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Princess Beatrice becomes patron of 'Fashion for the Brave'

It has been announced that HRH Princess Beatrice will be the Royal patron of the 2013 Fashion for the Brave event. Fashion for the Brave is a high-profile fashion event held to raise funds for the Household Cavalry Foundation and Soldiering On, organisations which provide aid to servicemen injured while on operations. The event is held once every year, and is organised by Hilary Alexander…
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Duchess of Cambridge attends first solo engagement since birth of Prince George

The Duchess of Cambridge attended her first solo engagement on Friday morning since the birth of Prince George. New mother Kate left three-month-old George at home while she visited the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in East London as her first engagement as patron of SportsAid. Kate attended her first engagement on Friday morning at the Olympic Park in London. (Photo: ITV video) The Duchess dazzled…
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Petition shows support for Richard III burial in Leicester

An online petition surrounding the continuing argument of where Richard III’s remains should be laid to rest, has finished. The results portray the public’s wishes for the last Plantagenet king to be buried in Leicester, rather than York Minster, with over 3000 more votes siding with St Martin’s Cathedral, Leicester. Over 34,300 people signed the online petition, whilst a rival petition…
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The Queen’s Baton begins its journey in Delhi

David Beckham hands the Jubilee Baton to the Queen in 2002. The Queen’s Baton for the Commonwealth Games that will take place in Glasgow in 2014, arrived this past Sunday in New Delhi, India. New Delhi was the site of the 2010 Commonwealth Games. The Baton now begins its…
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Man with knife arrested at Buckingham Palace hours before Queen's return

A man was arrested at Buckingham Palace at 11.30am this morning outside Buckingham Palace wielding a knife and attempting to get into the Palace grounds through the north-centre gate, Scotland Yard have said. The man, not identified by police, was arrested on suspicion of trespassing on a protected site and possessing an offensive weapon – he was taken to a London police station. Police say…
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