Conservators working on one of Prince
Charles’ pictures at Highgrove have come across a truly remarkable
self-portrait. One of the still-life pictures, which has been at
Highgrove for around a quarter of a century is called “A Vanitas”
by the seventeenth century Dutch painter Pieter Gerritsz van
Roestraten. Part of the picture is a suspended glass ball. When
this was cleaned recently it was…
Support for jailed soldiers comes from Prince Charles and Prince Harry
5th October 2016
Six former soldiers who are jailed in
India for 5 years for not carrying the correct gun permits now have
the support of Prince Charles and Prince Harry to free them. The
six men were considered a threat to national security when they
were working on an anti-piracy vessel in…
Prince Charles secretly visited grandmother’s grave after Peres funeral
3rd October 2016
The Prince of Wales secretly visited his
grandmother’s grave at a convent in Jerusalem on Friday, after
attending the funeral of former Israeli president Shimon
Peres. A number of images surfaced online which show Prince
Charles making the visit to the Mount of…
Former Israeli President Shimon Peres
died on 28 September at the Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer
Hospital in Ramat Gan, Israel, after suffering a stroke two weeks
ago. The Nobel Peace Prize winner was 93-years-old. He received the
Nobel Peace Prize in 1994 alongside Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak
Rabin and President of the Palestinian National Authority,
Yasser Arafat for their work which…
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall to visit Bahrain, Oman and the United Arab Emirates
22nd September 2016
It has been announced that the Prince of
Wales and Duchess of Cornwall will visit Bahrain, Oman and the
United Arab Emirates in November. This will be the first time that
the pair will have visited all three countries together, although
they have made a number of visits to…
Prince Charles "surprised" as Evening Standard names him Londoner of the Decade
8th September 2016
While Prince Charles was “surprised” to
be named “Londoner of the Decade” at the Evening Standard’s
Progress 1000 party, the award did not come to a surprise to most
as the Prince of Wales is known for his work promoting Londoners
and the…
It has been announced that the Duchess of
Cornwall will visit the New Forest next week. She will be in
Brockenhurst to officially open the new Poppy Pods Holiday village,
by unveiling a poppy-shaped plaque. She will be welcomed by local
dignitaries, including the Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire, Nigel
Atkinson, Chairman of Hampshire County Council, Cllr Keith Chapman
and the leader of the authority…
The Duchess of Cornwall is throwing her
support behind the National Osteoporosis Society’s (NOS) new
campaign – ‘Lace Up For Bones’. The campaign, which launches on 18
July, is designed to spread the word about osteoporosis and the NOS
by encouraging supporters to…
A Prince Harry fan facebook page has
released a delightful home video taken in 1985 when he was
just 1 and Prince William was 3. Prince Charles and Princess Diana
had been married for four years and it is a beautiful but rare
example of the Royal family at relaxed and at…
The Duchess of Cornwall was joined by
Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark at Wimbledon on 30 June. They are
both regular attendees of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships and
they greeted each other warmly as they arrived to the Royal Box on
centre court. The Duke of Kent, who is the President of the All
England Club where the Championships take place, was also present.
They watched the men’s…
