The Duchess of Cornwall has been animated
into action for one of her favourite causes. Camilla has taken
cartoon form as she helps launch a writing competition aimed at
getting school children into story telling. The Duchess, who is a
long term advocate for literacy across all age groups, has been
turned into an animation to help launch this year’s 500 Words
competition run by the BBC.
The Duke of Sussex has given his backing
to a new project focusing on mental health. Harry helped launch the
Mental Fitness Charter, a scheme being run as part of the Rugby
World Cup 2021. The initiative was announced on Thursday morning
ahead of the draw for the…
Isn't it time for Prince Charles to take the helm on some of the UK's State Visits?
14th January 2020
With news that the Queen has invited the
Emperor and Empress of Japan for a State Visit this spring (they
said yes), the impression is very much business as usual after a
more than bumpy start to 2020 for the House of Windsor. The
prospect of all the pomp and ceremony that…
The Queen has confirmed that she has
invited Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako of Japan to make a
State Visit to the United Kingdom this spring. The new Emperor and
Empress have accepted the invitation. The State Visit, the first
incoming to the UK since the summer of 2019, will see the royal
couple stay with the Queen at Windsor Castle. It will be the first
time that Japan’s new…
Senior UK minister dismisses claims media has been racist towards the Duchess of Sussex
13th January 2020
The UK Home Secretary has said she
doesn’t believe the Duchess of Sussex has been the victim of racist
attacks in British media outlets. Priti Patel said that when it
came to Meghan and the media, she hadn’t seen any evidence that
criticism has been motivated by…
The Duke of Cambridge and the Duke of
Sussex have sent out a joint statement denying newspaper claims
about their relationship. Although the report they objected to
wasn’t clarified in the announcement, it’s believed to relate to a
piece claiming that the Duke…
When the leading princess of a royal
court marries, it’s usually a grand affair with tiaras, sparkle and
endless celebrations. But when Astrid, then the de facto first lady
of Norway, said her ‘I dos’ in 1961, it was a low key affair that
changed the rules of royal romance. Her marriage to Johan Martin
Ferner was controversial but the fact that it took place at all
signalled a…
There’s been plenty of royal history
written this week but while the present and the shape of the regal
future have dominated, the past has had its moments, too. As 2020
gets under way, the royals who lived and loved before have grabbed
their own share of headlines.
Denmark’s Queen, Margrethe II, was
accompanied by her younger sister, Princess Benedikte, as she
oversaw the beginning of commemorations of a major anniversary for
their country. The two royals attended a special concert marking
the centenary of the reunification of…
On January 8th 2020, all minds were
concentrated by a short statement on Instagram from the Duke and
Duchess of Sussex saying they would step back as senior royals.
Around the same time that this announcement was made, causing huge
debate, another royal was making their own pronouncements but no
one really noticed. For on Wednesday afternoon, the Princess Royal
began a new year of royal…
