Queen Elizabeth II

Will The Queen's Visit To Rome Be Rearranged?

Today and tomorrow, Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh were supposed to be on a two-day trip to Rome. With Her Majesty’s health problem last week, the trip was presumed cancelled upon Her Majesty’s non-attendance at St David’s Day in Wales and then cancelled officially after Her Majesty was admitted to hospital. It is highly unusual for the Queen…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

Duchess Of Cambridge's Royal Visit To Grimsby

Today, HRH The Duchess of Cambridge is to visit the town of Grimsby for a series of engagements. Her Royal Highness will be making her first official visit to the town as a member of the Royal Family and for Grimsby. The last time a member of the Royal Family visited Grimsby according to ‘This is Grimsby’ was when Princess Anne visited in 2008. Grimsby has quite a distinguished history…
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State & Ceremonial

Succession To The Crown Bill - Summary Of The Proposed Amendments

On Thursday, the Succession To The Crown bill had its committee stage where amendments were considered and a more final (yet not fully final) bill was produced. Some very interesting amendments were added. This article summarises the contents of the bill so far and the amendments. Firstly, Amendment 1 proposed by the house was quite a peculiar one, proposed by Lord Trefgarne which suggested that…
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The Kents

Lord Freddie Windsor & Sophie Expecting A Baby

It was discovered today through several sources that the 40th-in-line to the throne, Lord Fredrick Windsor and his wife Lady Fredrick (Sophie Winkleman) are expecting a child. The discovery comes only months after the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge announced they were…
Insight

Just Who Is Cressida Bonas?

As Prince Harry re-introduces the world to his girlfriend, Cressida Bonas, we take a look at just who Cressida is, (how to pronounce her name), whether she’s likely to be a long-term girlfriend for Harry (or more) and more. Cressida Bonas (name pronounced as ‘Cres-seeda’ as helpfully pointed out by Victoria Arbiter on Twitter today) has been romantically linked with Prince Harry…
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