The Duke of Gloucester has tested
positive for Covid-19. In line with government guidance, the
77-year-old is isolating at his home whilst he recovers. As such,
neither he or the Duchess will attend the Commonwealth Day service
at Westminster Abbey next Monday. A more notable absence at the
service on Monday will be The Queen who has also been comfirmed as
not being able to attend. In…
The Queen is to miss the Commonwealth Day
Service. In a short statement, Buckingham Palace confirmed that Her
Majesty would no longer participate in the ceremony at Westminster
Abbey. Instead, the Prince of Wales will lead the Royal Family at
the service. The Duchess of…
The Queen’s historic reign has seen many
important moments and some have become milestones, forever
associated with Elizabeth II. Among them is a four minute address
that has become one of her most famous speeches. On April 5th 2020,
The Queen recorded a special…
The Princess Royal sees tribute to late father during latest engagement
11th March 2022
During her latest engagement, The
Princess Royal visited Gordonstoun, where there were multiple
moments of remembrance of her late father, Prince Philip, the Duke
of Edinburgh. Gordonstoun, near Elgin, has educated three
generations of British royalty, including Prince Philip and Prince
Charles. Unlike her brothers, Anne was unable to attend the school
because, at the time, it was a males-only…
As the Earl of Wessex turns 56, he was
greeted by mini police and Diddy Men on his birthday during a day
trip to Liverpool. The Earl was in Liverpool to officially open the
Merseyside Police’s new Rose Hill headquarters. While there
alongside the Countess of Wessex…
The Duchess of Cornwall visited one of
her favourite patronages on Wednesday. She spent the afternoon at
the Royal Academy of Dance to mark the opening of their new
headquarters in Battersea. Chief Executive Luke Rittner and
President Dame Darcey Bussell accompanied…
Diplomats refer to it as “soft diplomacy”
– the art of saying things without actually uttering a single word.
Another definition is of it is “saying without saying”. On
the 24th of February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. Media around the
world have covered the facts, and have talked about the
humanitarian catastrophe that is unfolding by the hour. Over 2
million people have already…
New details have been revealed about this
year’s Commonwealth Day celebrations. Set to take place on Monday
14 March, the service will be the first in-person gathering of the
Commonwealth since the global health crisis began in 2020. Members
of the Royal Family are set…
Prince Charles shares prayers with refugees as he visits London support centre
10th March 2022
The Prince of Wales shared prayers with
refugees as he visited St Luke’s Earls Court to learn how those
displaced by conflict are being supported. The HTB Church’s Refugee
Programme launched in September 2021 with dozens of volunteers
helping to provide essential…
The Windsor Castle fire that came to symbolise the ''annus horribilis'' of the Royal Family
10th March 2022
The Queen’s seventy years as Monarch have
seen many milestones which have become part of the story of her
historic reign. Among them was the huge fire at Windsor Castle
which became symbolic of a year when the Royal Family found its
fortunes fading fast. On the morning of November 20th 1992, a
curtain brushed against a spotlight being used in restoration work
in the Private Chapel of the…