As today is Prince Charles’ 67th
birthday, I have decided to take a look at just some of the work
that goes to prove that the first-in-line to the throne will make a
remarkable King one day. Charles has done a wonderful job at not
only caring for his people but also the world we live in. The
eco-friendly prince has many, many projects past and present to
help sustain the planet, let us take…
The Princess Royal to Open New Antarctic Exhibition from the Royal Geographical Society
14th November 2015
On Thursday, 19 November, The Princess
Royal, in her role as honourary vice president of the Royal
Geographical Society, will open an exhibition called “The Enduring
Eye: The Antarctic Legacy of Sir Ernest Shackleton and Frank
Hurley,” which celebrates the…
Queen Mathilde of Belgium Queen Mathilde
of Belgium has arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for a four-day
visit with representatives from the United Nations Children’s Fund
(UNICEF). She began her visit on Monday, 9 November. Queen Mathilde
has been the Honorary…
Spencer House Tomorrow, on 11 November
The Duke of Gloucester will attend a dinner as patron of the
Heritage of London Trust in quite a special building, Spencer
House. Spencer House was built between 1756 and 1766 by John
Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer. He initially employed architect John
Vardy, who was responsible for the external elevations and the
design of the ground floor rooms. He was succeeded…
Charlotte of Bourbon The third Princess
of Orange was Charlotte of Bourbon. She was born in 1546 or 1547 as
the daughter of Louis, Duke of Montpensier and Jacqueline de
Longwy, Countess of Bar-Sur-Seine. She was their fourth daughter
and fifth child. Supposedly her father…
Born as the last of the children of
Empress Maria Theresia and the Holy Roman Emperor, Francis Stephen,
the future Queen of France Marie Antoinette, was also the imperial
couple’s fifteenth child and eleventh daughter. She was born on
November 2 1755, the Feast of the Dead…
Prince Charles and Camilla land in New Zealand for first stage of tour
4th November 2015
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess
of Cornwall have landed safely at the Royal New Zealand Air Force
(RNZAF) terminal in Wellington, New Zealand to kick off their tour
of New Zealand and Australia. Although it is spring, the weather
seemed more like winter with chilly winds and rain. It has been two
years since the last time the couple’s last visit, arriving in an
RNZAF Boeing 757 from…
Queen Victoria’s beloved residence at
East Cowes on the Isle of Wight, is to open its doors to the public
again this winter, so that visitors can experience a truly
Victorian Christmas, in what was formerly a private royal and very
family, home. Built in the style of an…
On July 12th 1543, a rather low key royal
wedding took place. The groom was Henry VIII and his sixth wife was
Katherine Parr, a relatively unknown minor noblewoman who had risen
from daughter of a knight to Queen of England in thirty years. The
woman who became a…
One of Britain’s most colourful King’s
and is easily most well known- but not for his heart-warming
personality. Henry VIII most extraordinary claim to fame would be
six wives and their unfortunate fates. Henry accomplished a lot
more in his time as King, like his changes to the English
Constitution and separation from the Church of England. Born the 28
June 1491, King Henry ascended…
