The Queen will pay a trip to
Europe’s largest construction project next week when
she visits the Crossrail works at London’s Bond Street. Her
Majesty is due to make the 26m descent underground to see the
ongoing building of brand new ticket halls that are expected
to see over 220,000 people pass through them daily when the
project is completed in 2018. When services begin…
While the world focussed on the
#YoungMindsMatter campaign, the Duchess of Cambridge was already
looking ahead to her future patronages in supporting children’s
mental health. As she spearheaded her #YoungMindsMatter crusade
with the help of the Huffington Post UK, The…
While on a visit to Redcar, North
Yorkshire, the Prince of Wales discovered his greatest admirer in a
young boy who insists on dressing in a smart suit at all times to
be like the Prince. Six year-old Benjamin Cooper was waiting to
meet Prince Charles with his sister and…
As part of her guest edit for the
Huffington Post, the Duchess of Cambridge has written a blog
submission as part of the #youngmindsmatter campaign. The new
series, Young Minds Matter, was created to start the conversation
about the mental and emotional health of today’s youth. This will
enable children to “feel loved, valued and understood.” Other
contributors to the campaign…
Prince William makes controversial speech to Foreign Office diplomats
17th February 2016
Prince William has given a speech to
British diplomats at the Foreign Office in London, a speech that
many are calling an intervention in the upcoming referendum on
Britain’s membership in the European Union. In his speech, the
future king said: “In an increasingly…
Out of over a thousand entries, the
Church of England’s commemorative logo for Queen Elizabeth II’s
90th birthday celebrations was designed by a ten-year-old boy. The
Church of England held a contest throughout its schools to decide
on a logo for the celebrations, and…
A rare and unused variety of
the Canada 15¢ gray Large Queen stamp from the 1868 series
will be offered for auctions in Ottowa in Canada on the 1st of
March. The auctions will also include hundreds of lots of Canadian
and British North America stamps and other items from postal
history. It will also include other worldwide stamps and covers
from collections. The Canada 15¢ gray Large Queen…
New details about the Duchess of Cambridge’s guest edit for Huffington Post
14th February 2016
When the Duchess of Cambridge takes over
as guest editor for The Huffington Post UK on Wednesday, 17
February, she will focus on behavioural and emotional problems in
children. In a post published on The Huffington Post UK’s website
late Friday night, Dr. Harold Koplewicz…
Duchess of Cornwall admits she sometimes gets jealous over Prince Charles
13th February 2016
The Duchess of Cornwall has admitted that
she can get very jealous of her husband, Prince Charles’ painting
skills. While visiting Royal Trinity Hospice in London for its
125th anniversary, the Duchess looked on to patient Peter Copeman’s
watercolour saying of…
Shakespeare exhibition to mark the 400th anniversary of his death held at Windsor Castle
13th February 2016
With the 400th anniversary of
playwrighter William Shakespeare’s death, Queen Elizabeth is
marking the occasion with a display at Windsor Castle. The event
that starts Saturday will display treasures demonstrating the link
between her family and Shakespeare, such as a copy of his second
folio, annotated by both Charles I and George III. Other family
heirlooms include Queen Mary’s copy…
