The Duke of Edinburgh will conduct his
final engagement today before retirement as he meets Royal Marines
who have overcome a huge 1664 mile trek. The 96-year-old will
attend The Captain General’s Parade in the afternoon which
will mark the end of his public duties. Prince Philip was appointed
Captain General of the Royal Marines on 2nd June 1953, in
succession to the late King George…
Buckingam Palace have announced that
Edward Young will become The Queen’s new Private Secretary
following the departure of Sir Christopher Geidt in October. Mr
Young is currently Her Majesty’s Deputy Private Secretary and was
her Assistant private Secretary…
The Duchess of Cambridge has appointed
Catherine Quinn to be her new Private Secretary, replacing Rebecca
Priestley who leaves in the Summer. Ms Quinn is currently
Chief Operating Officer at Oxford University’s Saïd Business
School, and will take up her new position…
Between 1992 and 1993, Diana, Princess of
Wales was recorded in a series of tapes by Peter Settelen who was
her voice coach. Channel 4 have used these clips in order to create
a new documentary ‘Diana: in her own words’. Despite pleas from
Earl Spencer, Diana’s brother, for Channel 4 to cancel the airing
of the footage in order to show respect to the Princes William and
Harry and to…
The Queen’s Private Secretary is to step
down in what is seen as a surprise resignation. Sir Christopher
Geidt worked for The Queen for ten years. His sudden departure is
seen as apparently the first of a “slew” of staff member changes.
It is rumoured that…
The Queen conducts hundreds of
engagements every year and has undertaken tens of thousands in her
lifetime – many of which have been televised. So it might not
surprise you to learn that many of these engagements are rehearsed
in advance of the actual visit to ensure…
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Sir Timothy Laurence visit Belgium to commemorate Passchendaele
30th July 2017
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge,
alongside Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, arrived in Belgium on
Sunday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Passchendaele.
2017 marks 100 years since one of the bloodiest battles of World
War One which saw half a million Allied and German soldiers get
either killed, wounded or went missing. Speaking from Ypres, the
Duke of Cambridge said the United…
The Queen has asked Prince Charles to act
as her representative at the 2018 Commonwealth Games which are to
be held in Australia. The 2018 Commonwealth Games will take place
in April next year; 70 Commonwealth nations and territories will be
taking part. While representing…
Those following the visit of the Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge to Warsaw last week may have observed the
Duchess playfully suggesting that they should try for a third
child, in response to the number of gifts they had received for
Prince George and Princess Charlotte from…
The Scottish Football Association has
received a fine of £4,000 after their fans booed “God Save the
Queen” during a match last month. During the World Cup qualifier at
Hampden Park this June, Scottish fans booed “God Save the Queen” as
it played for the English team. While the United Kingdom’s anthem
is “God Save the Queen,” Scotland uses a separate…
