The Prince of Wales has commissioned a
series of portraits of the Windrush generation as he focuses on
ensuring their impact and contribution is fully recognised. Prince
Charles will bring together some of the best portrait artists in
the Commonwealth to paint members of the Windrush generation who
will be chosen by a committee headed by Baroness Benjamin. The
baroness’ own family…
Queen Margrethe of Denmark has had a busy
June this year and carried out another engagement on Friday, 24
June, in Copenhagen with an annual event. On Friday,
Margrethe visited the Life Guards’ barracks in Copenhagen to
present the Queen’s Clock. She attended the…
Prince Charles hosts Boris Johnson and Commonwealth leaders at end of day of debate in Rwanda
25th June 2022
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of
Cornwall have hosted a dinner for Commonwealth leaders as CHOGM got
under way in Rwanda. Among their guests were the UK Prime Minister,
Boris Johnson, who held several meetings with the Prince through
the day. It’s the first…
Prince Charles has spoken of his deep,
personal sorrow over the slave trade in an address at the
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Rwanda. In his first
major speech to this year’s CHOGM, the first he has attended since
being confirmed as a future Head of the Commonwealth, the Prince of
Wales added that the ‘’time had come’’ to hold discussions about
the ongoing impact of the…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have
been captured on canvas together for the first time. The painting
of William and Kate, by Jamie Coreth, was commissioned by the
Cambridgeshire Royal Portrait Fund, held by the Cambridge Community
Foundation,as a gift to the…
Praise for the Windrush pioneers from The Queen as William and Kate unveil special memorial
23rd June 2022
Members of the Royal Family marked
Windrush Day on 22 June, with The Queen recognising the “profound
contribution” the Windrush generation has made in the United
Kingdom through the years. On 22 June 1948, a ship named Windrush
arrived in Essex carrying…
When I think about the Duke of Cambridge
on his 40th birthday, one word comes to mind: settled. This may be
an odd word choice considering the ever-changing nature of monarchy
in our modern world, but stick with me. Nobody who pays attention
to William sees a person hesitant about his position, his future,
or his role within a centuries-old institution. But even five years
ago, that wasn’t…
From 2015 to 2017, Prince William
completed a royal first. He was with Bond Air Services to begin
work as an East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) helicopter pilot. This
is first time a direct heir to the throne has had a civilian
employment contract. Starting his first day…
A future king makes his debut: the moment Charles and Diana presented baby William to the world
21st June 2022
A picture is worth a thousand words and
sometimes captures the essence of a moment more than the most
perfect prose. The royal story is filled with images that tell a
tale all of their own. As the Duke of Cambridge marks his
fortieth birthday, we rewind to his very famous…
The odds were not in William’s favour
when the newborn son of the Prince and Princess of Wales was born
on 21 June 1982. In fact, the bookmakers predicted that the future
king’s name would be George, or James, or Charles, or Philip, or
Louis, but the bookmakers did not predict that William would be the
child’s name. A week later, Buckingham Palace announced that the
future king was to be…
