Before leaving for Orlando, I had the
opportunity to interview the retired United States Army
captain, Will Reynolds, team captain for the United States Invictus
Games athletes. Will was on his way to New York to give a
presentation and I was fortunate enough to catch up with him whilst
he was traveling by train. Captain William Reynolds is married with
four children. All were born after he…
In the second edition of “Who Is?”,
Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau is the focus. She was
born Mabel Martine Los on 11 August 1968 to Hendrik Los
and Florence Kooman in Pijnacker, Netherlands. The Princess
has three sisters, in which the youngest two are from…
One hotel in Northamptonshire preserves a
possibly extraordinaryfeature within its walls. The Talbot Hotel in
Oundle is located some thirteen miles outside Peterborough and is
aten-minutedrive from Fotheringhay. It preserves the staircase
which is…
Over the next several weeks, I want to
write about of some of the lesser talked about royals in
Europe for a series entitled “Who Is?”. One such royal is Her Royal
Highness Princess Marie of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat. Marie was
born Marie Agathe Odile Cavallier on 6 February 1976 in Paris,
France, to Alain Cavallier and Françoise Grassiot. She has four
half-brothers. Her two…
When she was aged six, the young Princess
Elizabeth received a special present from the people of Wales. It
was a cottage of her very own. She came into possession of this
unique gift when her parents, the Duke and Duchess of York took
over the use of Royal Lodge in Windsor…
On 29 May 1926, the christening of the
future Queen Elizabeth II, took place. The baptismal service was
performed at the private chapel at Buckingham Palace and the
occasion of HM The Queen’s 91st birthday provides a pleasant
opportunity to revisit this important event.
With the Invictus Games at Disney’s Wide
World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida, just under a month
away, we have yet to see much promotion or advertising of the event
here in the United States. Even at Walt Disney World, there are no
signs or advertisements on the buses, in the hotels, or around the
parks. During my recent trip to the Disney parks, I was very
disappointed not to see any…
The official website of The British Royal
Family has been given a major overhaul and will have a soft launch
this evening before replacing the current site next week. The two
sites will run concurrently with each other before the current
www.royal.gov.uk is turned off.
Welcome to April – a month that
promises several important events in several European royal houses.
We will have birthdays, Jubilees, state visits and royal … births!
Photo: The Royal Court, Sweden Yes, this week we
enter another official #BabyWatchSeason…
Prince Harry recently concluded his first
trip to Nepal, where he visited a Gurkha camp, went trekking, and
met earthquake survivors. The tour, which started as a four day
trip in the capital of Kathmandu, was later extended by six days to
help rebuild a school, in an undisclosed part of the country,
damaged by the earthquake last year. Announcing the extention, he
said: “The people I have met…
