Archaeology is a lot of fun. You never
know what you might dig up, left over years ago by absentminded
ancestors. Coins, old rubbish, bits of pottery, scraps of letters,
an unexploded ordinance that could take out half the street if it’s
so much as looked at funny. The latter was recently the source of a
number of headaches for the authorities of Heidelberg in Germany as
they prepared the…
On their first day in Germany, the Duke
and Duchess of Cambridge visited the memorial to the Holocaust.
They toured Berlin’s memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
yesterday. Located in the centre of the capital is a sculpture of a
graveyard with an underground…
Britain’s littlest diplomat was on the
charm offensive Wednesday morning at the Berlin Airport. Princess
Charlotte, the youngest child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge,
landed in Berlin early Wednesday for the first day of the royal
visit to Germany along with her…
The Duke of Edinburgh conducted his final
scheduled public engagement on Wednesday morning as he and The
Queen visited Canada House to celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary
of Confederation. During the visit, The Queen and Prince Philip
viewed artefacts and displays celebrating ‘Canada 150′ and also met
young Canadians, business leaders, artists, entrepreneurs and
members of…
The Duchess of Cambridge made a joke
about having another baby and caused international buzz with
speculation that there might be a third little Cambridge soon. The
Duke and Duchess hadn’t been in Poland for 12 hours when they sent
the global news machine spinning into…
The Speaker of the House of Commons, John
Bercow, referred to a senior Conservative Party MP as Prince Andrew
on Monday in the House of Commons chamber. Graham Brady, the Chair
of the influential 1922 Committee, was referred to as “Prince
Andrew over there” when…
Today marks the century of a momentous
decision, but one borne out of potential crisis and some would
argue a very good call as European history panned out. Queen
Victoria, had taken the decision in the nineteenth century to give
the Royal House her husband’s title. Hence, she and subsequent
monarch’s would-be members of the House of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha,
previously since the reign of…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge along
with their two children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, have
arrived in Poland for the start of what is being dubbed as a
‘Brexit diplomacy tour’. Over the next week, the family of four
will be visiting both Poland…
The Duchess of Cornwall is celebrating
her 70th birthday today after a weekend of celebrations to mark the
milestone occasion. Camilla invited family and close friends to
Highgrove House on Saturday night for a private party to celebrate
her birthday. Those who attended…
Clarence House has released a new
portrait to mark the 70th birthday of the Duchess of Cornwall. To
mark HRH The Duchess of Cornwall’s 70th Birthday, we are releasing
this new portrait, taken by @MarioTestino.
pic.twitter.com/tD05etWVl8 — Clarence House (@ClarenceHouse) July
16, 2017 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js The picture, which was
taken in May, was captured by celebrity…
