Many will only know the Duchess of Kent as the lady who stood at 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, is now an uncommon face in the British Royal Family and very rarely makes public appearances. However, she once was a regular at the…
The Duke of Kent is the second royal this week to cancel a royal engagement. He is suffering from a chest infection and has been forced to pull out of royal engagements on “doctor’s advice” for the next week according to Buckingham Palace.
His younger…
Princess Alexandra, cousin to Her Majesty The Queen, cancelled aa public appearance earlier this week to open the Bay Gateway after suffering an injury to her wrist.
The 80-year-old broke her wrist after a fall, and a source told the Express: “Princess Alexandra is…
Three-year-old royal placed on crime watch database of 'terrorists and money launderers'
24th December 2016
An investigation by The Times newspaper has revealed that a three-year-old member of The Royal Family has ben placed on a “blacklist”, which is used by banks in the UK to identify potential terrorists and money launderers.
The royal in question is three-year-old Maud Windsor, the daughter of Lord Frederick Windsor & Sophie Winkleman, and granddaughter to Prince and Princess Michael of…
53 members of Royal Family attend national service of Thanksgiving to celebrate The Queen's life
10th June 2016
53 members of the Royal Family attended a national service of Thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral on Friday morning to celebrate The Queen’s life as her official 90th birthday gets underway this week.
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The Queen, who was wearing an…
Prince Michael of Kent presents charity service awards in Cornwall
22nd October 2015
Five selfless individuals from Cornwall received recognition for their military charity work when they were presented with service awards for their work with the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association (SSAFA) by Prince Michael of Kent. The presentation ceremony…
The Duke and Duchess of Kent: a brief history
16th October 2015
In this piece, we take a brief look at The Duke and The Duchess of Kent.
Edward George Nicholas Paul Patrick was born in 1935, the first born of Prince George, and Princess Marina, daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece; this makes The Duke first cousin to both The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh.
The Duke of Kent pictured here in 2009.
His siblings are Prince Michael of Kent, and Princess…
Duke of Kent visits six RNLI stations and welcomes new boat.
5th October 2015
The Duke of Kent, President of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), will embark on a two-day visit to six Welsh Lifeboat stations and the Holyhead Coastguard Coordination Centre Monday 5th and Tuesday 6th October.
Later this week, he will celebrate his 80th…
Royal Marines from Plymouth received a special royal visitor while on exercise in the Californian Desert, in the form of Prince Michael of Kent. The Marines of 42 Commando were on Exercise Black Alligator when the prince visited to witness first hand the challenging training…
Princess Alexandra opens new wing at the 'Queen Vic'
24th July 2015
On Tuesday, Princess Alexandra paid a visit to the famous Queen Victoria Seamen’s Rest. Affectionately known as ‘Queen Vic’, she opened the building’s newest expansion – the Simco Wing, added in time for the Queen Vic’s 175th anniversary.
Princess Alexandra pictured here 11th September 2014.
The Simco Wing cost £1.2 million to construct, and is named after the…