Queen Camilla

Queen Camilla scraps 'Ladies-in-Waiting' and instead chooses to appoint six close friends as 'Queen's Companions'

Queen Camilla has decided not to appoint any Ladies-in-Waiting in an attempt to modernise the monarchy. The King and Queen are known to want to revamp the institution of monarchy for the 21st century, and the decision not to appoint any ladies is another step in this direction. Her Majesty has, however, appointed six of her closest friends to become ‘Queen’s Companions&#8217…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

Prince William makes first visit to Cornwall since inheriting the Duchy

Prince William paid his first official visit to Cornwall in his capacity as Duke of Cornwall this week, visiting a community orchard and meeting local volunteers. At Newquay Orchard, William saw how various parts of the operations support and benefit the local community, and its Chief Executive praised the Prince for choosing his venue for his first visit to the Duchy. Luke Berkeley told…
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British RoyalsInterestsPalaces & Buildings

Windsor Castle halls are decked for Christmas

The holiday season is slowly starting for the Royal Family. The Christmas decorations are now up at Windsor Castle for visitors to enjoy over the next six weeks.  The staff at Windsor have been busy over the last week getting the castle ready for Christmas. The castle is open for visitors who will be able to see several historic rooms including the Crimson Drawing Room, St. George’s Hall…
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Queen Camilla

Queen Camilla hosts a host of royals for landmark conference on sexual violence

Queen Camilla is poised to welcome royalty, dignitaries, experts and survivors to Buckingham Palace when she hosts her first major reception for her work with violence against women. Buckingham Palace announced that the Queen Consort would host a reception during the United Nations’ 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence and make a significant speech about her work in this…
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