Towns around the UK are finalising bids
for a very special celebration linked to the Platinum Jubilee – the
chance to become a city. City status will be granted to several
places around the country to mark the 70th anniversary of The
Queen’s reign and several high profile contenders are already
staking their claim to the prize. Southend-on-Sea in Essex, Medway
in Kent, Swindon in…
The Countess of Wessex attended the
unveiling of a sculpture created for the Vision Foundation earlier
this week. Sophie, who sat for renowned sculptor Frances Segelman
in a live stream of the sitting last September, participated in the
project in support of blind and…
The Duke of Cambridge reveals the Earthshot Prize finalists - from a 14-year-old girl to an entire country
18th September 2021
The Duke of Cambridge announced the 15
finalists for the inaugural Earthshot Prizes on Friday, and the
variety of those selected range from individuals to companies to an
entire country. In the video announcement, William said: “Over half
a century ago, President…
The Queen is set to be asked to pardon a
sixteenth-century abbot posthumously after he was hanged, drawn,
and quartered on 15 November 1539. Blessed Richard Whiting, Abbot
of Glastonbury, was executed for treason in the aftermath of Henry
VIII’s Dissolution of the Monasteries. Along with Blessed John
Wichter (Abbot of Colchester) and Blessed Hugh Faringdon (Abbot of
Reading), they were…
The Prince of Wales has teamed up with
food experts Jimmy Doherty and Jamie Oliver for a new food-based
education programme ‘Food For the Future’ to combat food waste and
promote sustainable food production in younger generations. Writing
exclusively in The Daily…
The Duke of Gloucester gets early taste of Platinum Jubilee celebrations
17th September 2021
The Duke of Gloucester has had an early
brush with the celebrations for the Platinum Jubilee of his cousin,
The Queen. During a visit to Nottinghamshire, the Duke came face to
face with the logo that will be used throughout the event. The
emblem was created by Edward…
Princess Alexandra pays tribute to medical work during the pandemic
17th September 2021
Princess Alexandra has met medics who
have used their experiences of the pandemic to create an artwork.
The Queen’s cousin spent the afternoon of September 16th 2021 at a
reception for the Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals Charity. The
charity supports the Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals in their
work against heart and lung disease. It helps provide treatments
and…
Scotland Yard has announced that they
will not take action against embattled BBC presenter Martin Bashir
following the revelation that his controversial 1995 interview with
Diana, Princess of Wales, was obtained under false pretences. In a
statement earlier this week…
'Wales doesn't need a prince': anti-monarchy billboards spark backlash
17th September 2021
A new series of anti-monarchy billboards
have been posted in Wales and starkly features the Prince of Wales
with their messaging. The billboards feature Prince Charles’s face
with the caption: “Nad oes angen tywysog ar Gymru,” or “Wales
doesn’t need a prince.”…
One of The Queen’s royal pipers has
revealed how the monarch stepped in to support him and his family
following his wife’s cancer diagnosis. Speaking to BBC Scotland,
Pipe Major Scott Methven, who served as The Queen’s piper at
Balmoral Castle while she was in residence, said that she
“supported me with everything that went on in my private life.”
Methven’s wife was diagnosed…
