The Earl and Countess of Wessex have made
support for the NHS and for volunteering services major parts of
their work during the coronavirus pandemic. The sevend ays just
gone were no different with more backing for those caring for the
ill and the most vulnerable in society during a time that has
challenged everyone. Here’s a look back at the Wessex Week. The
Earl and Countess joined…
The Duke of Edinburgh has been sent a get
well present with a hint of outer space as he continues to
recuperate at King Edward VII’s Hospital in London following recent
heart surgery. Prince Philip will soon be the proud owner of a NASA
Perseverance face mask after The…
It might be very much in the ‘just in
case’ corner but The Regency Act 1937 is a powerful document that
decides who controls the Crown if the Monarch is either unable to
carry out their duties or if the throne passes to a child. And the
Act that sets the stall…
It was one of the most talked about
weddings of the 19th century. All eyes were on a young, Danish
princess called Alexandra as she walked into St. George’s Chapel,
Windsor on March 10th 1863 to marry Albert Edward, Prince of Wales.
Her groom was heir to Queen Victoria, her father first in line to
the throne of Denmark. And so the gown chosen by the teenage bride
had to fit the bill. And it…
There’s always much excitement when a
royal baby makes their Buckingham Palace balcony debut and while in
recent times, parents have tended to wait until their new arrivals
have reached their first birthday before braving the waving, some
have dared to try sooner. In…
It was a wedding fit for a queen in
waiting but the bride and groom only made it to the altar after a
wave of protest, some of it angry, that threatened to stop their
romance in its tracks. When Beatrix of the Netherlands, then heir
to her country’s throne, wed Claus van…
The Queen has said that she is saddened
to hear of how challenging the past years have been for The Duke
and Duchess of Sussex but has underlined that issues raised in
their interview with Oprah Winfrey will be handled behind Palace
doors. The full statement reads: ”The whole family is saddened to
learn the full extent of how challenging the last few years have
been for Harry and Meghan.
The Regency Act of 1937 lays out who
stands in for a Monarch in a range of situations where they can’t
exercise their functions. It came into force in the first year of
the reign of King George VI, when his heir was a ten year old
princess called Elizabeth. Now the longest…
Oprah Winfrey has revealed that The Duke
of Sussex asked her to confirm that neither The Queen nor The Duke
of Edinburgh was the royal who questioned how dark the skin of his
son, Archie, would be while The Duchess of Sussex was pregnant.
During the two hour interview…
On the day that England begins the long
walk out of lockdown, the first tiptoe steps back towards normality
are pushed from the front pages by one story and one story alone.
The interview given by The Duke and Duchess of Sussex to Oprah
Winfrey is everywhere and that’s before it even airs in the UK. In
fact, only the i newspaper and the Financial Times don’t feature
either an image…
