A new biography recently released by
Elisabeth Basford focuses on Princess Mary – the aunt of Queen
Elizabeth II. Princess Mary – The First Modern Princess is a dive
into the life of Princess Mary, Countess of Harewood. I should
preface this by saying that going into this, I did not know much
about Mary, so the majority of information in the book was new to
me. This book by…
Last week it was announced that Their
Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of
Cornwall would travel to Greece later this month and attend its
Bicentenary Independence Day celebrations. This will be
Charles’s third visit to a country where his royal…
The Duke of Cambridge spoke with Syrian
aid workers on a video call last week to learn more about the work
of the Disasters Emergency Committee’s Coronavirus Appeal. William
spoke with Fadi Hallisso, Kawther Mohamad Ali, and Shahinaz Muamar,
humanitarian aid workers in…
The Princess Royal's message on International Day of Forests: 'We all benefit from our trees and wood'
21st March 2021
The Princess Royal released a video
message marking International Day of Forests through the Woodland
Trust on Sunday. In her message, Princess Anne said: “The 21st of
March marks the International Day of Forests—a day designed to
raise awareness of the importance of forests, woods and trees
across the world. “We know more now about the incredible range of
benefits that trees deliver…
A collection of letters written by Diana,
Princess of Wales, to her friend Roger Bramble have sold at auction
for over £67,900. The collection, which numbers nearly 40 letters
written between 7 August 1990 and 16 May 1997, was sold through
David Lay Auctioneers by a…
On Friday, the Countess of Wessex joined
the 65th Commission on the Status of Women event put on by the
Afghanistan Mission, the Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to the
United Nations in New York. The Countess talked with other foreign
leaders on how international…
"Hello, Camilla": The Queen and her daughter-in-law combine forces to honour volunteers
20th March 2021
Nearly a year after the United Kingdom
went into its first national lockdown, Her Majesty joined the
Duchess of Cornwall on a video call to honour Royal Voluntary
Service (RVS) volunteers. The monarch, who is the patron of the
RVS, and the Duchess, the Charity’s President, heard how more than
a million new volunteers have joined the charity since last March.
The organisation’s total…
For the second time amid the coronavirus
pandemic, Trooping the Colour will not take place. The event,
marking The Queen’s official birthday, usually takes place in June.
However, owing to the pandemic, it has been cancelled for 2021.
Thousands usually line the…
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall to visit Greece next week
19th March 2021
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of
Cornwall will pay an official visit to Greece next week to mark the
bicentenary of the country’s independence. Prince Charles and
Camilla will visit Athens from 24-25 March for two days of
Independence Day celebrations at the…
One week, seven days and plenty to talk
about. In another week dominated by speculation about what might be
happening behind closed Palace doors, royalty across Europe has
continued with changed agendas that reflect the times in which we
all now live. As the pandemic continues and engagements remain
largely rooted in video calls and photos, there were some face to
face engagements as well as…
