Being married for 68 years like The Queen and Prince Philip have been is a remarkable achievement but a couple from Lancashire have topped this. Gordon and Alice Mitchell have recently received a telegram from Her Majesty congratulating them on 75 years of marriage.
The couple, both aged 95, were delighted with their formal letter from The Queen which read, “My congratulations to you on…
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall were in Belgium on Wednesday to attend the Opening Ceremony of the restored Hougoumont Farm.
Her Royal Highness, Princess Astrid of Belgium, joined Charles and Camilla on their tour of Hougoumont Farm. The present Duke of…
First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, received the royal treatment on Tuesday as she paid a visit to Kensington Palace to have morning tea with Prince Harry. Mrs Obama is on the first leg of her week-long European tour with her daughters Sasha and Malia as well as…
800 years ago on 15 June 1215 insurgent Baron Leaders trooped on London where they were greeted by a swelling crowd of defectors from King John’s royalist followers. The demands of this group would soon turn into the most pivotal document in English history: Magna Carta.
The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince William, The Princess Royal and Admiral Lawrence viewed a new art installation and…
Queen leads royals at Garter day ceremony in Windsor Castle
15th June 2015
The Queen led members of the Royal Family at the traditional annual Garter day ceremony at Windsor Castle today, joined also by the knights and ladies of the Order for the service which took place at St George’s chapel.
The Order of the Garter was established by Edward…
Royal guests head to Stockholm for the wedding of the year
12th June 2015
Royalty from around Europe will gather in Sweden in June 13th for the Royal Wedding of the year. Kings, queens, princes and princesses will all be present at the Royal Chapel of the Royal Palace in Stockholm to see Prince Carl Philip, the only son of King Carl XVI Gustaf and…
Earlier this week, Prince Harry revealed his secret ambition – to join the Gurkha regiment of the British Armed Forces. Unfortunately, The Prince, who will leave the Army this year after ten years of service, missed his true calling because of timing.
Prince Harry has revealed an ambition he will never get to fulfil.
Along with his grandparents and father, Prince Harry attended a reception…
She may only be just over a month old but according to her grandfather, Prince Charles, Princess Charlotte is already sleeping through the night and seems to be a lot easier with her nocturnal routine than her elder brother Prince George was at her age. Prince Charles…
The Duke of Edinburgh is 94 on June 10th 2015
There have been gun salutes and peals of bells to mark the 94th birthday of The Duke of Edinburgh. But the man at the heart of the celebrations is keeping a low profile – it’s thought Prince Philip will spend the day…
The Queen marks 200 years of service by the Gurkhas
10th June 2015
The Queen, accompanied by other senior members of the Royal Family, has attended a special pageant in London to mark the 200 years of service that the Gurkhas have given to the Crown. The Sultan of Brunei was also present at the event which took place in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea.
The open air pageant, organized by the Gurkha Welfare Trust, chronicled the two centuries of Gurkha…