The Royal National Lifeboat Institution
will reward 4,500 volunteers and frontline staff with a special
Platinum Jubilee medal in recognition of the 69,212 lives that have
been saved throughout The Queen’s reign. “I am delighted to see so
many RNLI volunteers and staff being recognised by this prestigious
award alongside other frontline members of the emergency services,
prison services and…
The Princess Royal unveils first-of-its-kind hospital helipad in Manchester
4th March 2022
The Princess Royal unveiled the first
hospital helipad in the North West of England earlier this week on
a visit to Manchester. Arriving at the Oxford Road Campus of the
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), which serves
Manchester and Trafford, Princess Anne…
The Earl and Countess of Wessex paid a
visit to the new airbase used by the Essex and Herts Air Ambulance
Service earlier this week. At the new airbase, located in North
Weald, Edward and Sophie were given the chance to thank first
responders for the work they undertook…
Crowds showed their support for the
people of Ukraine — along with The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee — as
Prince Charles arrived in Winchester for a postponed visit to the
city. It was a welcome return to royal walkabouts as the Prince of
Wales greeted the flag-waving fans, carrying both purple Platinum
Jubilee flags and the blue-and-yellow flag of Ukraine. Charles, who
was scheduled to…
What do the Duchess of Cornwall, Princess
Laurentien of the Netherlands, and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of
Norway have in common? Their love of and passion for reading and
their encouragement of others to get them to enter into a world
that allows you to escape from the…
The Duchess of Cornwall and the Duchess
of Cambridge are working together to encourage young people to
read. As World Book Day got under way, the royals announced that
Kate had chosen five special books for children as part of
Camilla’s Reading Room project. The…
The Queen’s Commonwealth Baton Relay has
completed 147 days out of its 294-day journey, marking the halfway
point of the Relay. The Queen’s Baton Relay is a tradition that
celebrates, connects, and excites communities throughout the
Commonwealth in the build-up to the Commonwealth Games. The Relay
officially began 7 October when Her Majesty placed her Message to
the Commonwealth…
Queen's Green Canopy and Woodland Trust announce first Jubilee Woodland
2nd March 2022
Woodland Trust, the UK’s largest woodland
conservation charity, has announced the first of their 70-acre
Platinum Jubilee Woods at Burghley House. The 16th-century
Elizabethan mansion is located in Stamford, Lincolnshire, in the
northeast part of the country. It was…
Amid the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, the
Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall are offering their prayers
for those in Ukraine. The Prince and Duchess showed support to
members of the Ukrainian community during a visit to the Ukrainian
Catholic Cathedral of the Holy…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge meet some friendly goats as they spend St David's Day in Wales
1st March 2022
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
undertook various engagements on Tuesday as they spent St David’s
Day in Wales. The day is the Feast of Saint David, the patron saint
of Wales. Falling on the first of March every year, the date marks
when Saint David died in 589 AD. Traditional festivities of St
David’s Day include wearing daffodils and leeks, eating traditional
Welsh food, and women…
