Swan Upping, an annual ceremony dating
back to the twelfth century, will start on the 17th of July. Swan
Upping is a yearly census of the swan population along the River
Thames. Announcing the schedule for this year journey along the
River Thames was the Queen’s Swan Marker, David Barber who said:
“There has been a consistent decrease in Cygnet numbers over recent
years and we are very…
The Duchess of Cambridge has arrived at
Wimbledon for the first day of the world famous tennis
championship. The Duchess is attending in the capacity of Patron of
Wimbledon, a position she took over from The Queen last year.
Wimbledon was one of 25 organisations Her Majesty…
It has been announced that Prince George
and Princess Charlotte will be joining their parents for a visit to
Germany and Poland later this month. The Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge will visit the two European countries between the 17th
and 21st of July. This will be the first…
Prince George and Princess Charlotte may
have had curious questions as they visited the grave of their late
grandmother, Diana, Princess of Wales, on what would have been her
56th birthday. The young royals joined their parents and uncle
Harry in a private service on Saturday to rededicate Diana’s grave
at Althorp House in Northamptonshire. Prayers and reflections were
led by the Archbishop of…
It is Canada’s 150th birthday, and the
Queen of Canada is celebrating the special occasion with a new
Canada-themed portrait. Sitting on an ornate gold-coloured chair
and wearing a pale gold dress, Her Majesty sported a platinum
Canadian maple-leaf brooch on her left…
Following his recent hospitalisation, a
number of new engagements have been announced for His Royal
Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, including a Garden Party at the
Palace of Holyroodhouse on 4 July in Edinburgh and a joint
engagement with Her Majesty The Queen at Falkirk and…
As Patron of the Battle of Britain
Memorial Flight, the Duke of Cambridge will mark the Flight’s 60th
anniversary by attending a reception and air display at Royal Air
Force Coningsby on Tuesday 11 July. Formerly of the Royal Air Force
Search and Rescue Force at RAF Valley, Anglesey, Prince William is
Honorary Air Commandant of RAF Coningsby and will meet with
veterans who flew and worked on RAF…
Ahead of the start of the 201 Wimbledon
Championships next Monday, the Duchess of Cambridge has spoken of
her love for the sport of tennis in a new BBC documentary. Sue
Barker: Our Wimbledon celebrates 90 years of Wimbledon coverage on
the BBC and sees Sue Barker travel…
Canada without a Sovereign: Over half of Canadian's don't want a monarchy
29th June 2017
It doesn’t seem to matter that Prince
Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall are landing in Canada to
celebrate the country’s 150th anniversary, half of Canadian’s wish
to see the end of the monarchy after Queen Elizabeth dies. A poll
done for Ipsos for Global…
Private re-dedication of Diana, Princess of Wales grave to be attended by her sons
28th June 2017
On what would have been Diana, Princess
of Wales 56th birthday, her two sons, Princes William and Harry
will attend a re-dedication of her grave. The service of
re-dedication will take place in a private ceremony at
Althorp House in Northamptonshire this coming Saturday.
Althorp House is Diana’s childhood home, now run by her brother,
Earl Spencer. The service will also be attended by the…
