On Thursday morning, the Countess of
Wessex took to the basketball court in Finsbury Park in North
London for a game of wheelchair basketball. She was there to launch
the new community-led six-week basketball courses the Inspire A
Generation initiative now offers. The programme seeks to help local
communities have more opportunities for people to access and play
wheelchair basketball. Announced in…
The Queen has this week paid tribute to
the Royal Pharmaceutical Society as they celebrating their 180th
anniversary. Founded in April 1841 by a group of chemists and
druggists, the society works to support and represent pharmacists
and the profession. Less than a year after…
The Countess of Wessex speaks out about menstruation, menopause, and pregnancy as she takes up new patronage
21st May 2021
The Countess of Wessex has become the new
patron of Wellbeing of Women, a women’s health charity dedicated to
saving and changing the lives of women, girls, and babies. The
charity also helps to improve the health and wellbeing of a woman’s
life through research…
Calls to rename Windsor shopping centre in honour of the Duke of Edinburgh
20th May 2021
A petition is urging the new owners of
the Windsor Yards shopping centre to rename it Duke of Edinburgh’s
Court in honour of Prince Phillip who died last month aged 99.
According to the BBC, the petition organiser, John Webb, said the
current name gives an impression of a “dirty, unloved space.” Last
week, the center was bought by AEW UK Investments Ltd, who have not
yet…
Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King
Henry VIII of England, has inspired or been mentioned in several
works over the years, including books, theatre, and opera. There
has also been a number of films and TV shows in which Anne has been
represented. With a new programme…
In 2017, the Prince of Wales took over
the management of The Queen’s Norfolk estate at Sandringham. A year
later in 2018, the Prince along with his team began to convert the
estate into a fully organic operation. Over the last year, Country
Life has documented the…
Charles and Camilla visit seaside market as royal tour of Northern Ireland continues
20th May 2021
On day two of their two-day tour of
Northern Ireland, the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall
started seaside as they visited an open-air market in Bangor. Their
Royal Highnesses were received by H.M..’s Lord-Lieutenant of County
Down, Mr David Lindsay, and a group of local school children from
Bangor Central Primary School. The 97-year-old open-air market
emphasises locally sourced…
As restrictions on everyday life continue
to lift and the world starts to return to pre-pandemic levels, the
Earl and Countess of Wessex headed to the West Country on Monday to
visit a vaccination centre as their first stop on a day of
engagements in Somerset. Their…
Her Majesty The Queen visited Portsmouth
on Saturday to bid farewell to the company of the HMS Queen
Elizabeth ahead of the ship’s maiden operational deployment. The
visit comes as the HMS Queen Elizabeth prepares to lead the United
Kingdom Carrier Strike Group on a…
Channel 5 has released the first trailer
for its upcoming miniseries, Anne Boleyn. The trailer gives a look
at the period drama inspired by the historical figure who is trying
to bear a son as an heir to the throne. While it is unclear what
parts of her story will be told, we do see Boleyn in her final days
as she prepares for her execution, ordered by her husband, Henry
VIII. We also know the…
