British RoyalsPrince & Princess of Wales

Duchess of Cambridge Hands out Shamrocks for St. Patrick's Day

The Duchess of Cambridge presented shamrocks to the 1st Battalion Irish Guards yesterday ahead of her whirlwind weekend trip to Paris. St. Patrick’s Day is a traditional regimental celebration for the Irish Guards, and is marked by the St. Patrick’s Day Parade and a presentation of shamrocks. The Duchess of Cambridge visited the Cavalry Barracks in Hounslow to attend the Parade, and was…
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King Charles III

Charles and the Chocolate Factory: The Prince teams up with the chocolate industry

Prince Charles is set to make chocolate greener after 12 of the world’s largest cocoa manufacturers came together with the Prince to combat deforestation. In a meeting organised by his International Sustainability Unit, 12 of the world’s largest cocoa and chocolate companies including Mars, Mondelez, and Ferrero, have promised to make a plan to stop deforestation in West Africa. While…
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Queen Elizabeth II

Queen makes a personal donation to those suffering from famine in East Africa

The Queen is doing her part to help those plagued by famine in East Africa, through making a personal donation. The undisclosed contribution will seek to alleviate a humanitarian crisis affecting 16 million people -including 800,000 children aged between six months and five years- in each of South Sudan, Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia, who are deemed in urgent need for life-saving treatment for…
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British RoyalsOpinionOtherPrince & Princess of Wales

How seriously does Prince William take his royal duties?

Everything the Royals do or don’t do is closely scrutinized by both the media and the public. The Cambridges haven’t been without controversy. They’ve been dubbed workshy and lazy. Even Prince Harry couldn’t escape that label when his grandparents and father and stepmother worked more than his brother, sister-in-law and him last year. The Duchess of Cambridge was heavily…
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