The Duchess of Edinburgh has said she is
deeply saddened to hear of the death of a woman who was hit by part
of her escort. Helen Holland, who was 81, suffered serious injuries
when she was struck by a police motorbike rider escorting the
Duchess through west London two weeks ago. Mrs Holland died in
hospital on May 24th 2023. Her family said they were ”utterly
devastated” at her…
The Duchess of Edinburgh has spent some
time in the Middle East this week on a previously unannounced visit
to Iraq on behalf of her work with survivors of conflict-related
sexual violence. Buckingham Palace announced the news on Tuesday
afternoon, noting that Sophie had…
The Prince of Wales visited one of the
Earthshot Prize winners on Tuesday, popping in to see how the £1
million prize has affected their company output. William stopped by
the production offices at Notpla, a UK-based company that won the
‘Build a Waste Free World’…
King Charles and Queen Camilla present new award named after Elizabeth II at the Chelsea Flower Show
23rd May 2023
It’s an event steeped in royal tradition
and patronised by many monarchs through the decades and now, just
weeks after his Coronation, Charles III has paid his first visit to
the Chelsea Flower Show as King. His Majesty, accompanied by Queen
Camilla, toured the famous show on the evening of May 22nd, hours
before the gates were due to open to the public. [getty…
The Princess of Wales with nod to Queen Elizabeth II as the Chelsea Flower Show gets under way
22nd May 2023
The Princess of Wales appeared to make a
nod to Queen Elizabeth II as she opened up royal participation in
this year’s Chelsea Flower Show. Arriving at the gardens in a
surprise visit on press day, the Princess chose a bright pink tea
dress. The shade was almost…
Prince William marks Mental Health Awareness Week with Navy veterans and a rowing challenge
22nd May 2023
Prince William appeared in a video with
members of the HMS Oardacious charity to mark Mental Health
Awareness Week. On 21 May, the Prince and Princess of Wales’s
YouTube account published a six-minute clip in which the heir to
the throne rows and talks about…
Kensington Palace has marked World Bee
Day by posting a new picture of the Princess of Wales caring for a
beehive. Her Royal Highness was captured by the lens of Matt
Porteous in the summer of 2022 at her home in Norfolk while wearing
a full beekeeper’s outfit: the beige suit and the netted
hood. The Princess is pictured handling a slatted rack that
was pulled from the beehive, and the…
Princess Anne visits Canada to praise the country's cavalry regiment on important anniversary
21st May 2023
The Princess Royal has spend the weekend
in Canada where she visited the country’s oldest military regiment
on their 175th anniversary. During a visit to New Brunswick,
Princess Anne praised the 8th Canadian Hussars, often referred to
as the Princess…
A chance to get close up with Coronation history at the Buckingham Palace summer exhibition
19th May 2023
Some of the most important items from the
Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla will have a
starring role in the summer exhibition at Buckingham Palace. The
outfits worn by The King and Queen as they left Westminster Abbey
following the ceremony will be…
While some links between royal houses are
well known and rather close, others are a little more distant and
perhaps all the more interesting for that. And although the links
between Albert II and Charles III might be stretched, they are
still there. The connection between the House of Windsor and the
House of Grimaldi begins in the 19th century when Albert I, Prince
of Monaco married a British…
