British RoyalsFeatures

Tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales opens at Buckingham Palace

In a press release on Friday 21 July, the Royal Collection Trust announced that a tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales would be made in the form of a special display in the Music Room at Buckingham Palace, as part of the Summer Opening, to mark the 20th anniversary of her death, on 31 August 1997. The display particularly acknowledges the important work undertaken by the Princess to support The…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

New portrait released to mark Prince George's 4th birthday

Kensington Palace has released a new portrait to mark the fourth birthday of Prince George of Cambridge. A new photograph has been released to mark the occasion of Prince George’s fourth birthday pic.twitter.com/qyeZy8r2fV — Royal Central (@RoyalCentral) July 21, 2017 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js The third-in-line to the throne is wearing a blue and white striped shirt as he smiles…
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Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen has adopted a new corgi

The Queen has reportedly adopted a new nine-year-old corgi called Whisper. Her Majesty has been looking after the dog after its owner, Bill Fenwick, died earlier this year. Bill had been a gamekeeper on the Sandringham Estate for over twenty years, and his wife Nancy used…
Queen Elizabeth II

Royal Financial Expert asks for more transparency from Her Majesty

A royal financial expert has asked for more transparency in the Queen’s finances and said that the “suspicion” is that money from the Duchy of Lancaster funds her children’s private lives. The Duchy of Lancaster, an investment portfolio of land, property and financial investments has reported an income of 7.9%. The income from the Duchy funds the operating costs of some…
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The Yorks

Duke of York Comes Face-to-Face with Robot Spider

The Duke of York has opened the University of the West of England Bristol new Future Space facility and came face-to-face with a robot spider. Prince Andrew spoke to local business leaders as he opened the facility designed for technology start ups and small businesses. The Future Space hopes to connect entrepreneurs with scientists, researchers and graduates. Prince Andrew said:  “So much of…
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