Next April the whole of the east wing of Buckingham Palace, where the balcony is situated, will be closed off and emptied. This massive undertaking will be part of the planned £369m worth of much-needed refurbishments which will be carried out at the palace over a span of ten years. The works will see an overhaul of the plumbing and electrics in much of the building which have not been changed…
The Royal Foundation Heads Together initiative named 100 Women in Finance’s 2018 UK philanthropic beneficiary
28th June 2018
Non-profit organisation 100 Women in Finance (100WF) has announced that the beneficiary of their UK philanthropic initiatives in 2018 will benefit The Royal Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. The grant given to The Royal…
The Duke of Cambridge ended his visit to Ramallah yesterday by giving a speech at the British consulate general’s residence in Jerusalem.
An honour guard, marching band and red carpet greeted the Duke of Cambridge when he arrived to tour a clinic and school in Jalazone…
The Royal Family's 2017 finances are released
28th June 2018
Clarence House has released its annual accounts which reveal that funding for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Duke of Sussex, including capital expenditure and transfer to reserves, has grown by forty per cent in a year which saw both a royal baby and a royal wedding.
The increased expenditure on the activities of the Cambridges and Sussexes is accounted for under “Other Costs” on…
Before they were royal: the life of the Duchess of Kent
28th June 2018
Born Katharine Lucy Mary Worsley on 22 February 1933, she would one day become a much-loved member of the Royal Family, as the Duchess of Kent, but now we take a look at her life before her marriage to Prince Edward, Duke of Kent.
Katharine is the youngest child and only…
Buckingham Palace has said that The Queen is feeling “under the weather” and has decided not to attend an engagement on Thursday.
The 92-year-old Monarch was due to attend a service at St Paul’s Cathedral marking the 200th anniversary of the Order of St…
Prince William meets Palestinian President in West Bank
28th June 2018
The Duke of Cambridge was in Palestine yesterday where he met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah. The meeting took place during the first West Bank trip for a member of the Royal Family.
While in Israel on Tuesday, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin requested that the Prince take with him a “message of peace” to the Palestinian Territories and the Palestinian…
Zara and Mike Tindall name their daughter
27th June 2018
Zara and Mike Tindall have named their newborn daughter.
The couple chose the name ‘Lena Elizabeth’, a lovely nod to Zara’s grandmother, Queen Elizabeth.
Lena is pronounced ‘Lay-na’.
Lena was born on 18 June at the Stroud Maternity Unit in…
Back from his trip to Lesotho, Prince Harry accompanied his wife, the Duchess of Sussex and grandmother, Queen Elizabeth to the Queen’s Young Leaders Awards held at Buckingham Palace.
The Duchess wore Prada and sat front row with Her Majesty as they listened to Prince…
Prince William's emotional visit to Yad Vashem taught him "more than I thought I knew”
26th June 2018
The Duke of Cambridge started his first day in Israel on Tuesday morning at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem.
The trip to the museum kicked off the Duke’s historic three-day visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories, with him being the first senior member of the Royal Family to make an official visit.
At the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Duke of Cambridge…