The Queen will be joined by members of
her family tonight for the annual Festival of Remembrance at the
Royal Albert Hall to honour the war dead. The service, which takes
place every year, remembers those who have died in conflicts past
and present. This year’s festival is particularly poignant because
2016 marks the centenaries of the Battle of the Somme and the
Battle of Jutland, the 25th…
Dear HRH Prince Harry; I still remember
our Remembrance Day ceremonies at the elementary school I went to.
They would file class by class into the gymnasium until the 900
strong student population was present. The older kids sat on the
bleachers in the back, while the…
Duchess of Cornwall praises her all-female security team who protected her on Middle Eastern tour
11th November 2016
The Duchess of Cornwall has praised the
all-women security team who protected her during a visit to the
Middle East. Her Royal Highness with her all-female protection team
during #RoyalVisitUAE From left to right: Shaima al Kaabi, Basima
al Kaabi, Hannan al Hatawi…
A new portrait of the Queen by
internationally acclaimed Northern Irish artist Colin Davidson has
been revealed by the Queen. Embed from Getty Images The large
canvas which is 4ft by 5ft, shows the Queen wearing a turquoise
Karl Ludwig dress, smiling. The painting was produced from a 90
minute sitting at Buckingham Palace in May and marks the work of a
charity promoting the reconciliation in…
The Duke of Edinburgh spoke briefly about
his health on Wednesday morning as he officially opened
the Francis Crick Institute – alongside Her Majesty The
Queen. When touring the new £650 million biomedical research
centre, the 95-year-old Duke said that he…
Prince Charles causes a tank to be stationed outside of Buckingham Palace
9th November 2016
Is Prince Charles responsible for a tank
that is outside of Buckingham Palace? Maybe not the Prince Charles,
first-in-line to the throne we all know, but the future King
Charles III in the BBC drama most certainly is. King Charles III is
described as a “future…
When members of the British Royal Family
visit a Commonwealth country, citizens of that country foot the
bill in the form of taxes. During the last tour taken by the
Cambridges in September and October to B.C. and the Yukon, it was
projected by the Federal Department of Canadian Heritage that
$855,000 ( £507,523) would be spent to welcome the family of four
and their staff. During their tour…
Senior member of the British Royal Family 'planning' historic first visit to Israel
8th November 2016
A senior member of the British Royal
Family is said to be planning a visit to Israel in 2017,
to coincide with the centenary of the Balfour
Declaration, The Times of Isreal reports. According to the Israeli
newspaper, “The details of the visit are not yet finalised…
Several veterans have suggested that
Prince William step into the furore that has been stirred up by
FIFA not allowing Scotland and England to wear poppies even on
armbands during the forthcoming international between the two
countries. The stance of FIFA, that a poppy is a…
Kensington Palace call out racist and sexist abuse Prince Harry's girlfriend has received
8th November 2016
Kensington Palace has a released a
strongly worded statement condemning the “racist and sexist” abuse
that Prince Harry’s girlfriend, Meghan Markle, has been receiving.
The statement released, which officially confirms the romance, says
that Ms Markle ‘has been subject to a wave of abuse and
harassment’. This abuse includes racism in comment pieces, smears
on the…
