The RSPCA could lose its royal
patronage when Prince Charles becomes King, over concerns it
is becoming too involved in the campaign against countryside
sports. The Queen is currently the Patron of the animal welfare
charity however, according to reports, the Prince of Wales has
privately raised “concerns” and disagrees with some of the
organisation’s key policies. It has…
After taking over as Patron of the RAF
Air Cadets from Prince Philip last December, the Duchess of
Cambridge will take on her first official engagement as Honorary
Air Commandant. On Sunday 7th February, the Duchess will help mark
the 75th anniversary of the RAF Air…
The Ministry of Defence has announced
that a senior RAF officer is to become the next Chief of Defence
Staff, the individual charged with leading all three Armed
Forces in the UK. Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach, 59, will
succeed General Sir Nick Houghton in the summer…
Her Majesty The Queen has been
immortalised in a new permanent first class letter mail stamp
issued by Canada Post in her honour. A permanent – or “P” – stamp,
is one which can be bought at the current postage price and will be
accepted at anytime that they are used in the future. The
stamp measures 20.25 mm x 23.55 mm, and was designed by Steven
Slipp, a designer from…
While speaking at an event about the lack
of multiculturalism in the TV industry, Idris Elba spoke about how
thanks to the Prince’s Trust he got his first break in the creative
industry. He said: “I finally got my first break in the creative
industries from the…
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of
Cornwall will undertake an official visit to the Western Balkans
later this year, Clarence House has announced. Their Royal
Highnesses are set to tour Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia
in March. While the Prince has visited the…
The Duchess of Cambridge will guest edit
The Huffington Post UK for a day in the middle of February,
Kensington Palace have announced. The Duchess will become editor
for the day to raise awareness of children’s mental health issues,
something that she is very passionate about. When she is editor,
Kate will arrange for leading figures from across the mental health
sector to contribute to the…
Tickets for the party of the year,
marking the Queen’s 90th birthday in The Mall, will cost £150 each,
her grandson has announced. The hotly contested tickets to attend
The Mall street party will be released into a ballot next month,
with around 1000 tickets being…
From a bag of salt to some Weetabix,
every year, gifts which members of The Royal Family received over
the past twelve months are released which provides insight into
what people gift The Queen and her family. In 2015, The Prince of
Wales received hundreds of gifts for…
After meeting with many Iraqi and Syrian
refugees, The Prince of Wales has donated money to persecuted
Christians. Following a speech Prince Charles made on persecuted
Christians at an advent reception last month, the undisclosed
amount was made from the Prince of Wales’ charitable foundation to
Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN). The rapidly
growing crisis of extremism could…
