His Majesty King Abdullah of Jordan hosted a visit on Tuesday from Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi at the Al Husseiniya Palace.
The Crown Prince is the Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, but this was a meeting which celebrated the close ties between the two countries in a wide range of areas covering economic, political and development related…
King Salman of Saudi Arabia gave his annual policy speech this week at the beginning of the third year of the Shoura Council’s seventh session. He used to speech to both outline the Kingdom’s foreign policy and to also comment on how progress was being made domestically…
King Salman of Saudi Arabia hosted the King of Bahrain, King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa at the Al Auja Palace in Diriyah on Saturday. Also present at the meeting was Governor of Riyadh, Prince Faisal bin Bandar, State Minister Prince Mansour bin Mitch bin Abdul Aziz, and…
It has been announced in Rabat, that King Mohammed VI has given his Head of Government, Saad Eddine El Othmani more time to come up with detailed proposals with regards to curbing youth unemployment in Morocco. The news came from a meeting of the Royal Cabinet and followed a working session at the beginning of the month when the King had entrusted him with a project to create new Vocational…
One advantage of a monarch who reigns for a substantial period is you can potentially see a long line of succession stretching into the future. Prince Charles is heir apparent; he has a son, the Duke of Cambridge who has three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and…
On Tuesday of this week, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden attended the Protection Fair in Sweden and awarded perhaps the most unusual prize she has ever awarded – a gold fire hydrant! The magazine Swedish Firefighter is behind the award which seeks to promote development…
Prince Edward visits Sage Gateshead to see how music changes lives
21st October 2018
The Earl of Wessex has been well-known for promoting musicals, having in the past worked for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Company, but this week he was fulfilling an engagement at the Sage Gateshead to see the benefits music brings to all generations from old to young. and looking at organisations that worked under the umbrella of the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme to provide musical…
Whilst many eyes on Friday were looking at the Hollywood “A” listers who attended Prince Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank’s wedding at Windsor, there were also many representatives of both our royal family and foreign royal families in attendance who had some connection…
Princes William and Harry to reduce polo appearances next year
29th September 2018
Both Prince William and Prince Harry have followed in their father’s and grandfather’s footsteps and shown both a liking and skill at polo. However, signs indicate that they will have to curtail their exploits in the saddle during 2019, mainly because of official duties…
The Duchess of Gloucester unveiled a new music school at Kings College School, Wimbledon this week.
The new state of the art facility includes a concert hall that can seat 200 people and house an orchestra of sixty on the stage. The Duchess was met by Deputy Lieutenant, Ms Clare Whelan OBE and Councillor Mary Curtin, Mayor of Merton, along with the school’s two headmasters: Mr Halls and Dr…
