Tuesday was indeed a busy day for members
of the British Royal Family. The Countess of Wessex visited two
organisations where she serves as patron, both in Leeds. Her
first stop was at the Leads Children’s Hospital where she opened a
facility called The Place 2b. This facility was created for
adolescent and teen patients who spend a great amount of time in
hospital. It provides them the…
Sir Rod Steward was knighted at
Buckingham Palace on Tuesday at an investiture conducted by The
Duke of Cambridge. The popular singer and entertainer said he was
“on cloud nine” after receiving his honour for services to music
and to charity. When being bestowed…
Her Majesty The Queen has served as
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces for 64 years. Today, at a
ceremony at Buckingham Palace, she received an award for her
long-time service and exemplary conduct. Receiving these medals
could be considered long overdue since the Queen…
The Duchess of Cambridge performed her
first solo foreign visit today as she visited the Netherlands. She
was dressed in a blue skirt suit by Catherine Walker and wore pearl
earrings loaned to her by Her Majesty the Queen. She teamed the
outfit with Gianvito Rossi suede pumps. Her first stop was a
lunch with the King of the Netherlands, King Willem-Alexander at
his home at Villa Eikenhorst.
World Mental Health Day: Make asking for help no big deal, urge Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry
11th October 2016
To mark World Mental Health Day, the Duke
and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry attended a reception at
County Hall in central London organised by their Heads Together
organisation. The event recognised outstanding individuals who have
helped others in need and included…
Controversy as Queen lobbies for Prince Charles to succeed her as Head of the Commonwealth
11th October 2016
The Commonwealth consists of 30% of the
world’s population. It is made up of 53 member countries who are
overseen by someone who acts as head of the body. Unlike inheriting
the Monarchy and becoming head of state of 16 countries when
his mother dies, it isn’t a…
It is not unusual for those who get the
chance to meet the Queen to speak of their awe at her
warm and kind character. And it seems that veteran actor Brian
Blessed is no different. Speaking after receiving an OBE from the
monarch at Windsor Castle for services to art and charity, the
79-year-old acting legend said that Her Majesty was ‘‘the finest
we’ve ever produced with mystical…
Holly, one of Her Majesty’s 2 remaining
corgi’s has died of old age. The queen summoned a veterinarian
while at Balmoral last week. The 13-year-old corgi was put to sleep
and buried in the grounds. According to sources, the Queen can see
the grave as she glances…
Conservators working on one of Prince
Charles’ pictures at Highgrove have come across a truly remarkable
self-portrait. One of the still-life pictures, which has been at
Highgrove for around a quarter of a century is called “A Vanitas”
by the seventeenth century Dutch…
The title Duke of Edinburgh is linked to
the capital of Scotland, and was first appointed in 1726, and but
it is not a Scottish peerage as such, but a Peerage of Great
Britain, and it is an appointment given to members of the British
Royal Family. The title does not carry any land or properties with
it and it will return to the crown if there are no descendants. It
was first granted to Prince…
