Prince Philip

Prince Philip and astronaut Tim Peake surprise two young pilots

A magical moment it was for two budding young pilots Head Girl Libby and Deputy Head Boy Michael when they received a call from Astronaut Tim Peake in space and were granted entrance to a royal residence at St James Palace in London for an audience with The Duke of Edinburgh. His Royal Highness congratulated the two young pilots after they received certificates of recognition by Andy Perkins…
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Queen Elizabeth II

‘Queen backs Brexit’ headline ruled misleading

A press watchdog has decided that The Sun‘s headline “Queen backs Brexit” to be misleading on Wednesday. Buckingham Palace made a complaint to the press regulator IPSO over The Sun‘s report which claimed an unnamed source said there were at least two times in the past ten years in which Queen Elizabeth spoke her mind about her opposition to a British membership of the…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

The Duke of Cambridge and Ralph Lauren open new cancer research centre

Today, the American philanthropist and fashion designer, Ralph Lauren and the Duke of Cambridge, President of the Royal Marsden Cancer Foundation officially opened the Ralph Lauren Centre for Breast Cancer Research at The Royal Marsden Hospital, a four million pounds centre in Chelsea at the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust. Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosis for women. Globally…
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The Edinburghs

Countess of Wessex to open school for autistic children

On Thursday, the Countess of Wessex will officially open LVS Oxford in Begbroke. Opened in September 2014, this school serves and meets the needs of 48 children on the autism spectrum. The Countess has been Royal Patron of the National Autistic Society, (NAS), since August, 2003 when she took over the position from the Princess Royal. NAS is the a leading UK charity for autistic people (including…
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