The Duchess of Cornwall was born Camilla
Rosemary Shand on 17 July 1947. Her parents were Major Bruce Shand
and Rosalind Cubitt.Camilla has two younger siblings: Annabel and
Mark (who passed away in 2014).Camilla’s great-grandmother, Alice
Keppel, was famously a mistress to King Edward VII.Camilla is also
the great-great-great-granddaughter of Sir Allan MacNab, a Prime
Minister of the Province…
A new photo has been released of the
Duchess of Cornwall to mark her 73rd birthday today. The photo was
taken earlier this week by Chris Jackson in the gardens of Clarence
House. The Duchess is wearing a blue silk linen dress by Anna
Valentine. The Duchess of Cornwall…
The Duke of Cambridge spoke about the
need to eradicate the illegal wildlife trade and prevent future
zoonotic disease pandemics on Wednesday at a virtual meeting of the
United for Wildlife Taskforces. “The COVID-19 pandemic has ruined
lives and threatened livelihoods…
The final resting place of Diana,
Princess of Wales is nestled at the heart of a home she called her
own. Diana’s coffin was famously followed on its last journey all
the way to the gates of Althorp House in Northamptonshire, the
family seats of the Spencers. Her burial took place privately and
over two decades on, only those closest to the princess can stand
at the side of her…
The Queen will bestow the knighthood
awarded to Captain Tom Moore for his services to the NHS at Windsor
Castle in a special ceremony. The investiture will be the first
time since lockdown began that the Queen has held a face to face
engagement at the Castle. In June…
We’ve got used to seeing royalty on video
calls in these past months but there’s something different about it
when the Queen is involved. And although the latest video call made
by Her Majesty isn’t the first she’s shared with the world,
it’s…
Prince Charles visits Wales for engagements for first time since pandemic began
15th July 2020
The Prince of Wales carried out
engagements in Wales on Tuesday, visiting tourism and healthcare
workers who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the
first time he’d been in Wales since before the pandemic began. In
Abercynon, Prince Charles visited Edwards Coaches, a
tourism-transportation service that has been operational since 1925
with five generations of a family running…
Duchess of Cornwall officially reopens young carer activity centre in Wiltshire
15th July 2020
The Duchess of Cornwall paid a visit to
the Oxenwood Outdoor Activity Centre in Wiltshire on Wednesday to
meet young carers and to re-open the Centre, which had been closed
during the COVID-19 pandemic. Camilla visited her in her capacity
as Patron of Community First, a…
The Countess of Wessex helped launch a
new award with the International Agency for the Prevention of
Blindness last week, recognising the role that ‘eye health heroes’
play in continuing eye health. The Eye Health Heroes Programme will
become an “annual development…
Less than a day after launching its own
gin, Buckingham Palace’s bar has run dry. The spirit, made from
botanicals from the gardens of the famous royal home, has sold out
in hours. The Buckingham Palace gin was launched on July 13th 2020,
retailing at £40 for a 70cl bottle. It is being sold by the Royal
Collection Trust. However, by the morning of July 14th, would be
buyers were told…
