The title, Earl of Snowden, was given to
Anthony Armstrong-Jones by The Queen in October 1961 – nearly
eighteen months after he had married Princess Margaret, the sister
of Queen Elizabeth II. Though born in London, his family had a
holiday home in North Wales where he stayed as a child, and this
may have influenced his choice of title. There had been a little
disquiet in some quarters at…
Prince Pieter-Christiaan is the third son
of Princess Margriet (younger sister of Princess Beatrix) and
Pieter van Vollenhoven, and hence, the first cousin of the current
monarch, King Willem-Alexander. His Highness Prince
Pieter-Christiaan Michiel of Orange-Nassau, van…
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will
spearhead a $23 billion scheme to beautify the Saudi Arabian
capital, the Saudi Press Agency has announced this week. They added
it is intended that the project transform Riyadh into “one of the
world’s most liveable cities”. The…
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Dubai’s Crown
Prince, is well-known as an animal lover and has recently
introduced the world to his latest exotic pet via his Instagram
account. He has posted a visit showing him laying on the ground
feeding red meat to Moochi, a white-maned lion. Sheikh Hamdan has,
in the past, posted pictures of himself with horses, camels, eagles
and giraffes and recently was…
As we look at the marvellous monies
raised by Comic Relief, and the other support that the Arts give to
charity we may think that this is a modern phenomenon – not so and
the Foundling Hospital now known as Coram is an excellent example.
When the Duchess of Cambridge makes…
Crown Princess Mary has been announced as
the successor to the late Prince Henrik as the Royal Patron of
Copenhagen Zoo. Prince Henrik had been the patron of the zoo since
1972 until his passing in 2018, but there have been connections
between the Danish Royal Family and the…
All eyes in the UK seem to be viewing the
EU Arab League summit as an opportunity for the Prime Minister Rt
Hon Theresa May to discuss Brexit with some of her EU partners.
However, that is very much a side-show, and on Saturday, King
Salman of Saudi Arabia arrived in Egypt for a state visit combined
with attendance at the summit. It is being held at the Egyptian Red
Sea resort of Sharm-El-Sheikh.
It has been announced that Princess Sara,
the Dowager Duchess of Harar passed away in Addis Ababa aged ninety
last weekend. She was born Sarah Gizaw on the 1st January 1929. Her
father was Gizaw Abera, a civil governor from Axum in Tigray,
Ethiopia, and was educated at the…
First state guest for new Emperor of Japan could be President Trump
19th February 2019
Announcements coming from the Japanese
Government have indicated that the first foreign leader to be
hosted by Crown Prince Naruhito on a State Visit following his
accession to the Chrysanthemum Throne will be US President, Donald
Trump. This will not be the first visit of…
Princess Astrid begins trip to Mexico to strengthen Belgian-Mexican ties
18th February 2019
Princess Astrid, the sister of King
Philippe of Belgium, left for Mexico on the 16th February to lead a
trade delegation to boost trade links between the two countries.
Her party will consist of federal and regional politicians,
together with just over two hundred business leaders. The keenness
of Belgium to boost the links between the two countries can be seen
by the fact that the last trade…
