The Duchess of Cambridge made a surprise
appearance yesterday in a Snapchat by tennis star Serena Williams
during her first visit to the Wimbledon Championships this year.
Williams shared the short clip, which featured the Duchess of
Cambridge and a rather reluctant Sophie, Countess of Wessex, on her
Snapchat account following her semi-final victory over Russian
Elena Vesnina. The glowing ace…
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to visit Royal International Air Tattoo on Friday
6th July 2016
While many royal watchers were hoping for
a Wimbledon visit this coming Friday by the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge, they will have to settle for an appearance by the couple
at the Royal International Air Tattoo. The Air Tattoo is the
largest military air show in the world.
The Duchess of Cornwall was joined by
Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark at Wimbledon on 30 June. They are
both regular attendees of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships and
they greeted each other warmly as they arrived to the Royal Box on
centre court. The Duke of Kent, who is…
Royal Family gathers to mark the 100th anniversary of the battle of Somme
3rd July 2016
On Friday, the 100th anniversary of the
battle of Somme was remembered by the members of the Royal Family.
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip were in Scotland but first
attended a service the evening before at Westminster Abbey. Embed
from Getty Images Another service was lead by the Archbishop of
Canterbury, the Most Rev Justin Welby at Thiepval’s memorial. The
majority of the senior…
As part of his recent visit to Scotland,
Prince Charles visited the Babcock Facility in Rosyth and oversaw
the final sponson being lowered into position to create the
superstructure for HMS Prince of Wales. In a historic moment the
Duke of Rothesay, as he is referred to in…
In an exclusive for British newspaper The
Telegraph the Duke of Cambridge spoke about his time in Kenya on
behalf of Tusk in March of this year and congratulated this year’s
three Tusk Conservation Award finalists. In a piece for the
newspaper he said: ‘My recent visit…
#OnThisDay in 1997: Diana, Princess of Wales apologized for taking her sons to see a 15 certificated film
23rd June 2016
On this day in 1997, Diana, Princess of
Wales apologised for taking Princes William and Harry to see a 15
certified film. The film was The Devil’s Own, and it had been
accused as glamorising the Irish Republican Army (IRA). The problem
was not with Prince William,then 15, seeing the film, but rather
Prince Harry, who was only 12 at the time. Diana had persuaded
cinema staff to allow him in…
The Queen’s biographer Robert Lacey has
made comments on a blog claiming that Her Majesty asked her dinner
guests for their opinions on Brexit Lacey wrote a blog entry for
the Daily Beast website reporting that The Queen opened up the EU
debate telling those dining…
Zara Tindall has not been selected as a
part of Great Britain’s eventing team for the 2016 Olympics that
will be held in Rio later this year. The Queen’s oldest
granddaughter is already an Olympic medalist, having won a silver
medal at the 2012 Olympics in…
Today the Earl and Countess of Wessex
celebrate their 18th wedding anniversary. The couple met in 1993 at
a tennis event and began dating afterwards, ultimately for six
years before an engagement. The prince proposed with an engagement
ring from Garrard & Co. worth an estimated £105,000. Sophie’s
engagement ring is set in 18-karat white gold and features a
two-carat oval diamond surrounded…
