The Duke of Edinburgh has marked the
anniversary of a special partnership which has allowed young people
to learn new skills and achieve long held ambitions. In 1999, the
Duke of Edinburgh Award cemented an agreement with the Gaisce – The
President’s Award as well as the Duke of Edinburgh’s International
Award to allow young people in Northern Ireland to choose how they
wanted the…
The Prince of Wales was on hand to cheer
on his favourite team, Aston Villa, as they enjoyed one of their
biggest matches in years. For the first time since it was created
in 1992, Aston Villa played in the Champions’ League, with
anticipation high ahead of kick…
The Duchess of Edinburgh has taken on one
of Queen Elizabeth II’s former patronages. Sophie is now patron of
Girlguiding, a role held by Her Late Majesty for most of her
historic reign. Since 2003, the Duchess has been President of the
organisation, taking on…
Princess Beatrice and her husband are
expecting a new addition to their family. The princess is pregnant
with her second child, due in the spring. The couple already have a
daughter, Sienna, who has just turned three. Edoardo has a son,
Wolfie, aged eight, from a previous relationship. The new baby will
be eleventh in line to the throne. They will also be a fourth
grandchild for the Duke…
The king who might have found his country under invasion from Boris Johnson
28th September 2024
The former Prime Minister, Boris Johnson,
has revealed he considered invading the Netherlands during the
height of the Covid pandemic. Boris Johnson writes in his memoir
that he looked at the possibility of launching an aquatic raid on a
warehouse in Leiden to grab…
Prince Francois steals the show as Pope Francis is greeted by Luxembourg's royals
26th September 2024
They share a name and now they’ve shared
the limelight during a very important visit. As Pope Francis was
welcomed to the Grand Ducal Palace in Luxembourg by the country’s
royal family, his namesake prince was very happy to see him.
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Queen Camilla’s Friday night out at a pub – and the boozer’s rather cheeky royal tribute
21st September 2024
Queen Camilla has made like the rest of
us and headed to the pub to get the weekend started. However, Her
Majesty’s Friday night on the tiles had a rather royal ring, as you
might expect. The Queen was at the Fife Arms in Braemar on
September 20th with the visit recorded in the Court Circular.
However, there was no mention of whether Queen Camilla had popped
into the establishment’s famous…
Did Buckingham Palace just give the thumbs up to a very difficult duke?
20th September 2024
Buckingham Palace might just have given
away a very big secret. For years, there has been debate about the
standing of a certain duke inside royal circles and now a brief
social media post could have revealed how the Palace really feels
about him. And it appears that an…
The controversial king who's about to be put in storage by the Chancellor
20th September 2024
The Chancellor of the Exchequer is
reported to be switching up the pictures in Downing Street and
first to be relegated out of sight is a king whose controversial
reign led to him losing his throne. James II’s portrait currently
hangs in the state room at Number 11…
Queen Margrethe is in hospital after a
fall at her home. The queen, who is 84, was taken to the
Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen on Wednesday evening after falling at
Fredernsborg Castle. The royal court said she was ‘doing well under
the circumstances’ but remains in hospital for observation. The
fall came after a day of engagements for the queen which saw her
open a multiple…
