It was announced on Friday, 27 September
that actor Dame Maggie Smith passed away at the age of 89. The King
has shared a message celebrating her life and career. Soon after
Dame Maggie’s two sons shared the news of her death, King Charles
issued a statement saying ”My wife and I were deeply saddened to
learn of the death of Dame Maggie Smith. As the curtain comes down
on a…
The Earthshot Prize: the latest as Prince William makes big announcement
28th September 2024
The Prince of Wales has shared the
fifteen finalists for the 2024 Earthshot Prize awards. Earlier this
week, Prince William shared the finalists for this year’s awards.
The five award categories are Protect and Restore Nature, Clean Our
Air, Revive Our Oceans…
Princess Beatrice heads to New York to speak at Anti Slavery Collective
27th September 2024
Add Princess Beatrice to the list of
royals in New York this past week! The royal was in town with her
mother, Sarah, Duchess of York, to attend the launch of the Youth
Impact Council, and on behalf of The Anti-Slavery Collective, which
was co-founded by her younger…
Why support for the arts from the Princess of Wales is so important
27th September 2024
The Princess of Wales had another low-key
engagement on Thursday afternoon with a trip to see the English
National Ballet, marking another strong show of support for
performing arts in the United Kingdom. Her Royal Highness was able
to see the English National Ballet perform Akram Khan’s Giselle at
the Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London. On X (formerly Twitter) she
shared her…
The Duke of Gloucester was on hand to
celebrate the restoration of a 120-year-old temperance fountain in
the heart of London on Monday. The Duke, who takes a strong
interest in architecture and restoration, joined the Heritage Trust
of London to commemorate the re-opening…
Christmas plans for the Princess of Wales as concert looks set to take place
26th September 2024
There is already exciting holiday news
for the Royal Family with a beloved event on the calendar. The
Court Circular for Tuesday, 24 September noted that, ”The Princess
of Wales, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Prince and
Princess of Wales, this…
Post Office campaigner becomes Sir Alan Bates at first autumn investiture
26th September 2024
The Princess Royal has hosted the first
autumn Investiture at Windsor Castle and the Post Office campaigner
Alan Bates received a knighthood. Sir Alan is best known for
his hard-fought campaign for post office staff who were wrongly
convicted of fraud, a decades-long battle to have injustices
righted. The 70 year old from Wales was listed in The King’s
Birthday Honours list that was…
The King’s stepson, Tom Parker Bowles,
has shared that the king is a tough man in one very important
regard and can be rigid with his family on one particular
issue. Parker Bowles, 49, has shared some secrets from The
King and Queen’s kitchen with the release of his…
Anti monarchy group claims the Royal Family costs over £500 million every year
25th September 2024
Anti-monarchy campaigners claim the Royal
Family is costing taxpayers £510m a year, which they say is nearly
six times more than the £86m of state funding from the annual
Sovereign Grant. The grant was established by an act of Parliament
and is a sum paid annually by…
William and Catherine join King and Queen for church service at Balmoral
22nd September 2024
The King and Queen have been joined by
the Prince and Princess of Wales at church at Balmoral. William and
Catherine were seen driving from Crathie Kirk after morning
service. Their appearance was a surprise – the Wales family stayed
at Balmoral in August but Prince George, Princess Charlotte and
Prince Louis are now back at school in Berkshire which usually
means the family stay close…
