It felt like a changing of the guard. For decades, the Duke of Kent has handed over the prizes at Wimbledon but today he stepped aside. For the first time, the Duchess of Cambridge presented the trophies on Centre Court at the end of an already legendary match.
The duchess, patron of the All England Tennis Club, had joined the duke, the club’s president, in the Royal Box at Wimbledon for…
Wimbledon Champ, Simona Halep, can't hide her excitement at Kate and Meghan watching her win
13th July 2019
She’d just won the most famous tennis tournament in the world but tennis star, Simona Halep, came over ever so slightly star struck as she was crowned Wimbledon champion for 2019. The Romanian player, the first from her country to ever claim a singles title at the All…
The Royals due at Wimbledon on Finals Weekend 2019
13th July 2019
It’s set to be a right royal turnout at Wimbledon this weekend as the famous tennis tournament comes to a close. Leading the way will be the Duke of Kent who is President of the All England Club and whose presence at the finals is a long standing royal commitment. But…
Lady Gabriella Kingston has opened up about her royal wedding that took place in May during an interview with Hello! magazine.
The daughter of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent revealed her fears about her tiara falling off after bridesmaids accidentally stepped on her veil.
“Suddenly I could feel my tiara start to pull back and in those few unnerving moments, I thought it would come…
The Alexandra Rose Charity is a well-established British charity, which was founded in 1912 by Queen Alexandra. The charity provides Rose Vouchers to low-income families in order to afford healthy fruits and vegetables.Â
Embed from Getty Images
Alexandra was originally a…
Many will only know the Duchess of Kent as the lady who attended the Wimbledon Tennis Championship Finals every year to hand out the prizes, famously having Jana Novotna cry on her shoulder in 1993. The Duchess of Kent, or Katherine Kent as she prefers to be known, has…
Who is Prince Michael of Kent?
4th July 2019
Prince Michael (b. 4 July 1942) is the younger brother of the Duke of Kent and paternal first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. As a five-year-old, he was a pageboy at the wedding of the then Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip. He was educated at Sunningdale School and Eton, before entering the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, during his life he has always been active in learning languages and…
The Duke and Duchess of Kent’s daughter Lady Helen Taylor took centre stage at Royal Ascot on Friday as she sat alongside The Queen in the carriage procession.
Lady Helen, who was joined by her husband Timothy, sat in the first carriage in Friday’s procession at…
Duke of Kent involved in a car crash
16th June 2019
The Duke of Kent, 83, was involved in a car crash with a student in Brighton earlier this month on the evening of 2 June.
The Queen’s cousin was in a crash on the A27 when he allegedly pulled out onto the roadway in his Jaguar in front of student Olivia Fellows, 21…
93-year-old Queen & 83-year-old Duke of Kent stand to take salute at Trooping the Colour
8th June 2019
The Queen was joined by the Duke of Kent as they both stood to take the salute at Horse Guards for Trooping the Colour.
The Queen, who is 93-years-old and her cousin, who is 83-years-old, stood for a large proportion of the hour-long ceremony to acknowledge the troops as they paraded the Colour.
Her Majesty was also accompanied by the Prince of Wales, Duke of Cambridge, Duke of York and Princess…