Additional reporting by Chief Reporter
Laura McCallen Countries from across the globe are celebrating
Commonwealth Day today as the 52 member nations come together in a
united front, working to support the 2 billion plus people who make
up the Commonwealth. A Commonwealth Summit will take place in April
2018 in London it has been announced. Buckingham Palace and Windsor
Castle will host events…
It has been announced that the 2022
Commonwealth Games will no longer take place in South Africa due to
severe financial constraints. The host city, which was supposed to
be Durban, did not meet the criteria set out by the Commonwealth
Games Federation meaning they can no…
This morning The Queen began the official
countdown to the 2018 Commonwealth Games when she launched the
baton relay at Buckingham Palace, with the Duke of Edinburgh at her
side. The relay will see the baton travel more than 200,000 miles
through 71 countries over the next…
Every year on the second Monday in March,
54 countries join together in celebration of the links they share
as members of one diverse and dynamic global family – the modern
Commonwealth. In the UK, one way in which this special day is
celebrated is with a unique event in London’s Westminster
Abbey coordinated by the Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS). The UK’s
largest multi-faith celebration…
With the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
packing up from their Anmer Hall home to relocate their main base
to London, Kensington Palace is starting to become a tad squishy.
Currently home to Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, the
Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke and…
Duchess of Cambridge reveals Princess Charlotte rules the Cambridge household
9th March 2017
Today, the Royal Family was heavily
represented at the unveiling of a plaque for the Iraq and
Afghanistan Memorial. Among them were The Queen, Duke of Edinburgh,
Prince Harry, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, the
Duke of York, the Princess Royal and the Duke…
Royal Family honour UK Armed Forces as Queen unveils Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial
9th March 2017
The Queen unveiled a memorial in London
today, recognising the Armed Forces contribution in the Iraq and
Afghanistan conflicts. The stone sculpture, in Victoria Embankment
Gardens, features a large, two-sided bronze medallion depicting the
memorial’s theme of “duty and service”. Its creator, sculptor Paul
Day, said it gave “equal prominence to the civilian and military
contributions.”…
Though there are many mysteries
surrounding Her Majesty The Queen, one for which an insatiable
appetite endures is just what the most recognisable woman in the
world carries in her ever-present handbag. The Queen is a noted
connoisseur of handbags and is rarely seen without…
A letter written by the late Diana,
Princess of Wales on 21 June 1989 and signed by Princes William and
Harry is to go up for auction next week. The letter was to retired
Sergeant George Plum of the London Metropolitan Police for putting
on a motorbike display for then…
On Monday, the Prince of Wales visited
Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital located in central London. As the
patron, he was there to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the
British Geriatrics Society. Whilst there, he made friends with
Little Dorrit, a six-year-old Miniature Pinscher. He held her in
the crook of one arm, and they made friends as he contentedly
scratched her ears. The Prince met with…
