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Prince Charles sends message to Glasgow helicopter crash victims

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1st December 2013
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have sent their “most heartfelt thoughts and sympathy to the families of those who were lost or injured in Friday’s truly shocking helicopter accident in Glasgow”. Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall join the Queen in leaving a message of condolence The Duke and Duchess of Rothesay, which is how the couple are known in Scotland…
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Duchess of Cambridge attends SportsAid Gala

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28th November 2013
The Duchess of Cambridge this evening attended the annual SportsBall gala for SportsAid, the charity of which Her Royal Highness is patron, at Embankment Gardens, London, where she presented the One to Watch award in front of dozens of assembled guests. Catherine, who has…
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The Prince of Wales to attend English Heritage dinner

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28th November 2013
The Prince of Wales will attend a black tie dinner hosted by English Heritage to honour 100 years of heritage protection. In honour of 100 years of heritage protection, English Heritage is hosting a black tie dinner on 4 December, which the Prince of Wales will be attending. Along with the centenary celebration, the dinner will commemorate the reopening of Kenwood House. Home to one of the…
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Prince Harry and Walking With the Wounded teams delayed... again!

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25th November 2013
The WWTW Teams are grounded at Novo due to inclement weather and are unable to continue their ski training. Once again Prince Harry and the Walking With the Wounded teams face yet another weather related setback. Adding to their previous delays and departures is the current delay to leave for base camp as of Monday. Extremely high winds and snowstorms have again put the South Pole Allied Challenge…
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Prince Harry finally flies out to Novo, Antartica

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23rd November 2013
After a 48 weather delay, Prince Harry and the Walking With the Wounded Team were finally given the all clear to fly to Novo (Novolazarevskaya Station) the Russian air base located near the edge of the Antarctic on Friday. After a six hour flight, Harry and the team landed…
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University of Oxford academic suggests how Richard III could be reburied

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22nd November 2013
Alexandra Buckle, an academic from St Anne’s and St Hilda’s colleges, Oxford, has recently been looking in greater detail at the way in which medieval royal funerals and reburial services were conducted. This new scholarly work has given significant indications towards how Richard III should be reburied in the near future. Dr Buckle is a liturgical advisor to the committee who are planning…
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