The Duke of
Westminster, Major-General Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, died
today (Tuesday) at the age of 64 his estate have confirmed. The
billionaire landowner, who was worth £9.35 billion (c$13
billion), passed away at Royal Preston Hospital in Lancashire.
Hugh Grosvenor, the Duke’s only son, immediately succeeds his
father to the Dukedom of Westminster. Buckingham Palace have
said that The…
Michael Gove was behind the false 'Queen backs Brexit' story in The Sun, former Deputy PM reveals
7th August 2016
The former Deputy Prime Minister, Nick
Clegg, has revealed that Michael Gove was behind the ‘Queen backs
Brexit’ story which was published in The Sun newspaper. The story,
which was published in March, resulted in Buckingham Palace making
an official complaint to the…
Internal email leaked with details about the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's Canadian tour
4th August 2016
An internal email from the Yukon
government detailed plans for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s
upcoming visit to the territory. In the email, it was noted that
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife,
Sophie Grégoire will join Prince William and Kate while
in the…
Princess Anne nearly jabbed in face as Andy Murray struggles with flag-bearing duties
4th August 2016
Princess Anne was nearly the victim of a
right royal headache after Team GB flag-bearer Andy Murray
struggled with his flag-bearing duties during a photoshoot. The
world number 2 tennis player had difficulty holding the flag during
the photo opportunity, but luckily he got to grips with the task
before anybody was hurt. As well as standing on the wrong side of
the Union Jack, Mr Murray entirely…
According to Peter Morgan, the writer of
Netflix’s opulent new series The Crown, the Royal Family are both
“very, very nervous and very, very excited” about the show, which
will tell the story of a young Queen Elizabeth. “The royals
are aware of the show,” he…
Prince Philip still conducts more engagements than Prince Harry and Prince William
29th July 2016
The Duke & Duchess of Cambridge and
Prince Harry have increased the number of royal
engagements they have attended so far in 2016; but they still have
a long way to go until they catch up with the Queen,
Prince Philip and other senior members of the Royal…
Prince Harry’s live HIV test has
encouraged more people to follow suit and request to know their HIV
status. According to Terrence Higgins Trust, which conducted the
15-minute test live on Facebook, orders for the self-testing
kit piloted during the video rose five fold, with an increase from
32 to 150 requests per day. The UK’s largest HIV and Sexual Health
charity welcomed the figures, as…
Prince George is the prime example of “white privilege” according to a British Council employee
27th July 2016
Prince George has been described as a
prime example of “white privilege” by a member of the British
Council. The senior British Council executive, Angela Gibbins
posted the comments about the then age two Prince George after an
official photo marking Queen Elizabeth’s…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will
visit Canada in the autumn; Kensington Palace have announced. The
announcement comes after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invited
the entire Cambridge family to the country via a formal invitation
sent to Kensington Palace. It is not…
It has been announced that the Duchess of
Cornwall will visit the New Forest next week. She will be in
Brockenhurst to officially open the new Poppy Pods Holiday village,
by unveiling a poppy-shaped plaque. She will be welcomed by local
dignitaries, including the Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire, Nigel
Atkinson, Chairman of Hampshire County Council, Cllr Keith Chapman
and the leader of the authority…
