The Edinburghs

Sophie at 60 - the Duchess who did is now a royal superstar

The Duchess of Edinburgh has celebrated her 60th birthday and the Royal Family marked a milestone in the life of one of their MVPs. When Sophie Rhys-Jones married the third son of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh in 1999, they weren’t slated for full-time royal roles. The pair—the Earl and Countess of Wessex as they were styled at the time—wanted to continue in their jobs and…
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King Charles III

King Charles meets 99 year old veteran as he salutes the Gordon Highlanders

King Charles started his week with a special engagement as he met a 99 year old veteran.  While visiting The Gordon Highlanders Museum, The King was able to meet Jim Glennie who is a veteran of the Second World War and took part in the D-Day landings. He was captured by Nazi forces and held as a prisoner of war for four months.  When the veteran met King Charles, he joked “long time, no…
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King Charles III

What is The King's Trust?

The King’s Trust is only a year away from celebrating a milestone occasion, its fiftieth birthday. What is The King’s Trust and what does it do?  In 1976, the then-Prince of Wales founded a new organisation. The United Kingdom was facing high levels of unemployment with young people affected in particular. Charles decided to use the money earned from his time in the Royal Navy to help…
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British Royals

The Prince and Princess of Wales become patrons of the Royal Marsden Hospital

The Prince and Princess of Wales have become joint royal patrons of the Royal Marsden Trust. The announcement came as Catherine visited the Royal Marsden Hospital and revealed that she had been treated there after cancer was found following major abdominal surgery a year ago. In a statement shared through Kensington Palace, Dame Cally Palmer, the Chief Executive of The Royal Marsden NHS…
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