The Princess Royal is to make another
return visit to the Borough of Wigan where she will meet staff and
volunteers at Wigan and Leigh Carers Centre in Frederick Street,
Hindley on Wednesday, 13th April. Her Royal Highness serves as
President of the carers Trust. Here, she will see firsthand how the
work this organisation is doing to assist carers throughout the
borough. To accompany her during…
One of Britain’s best loved entertainers,
Ronnie Corbett, was reportedly only a couple of months away from
being knighted in the upcoming Queen’s Birthday Honours list,
according to reports. Mr Corbett died on Thursday at the age of 85,
following a secret battle…
Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia and
Yugoslavia is preparing to sue Serbia after a request of his family
to regain the palace complex in Dedinje has been denied by the
Agency for Restitution. He will continue to fight for his
inheritance, though he believes it will be hard…
Britain’s palaces have been the scenes of
royal births, marriages but also scheming and murder. Here is the
first part of the top 10 palaces in Britain. Eltham Palace Eltham
Palace was given to Edward II in 1305 by Anthony Bek, the Bishop of
Durham and it was used as a royal residence until the 16th century.
Supposedly the event which inspired Edward III’s foundation of the
Order of the…
The Duke of Parma’s objections to his
illegitimate’s son request to change his last name to ‘de Bourbon
de Parme’ have been denied by the Dutch Secretary of Security and
Justice on 9 March. The name change will soon be announced by royal
decree. The Duke of Parma is…
A group of friends in the town of
Sandwich have written to The Queen asking her to honour a 444 year
old debt, which is now thought to be in the region of £8 billion.
The debt comes after Queen Elizabeth I made a promise back in 1572;
where she agreed to pay for dredging…
MPs are debating whether to create a
separate national anthem for England today which will replace ‘God
Save the Queen’ at sporting events. The idea, which has already
been debated earlier on in the year, was proposed by Chesterfield
MP Toby Perkins who believes England should have their own anthem
at sporting events, just as Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
already do. He argues that…
King Michael of Romania stepping down from public duties after cancer diagnosis
2nd March 2016
King Michael of Romania has been
diagnosed with cancer and he is currently undergoing a complex
and demanding treatment. He is suffering from chronic leukemia and
epidermoid carcinoma and he has undergone surgery in Switzerland.
This has prevented him from appearing in…
The Ministry of Defence has announced
that a senior RAF officer is to become the next Chief of Defence
Staff, the individual charged with leading all three Armed
Forces in the UK. Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach, 59, will
succeed General Sir Nick Houghton in the summer…
Her Majesty The Queen has been
immortalised in a new permanent first class letter mail stamp
issued by Canada Post in her honour. A permanent – or “P” – stamp,
is one which can be bought at the current postage price and will be
accepted at anytime that they are used in the future. The
stamp measures 20.25 mm x 23.55 mm, and was designed by Steven
Slipp, a designer from Wolfville, Nova…
