfit,
a style statement worn as a much talked about bride became a
princess. Charlene Wittstock arrived at her civil marriage to
Prince Albert II of Monaco in a trouser suit she designed with the
help of Karl Lagerfeld. Charlene and…
Diana's statue at Kensington Palace revealed
1st July 2021
The statue of Diana, Princess of Wales
has been unveiled at Kensington Palace. Her two sons, Prince
William and Prince Harry, revealed the memorial on the afternoon of
July 1st 2021, the 60th anniversary of Diana’s birth. The
sculpture, by Ian Rank-Broadley, shows…
The birthplace of Diana, Princess of Wales
1st July 2021
It’s the place where one of the most
famous royal stories of the 20th century began. Park House, on the
Sandringham Estate, was the birthplace of Diana, Princess of Wales.
Diana was born there on July 1st 1961. Her parents, then Viscount
and Viscountess Althorp, leased the property which sits near the
main royal residence at Sandringham. They were also close to the
Royal Family and Diana…

