The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have
shared a new photo of their youngest child, Prince Louis, ahead of
his third birthday tomorrow. The photo was taken by the Duchess of
Cambridge at Kensington Palace on Wednesday shortly before the
Prince headed off for his first day of nursery school at Willcocks
Nursery School. Louis’s older sister, Princess Charlotte, also
attended the nursery…
The Princess Royal carried out her first
public engagement since her father’s funeral, visiting three NHS
hospitals in Gloucestershire. Princess Anne’s visits were to thank
the staff of each hospital for their hard work over the past year
and the many challenges of…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge pay tribute to Prince Philip with Air Cadet engagement
22nd April 2021
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
returned to royal duties with a visit to the 282 (East Ham)
Squadron Air Cadets to pay tribute to Prince Philip who’d been Air
Commodore-in-Chief of the Air Cadets for 63 years. The 282 Squadron
consists of more than 60 members who are…
Prince William speaks out on English teams withdrawal from European Super League
22nd April 2021
The Duke of Cambridge has spoken of the
”united voice of football fans” after English teams withdrew from
the proposed European Super League. After days-long controversy,
the six Premier League teams from England pulled out en masse.
William’s tweet on Wednesday evening reads: “I’m glad the united
voice of football fans has been heard and listened to. It is now
really…
The Queen releases a statement saying she is "deeply touched" by all the warm messages following Prince Philip's death
21st April 2021
The Queen has released a statement on the
occasion of her 95th birthday in which she said her family is
“deeply touched” by all of the warm messages they have received in
the wake of Prince Philip’s death. The monarch, who is marking her
birthday with…
On 21 April 1926, Elizabeth Alexandra
Mary was born in Mayfair, London at 02:40am. The first child of the
then Duke and Duchess of York, Elizabeth’s father was the second
son of the King, and her mother was the youngest daughter of
Scottish aristocrat the Earl of…
If you think royal baby fever is a new
thing, think again. Back on April 21st 1926, when the Queen was
born, there was plenty of excitement over the arrival of a new
princess who – at the time – was several steps removed from the
Crown and never expected to rule. No matter, as the papers of the
time reported, this royal birth was a major event and those things
we think peculiar to our own time…
Major security scare at Windsor after woman claiming to be engaged to Prince Andrew is allowed into his house
21st April 2021
There was a security scare in Windsor on
Monday after a woman was mistakenly allowed to access the Duke of
York’s home. Security officers at Royal Lodge granted the woman
access to Prince Andrew’s residence after she told them she had a
lunch appointment with…
A monarch and her puppies - how The Queen's dogs are helping her grieve
21st April 2021
The Queen’s new corgi puppies are playing
an important role in consoling Her Majesty The Queen as she mourns
the loss of her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh. The dogs were
gifted to The Queen earlier this year shortly before Prince Philip
underwent a heart operation at…
On 21 April 1926, Princess Elizabeth
Alexandra Mary was born in London, at the Mayfair home of her
maternal grandparents, the Earl and Countess of Strathmore and
Kinghorne. The former house in which she was born was at No. 17
Bruton Street and although the house no longer exists, the site is
of great historical interest and a focus on this building is all
the more timely, as we remember the birth…
