Princess Laurentien, the sister in law of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands is well-known for her campaigns of literacy, and this week she paid a visit to the launch of a special project for those where literacy has an added difficulty – they are visually impaired. The project which runs until 14th October is entitled “Read Fest: all children should be able to read”. The event was…
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall to visit Bahrain, Oman and the United Arab Emirates
22nd September 2016
It has been announced that the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall will visit Bahrain, Oman and the United Arab Emirates in November. This will be the first time that the pair will have visited all three countries together, although they have made a number of visits to…
Over the years, many people have stood back and said we should protect animals in the wild, but Prince Harry has recently put his skills and time into actually making a difference on the ground. He has spent some time over in Malawi working with an assisted migration scheme…
Crowds in Brussels were treated to the sight of the whole Royal family attending church to celebrate the National Day. The Belgian King and Queen were joined by their four children; Princess Elisabeth, Prince Gabriel, Prince Emmanuel and Princess Eléonore, and Prince Laurent, the King’s younger brother. A Te Deum Service in the Cathedral of St Michael and St Gudula was followed by a march past…
It has been announced that the Duchess of Cornwall will visit the New Forest next week. She will be in Brockenhurst to officially open the new Poppy Pods Holiday village, by unveiling a poppy-shaped plaque. She will be welcomed by local dignitaries, including the Lord…
It has long been a complaint from some political quarters that the Royal Family should not meddle in politics and be somewhat above that. It would, however, appear that those in the political sphere could contemplate using members of the Royal Family for a political gain or…
During his recent trip to Scotland with the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh found time to join in the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of the award that bears his name. Prince Philip, who is patron of the organisation met and chatted with some Gold Award winners and also staff from the Duke of Edinburgh scheme in Scotland.
Barry Fisher, who is Director of the DofE in Scotland welcomed the Prince and said…
#OnThisDay in 1685 James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, illegitimate son of Charles II, was executed on Tower Hill
15th July 2016
James was the eldest illegitimate son of Charles II and his mistress Lucy Walter. He was born in 1649, in Rotterdam in the Netherlands after both Charles and Lucy had fled there following the execution of Charles I. He was not part of the succession to either the English or…
The Duchess of Cambridge and her family, have been the inspiration for the latest watch from Delance.
Delance this year celebrates its twentieth anniversary, and their founder and designer Giselle Rufer has come up with a clever design which reflects the birth of the two…
Prince William shows The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh around his work at the East Anglian Air Ambulance
14th July 2016
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh, were at Cambridge Airport yesterday to open a new centre for East Anglian Air Ambulance. However, thoughts that they may be shown around one of the helicopters by their grandson, Prince William, were nearly dashed as he and his crew were called out on a mission, and returned only twenty minutes before his grandparents arrived.
The Royal party were met by the Lord…
