Palaces & Buildings

The petals of the Platinum Jubilee: what is Superbloom?

With warmer days ahead, people who visit the Tower of London will soon be able to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee with Superbloom at the Tower’s moat. But, what exactly is Superbloom? Superbloom will be a colourful and vibrant field of flowers throughout the Tower’s moat. This spring, more than 20 million seeds were planted in carefully designed seed mixes. From June through…
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The Yorks

Princess Eugenie announces new podcast focused on anti-slavery

Princess Eugenie has announced the launch of her anti-slavery charity’s new podcast, Floodlight alongside her friend, Julia de Boinville. The announcement was made on Instagram where Eugenie revealed there will be weekly conversations on how to combat modern slavery in a variety of ways. This includes speaking with lawmakers, company leaders, famous activists, survivors, and journalists.
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King Charles III

Fresh details of Charles and Camilla's Jubilee tour of Canada revealed

As members of the Royal Family continue to tour parts of the UK and the Commonwealth in honour of the Platinum Jubilee, more details about the upcoming tour to Canada from the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall have been revealed. Their Royal Highnesses will visit the country from 17 to 19 May. On the tour, Charles and Camilla will travel more than 2000 miles from the easternmost province…
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Features

The Queen presents Mother Teresa with the Order of Merit

In November 1983, Queen Elizabeth II presented an honourary Order of Merit to Mother Teresa in recognition of her outstanding service to humanity. The Nobel Peace Prize winner became the fifth non-British citizen to win the Order. During the simple ceremony on the lawn of…
The Edinburghs

St Lucia radio host questions why the Earl and Countess of Wessex are visiting the island

As the Earl and Countess of Wessex continue their Caribbean tour in honour of the Platinum Jubilee, St Lucia’s biggest radio host has criticised the Jubilee tour, asking how it benefits the islanders. Sam Flood, the host of Tells It Like It Is on Saint Lucian radio said of the visit: “I would like to know what is the purpose of this royal visit and who is paying for it. They kept a…
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