British Royals

Another big moment in the Platinum Jubilee countdown

It is now exactly three months until the Queen reaches her Platinum Jubilee. On February 6th 2022, Her Majesty will have ruled for exactly seventy years, the first British Monarch to reach that milestone. She is expected to spend the day itself at Sandringham and that’s where she is as the four month countdown takes place. The Queen is understood to be staying at Wood Farm on the Norfolk…
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King Charles III

Prince Charles will visit Barbados as it becomes a republic

The Prince of Wales will be in Barbados as it removes the British Monarch as Head of State. Prince Charles has been invited to the country for the historic event by the Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Amor Mottley. The Queen’s rule in Barbados ends on November 30th 2021 when the country officially becomes a republic. The island’s Governor General Dame Sandra Mason will be sworn in…
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The Edinburghs

Monument dedicated to Prince Edward unveiled

The U.K. Hgh Commission in Samoa has unveiled a new monument in Savai’i in honour of a visit to the big island by Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, nearly 30 years ago. The monument was officially dedicated at the end of October at Prince Edward Park in Iva…
Princess Anne and Family

Princess Anne visits Northern Ireland

For the second time this year, The Princess Royal travelled to Province in Northern Ireland for a series of engagements. During her first engagement of the day, The Princess visited the Siege Museum in Derry-Londonderry. Since the summer of 2005, the museum has served as a permanent display of the history of the Siege of Derry and the Apprentice Boys of Derry. While at the museum, Her Royal…
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British RoyalsFeatures

The Earl of Snowdon: From headline grabber to genteel discretion

Some may know him as The Right Honourable David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon, and some may know him as The Queen’s nephew. The 3 of November marks 60 years since David was born to Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon. Fully named David Albert Charles Armstrong-Jones at birth, David was born 3 November 1961 at Clarence House. Baptised on 19 December in…
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