Prince Philip

New lifeboat named in honour of Prince Philip takes to the water for the first time

By
11th July 2022
A new lifeboat named in honour of the late Prince Philip has taken to the water for the first time. The Shannon-class 13-46 Duke of Edinburgh was launched last week from the All-Weather Lifeboat Centre in Poole and will undergo extensive testing and trials before it officially joins the fleet of lifeboats with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution at the Wells Lifeboat Station this…
Read more
British Royals

Camilla puts her pups in pearls for her magazine debut

By
10th July 2022
The Duchess of Cornwall has chosen some rather unusual photo stars for her stint as editor of a magazine – her two dogs. And Bluebell and Beth are dressed up for the occasion. For their appearance on the famous frontspiece of Country Life, known as the girls in pearls page, the two pups are wearing their owner’s jewels.. The dogs each wear a strand of royal pearls for the photo…
Read more
The Kents

The Duchess of Kent and Wimbledon – a complicated relationship 

By
9th July 2022
Many will only know the Duchess of Kent as the lady who attended the Wimbledon Tennis Championship Finals every year to hand out the prizes, famously letting Jana Novotna cry on her shoulder in 1993. The Duchess of Kent, or Katherine Kent as she prefers to be known, has become an uncommon face in the British Royal Family over the years, and very rarely makes public appearances. But, she once was a…
Read more
British Royals

Warm welcome at Wimbledon for the Duke of Kent as he makes first visit to Championships this year

By
8th July 2022
The Duke of Kent was given a warm welcome to the All England Club when he took his seat in the royal box on Centre Court for the first time this year. The Duke, who retired as President of the Club in 2021, was at Wimbledon on the afternoon that Britain’s top male player, Cam Norrie, got ready to take on Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals of the Singles compeition. Prince Edward, 86…
Read more