The coronavirus pandemic didn’t stop the
2020 Diana Awards from happening, with the Duke of Sussex amongst
the celebrities and changemakers who joined a virtual ceremony to
honour inspirational young people on what would have been Diana,
Princess of Wales’s 59th birthday. The Diana Award is the highest
accolade a young person can achieve for social action or
humanitarian efforts and…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge hosted
a Zoom call with Canadian healthcare workers as a way to mark
Canada Day, Canada’s national holiday. The Royal Family YouTube
page posted the seven-minute video with the description that
William and Kate wanted to “thank staff…
Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie join Zoom call with young cancer patients
1st July 2020
Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie
joined in a Zoom call to discuss the challenges young people living
with cancer are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We’re just
interested, I guess, to know how COVID has affected your treatment
or how you’ve been feeling…
The Princess Royal has recorded a reading
for Westminster Abbey’s podcast celebrating the feast of its patron
saint. Princess Anne gave a reading from the New Testament to mark
St. Peter’s Day. The podcast was released on June 29th, the feast
day itself, and is part of the regular Abbeycasts. Westminster
Abbey wrote, “Saint Peter is the Abbey’s patron saint, and on St
Peter’s…
On the 59th anniversary of Diana,
Princess of Wales’s birth, Royal Central takes a look back at the
life of a remarkable woman who would become known as the ‘People’s
Princess’. Diana Frances Spencer was born on 1 July 1961 at Park
House within the…
The Duchess of Cambridge promises tennis fans Wimbledon 2021 will be 'worth the wait'
1st July 2020
The Duchess of Cambridge has narrated a
video for Wimbledon on what would have been the opening day of the
iconic lawn tennis tournament. “Three-hundred-fifty days, 14 hours,
and 12 minutes between the last ball hit and when the next was
meant to be,” Kate’s…
Princess Eugenie has shared a new photo
of her scoliosis surgical scar on her Instagram account to
recognise International Scoliosis Awareness Day. “Today is
International Scoliosis Awareness Day,” she wrote in the post
shared on June 27th 2020. “I just wanted to share my scar and
encourage anyone out there who’s gone through something similar to
share theirs with me. Let’s be proud…
The Duchess of Cambridge visited The
Nook, the East Anglia Children’s Hospice’s purpose-built hospice in
the Norfolk area, on Thursday to help families plant a garden.
Kensington Palace noted that Kate used plants that she’d purchased
at the Fakenham Garden Centre…
The Duke of Cambridge undertook
engagements last week to discuss the ongoing trials to develop a
vaccine for the novel coronavirus and paid a visit to the
University of Oxford’s Oxford Vaccine Group to learn about what the
team is working on. William visited the group…
The Queen has sent a message of thanks to
mark Armed Forces Day in which she praised personnel and veterans
for their dedication and spoke of the way both serving and past
members ‘contribute’ to life across the UK. The message, signed
Elizabeth R., was sent on behalf of the Queen and Prince Philip and
was shared on the morning of June 27th 2020, this year’s Armed
Forces Day.
