This morning, the Duchess of Cambridge
presented the Irish Guards with shamrock; the Duchess also
performed this engagement last year. As Prince William, her
husband, is Colonel of the Irish Guards, he plays an active role in
the regiment and his wife did also today. Shamrocks are
traditionally presented to the officers of the Irish Guards on St
Patrick’s Day. Other regiments of the…
Prince Andrew, the Queen’s 2nd son
explains how the Royal Family use technology and how Buckingham
Palace has its own ‘IT Department’. As well as the Royal Family
being members of what he calls ‘The Early Adoption Gang’, saying
members of the…
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border=”full”]Today, the Succession To The Crown Bill is being
debated at report stage in the House of Lords. We’re expecting big
things today in terms of amendments. Lots were mentioned and
promised…
I thought I’d take some time to get to
know this elusive Royal a little better. You may be wondering why I
am so very curious about Autumn, and admittedly some of my interest
in Mrs. Phillips stems from the fact that Autumn and I share both a
birthplace – Montréal, Canada- as well as both having had a baby in
March 2012. But in researching her, I found there to be many more…
Queen's Granddaughter, Zara Phillips, Denied Entry By Security Guard At Cheltenham Festival
12th March 2013
According to the Daily Mail, Zara, who is
14th in line to the throne, was denied entry to an enclosure at the
Cheltenham Festival today after a security guard failed to identify
Zara and her husband Mark Tindall. Mike was apparently left
chuckling to himself whilst Zara…
Buckingham Palace has said that The Queen
has had to cancel two more engagements due to her continued
recovery from gastroenteritis. This comes just days after The Queen
was supposed to be fully recovered and includes another repeated
assurance from Buckingham Palace that…
This is the first in what we hope will be
a series of fascinating and candid interviews with some very
interesting (and in some cases, lesser known) people who are
involved in working with the Royal Family. Andrew Stewart
Jamieson is Her Majesty The Queen’s Official Scribe and
Illuminator and he very kindly spared us some of his time to answer
a few questions about just what it is he does.
Her Majesty The Queen has been forced to
cancel attending a Westminster Abbey church service today after
symptoms of gastroenteritis have continued, despite hospital
treatment last week and the assurance that Her Majesty would be fit
enough to attend today’s…
Heartwarming Letters Between Queen Mother And Injured Australian Officer Rediscovered
10th March 2013
A series of letters sent between the then
18-year-old Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (later The Queen Mother) and
a wounded Australian Army officer called Lieutenant Rupert Dent
have recently come to light after they were found in a chest
of drawers in Sydney. During the First…
The Prince of Wales has spoken about how
the imminent birth of TRH The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s first
child and the prospect of becoming a grandfather makes him feel
old. The Prince was interviewed as part of the Countryfile
programme which he participated in last week. When asked about
whether it made him feel old, the Prince of Wales said, “Of
course it [becoming a grandfather]…
