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 events he had attended,
including some fairy dust. It is presumed this was meant to be
passes on to his grandchildren, Prince…
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’…
Prince George will soon be
inheriting his father, Prince William’s, half-size V8 Volante Aston
Martin, just as soon as he is old enough to drive it. Prince
William and his younger brother, Prince Harry were gifted the car
in 1988 but the car has been sat in the…
'God Save The Queen' could be scrapped from UK sporting fixtures
10th January 2016
Plans to drop the British national
anthem, God Save The Queen, from being sung at sporting events will
go before parliament this Wednesday for discussion. The proposals
are that the famous anthem would be reserved only for Team GB
sporting events, in which England, Scotland, Wales and Northern
Ireland all take part. This is to reflect the fact that the
Scottish, Welsh and Irish sports teams have…
Duchess of Cambridge’s family join Royal Family for Gallipoli service
10th January 2016
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge made a
surprise appearance at the wreath-laying service today to remember
those who died in the Gallipoli campaign. They joined The Queen and
the Duke of Edinburgh in the placing of a wreath at the war
memorial on the Sandringham Estate…
Kensington Palace
yesterday announced that Prince Harry will be visiting Nepal
this Spring, at the same time the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
will make a trip to Bhutan and India. This will be the
first visit to Nepal for Prince Harry who follows a long list
of members of…
The government of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland is classified as a
constitutional monarchy, not unlike the governments of Spain,
Sweden, Denmark, and Norway. In the United Kingdom, Queen Elizabeth
holds ceremonial power. She is considered Head of State in the
United Kingdom and 15 other member countries of the Commonwealth
realm (Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Belize…
Prince Charles succeeds Queen Elizabeth as patron of Holocaust Memorial Day Trust
8th January 2016
The Prince of Wales has succeeded his
mother, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, as the new patron of the
Holocaust Memorial Day Trust. Queen Elizabeth has been patron of
the organisation since its inception ten years ago. She has visited
the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in…
New photos of Prince George have been
released today to mark his first day at nursery. The two photos,
which were taken by the Duchess of Cambridge, show the young prince
standing in front of the mural on the outside of his nursery. He
attended his first day at Westacre…
Astronaut Tim Peake sends message to Queen from International Space Station
6th January 2016
The first British astronaut in the
International Space Station, Tim Peake, has recorded a special
message from space for Her Majesty the Queen. The message was in
reply to the well-wishes Queen Elizabeth had sent Major Peake when
he embarked on his mission last month. The pre-recorded message
thanked the Queen saying he was both “honoured” and “humbled” by
her outreach in the minute-long…
