His Royal Highness Charles, Prince of
Wales has recently spoken on the BBC Radio 4’s Thought for the
Day, a radio show in which speakers discuss various issues and
events in the news from a religious perspective, typically but not
always a Christian one. It was his third address given on the show
since his first speech in 1995. HRH has used his time on the show
to deliver his Christmas…
The Queen has cancelled her Christmas
travel plans to Sandringham today, due to a heavy cold. In a
statement, Buckingham Palace said: “The Queen and The Duke of
Edinburgh have heavy colds, and so have decided not to travel to
Sandringham today.” Her Majesty was…
Duchess of Cambridge named Patron of Lawn Tennis Association after Her Majesty steps down
21st December 2016
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Cambridge has been named as Patron of Lawn Tennis Association (LTA)
and will begin her role in 2017. The Duchess of Gloucester will
remain as Honorary President. This comes after news broke yesterday
thatHer Majesty was stepping down…
Buckingham Palace has announced that
The Queen will step down as patron of 25 organisations at the end
of the year. Her Majesty, who turned 90 this year, is thought to be
stepping down as Patron due to her advancing age and the gradual
decline in her workload. Other members of The Royal Family will
pick up the patronages, many of whom already serve as Vice-Patron
or Presidents, ensuring a smooth…
Prince William presents the Sports Personality of the Year Awards to Andy Murray and Michael Phelps
18th December 2016
The Duke of Cambridge was in Birmingham
on Sunday evening, where he presented Andy Murray with the BBC
Sports Personality of the Year award. Andy Murray, who couldn’t
receive his award in person, is the first athlete to ever win the
award three times. Prince William…
A new ITV documentary will air tomorrow
evening in the UK where Prince Harry shows off a more intimate side
of himself. The documentary shows the Prince returning to Lesotho
and Sentebale, the charity he co-founded with Prince Seeiso of
Lesotho in 2006. The programme also…
Most know Julian Fellowes as creator of
the hit show Downton Abbey, yet he may be gaining another
reputation over his disagreement with Prince Charles. Prince
Charles’ Duchy of Cornwall estate has announced plans for a 100
house estate that will back onto author, Thomas Hardy’s property.
As president of the Hardy Society, Lord Fellowes has defended the
late author’s home, now for…
"This one is for The Queen" - man sent to prison for bomb threat during Queen's visit to Ireland
16th December 2016
A man has been sentenced to
eight-and-a-half years in prison after he made bomb threats during
The Queen’s visit to the Republic of Ireland in 2011. 66-year-old
Donal Billings called Irish police in May 2011 saying
that there was a bomb on a bus in Maynooth. On the…
The Cambridge family to spend Christmas at the Middleton family home
16th December 2016
The Cambridge family will be spending
Christmas at the Middleton family home in Berkshire this year,
instead of joining Her Majesty at Sandringham with the rest of The
Royal Family. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, alongside Prince
George and Princess Charlotte, will be…
On Thursday 15 December, Princess Anne
was in Lincolnshire to officially mark the reopening of a restored
Boston Stump church devastated by floods in 2013 when the banks of
the River Haven burst. The flood on 5 December 2013 affected 700
properties and businesses on 50 streets in the town and the church
was flooded by two feet of water, which took several months to dry
out, and is believed to have…
