Cirencester welcomed a very special
visitor on Friday as The Prince of Wales paid a visit to the town
to present graduates from the Royal Agricultural University with
their degrees. The graduation ceremony took place at St John the
Baptist’s Church in Market Place and was also attended by the Lord
Lieutenant of Cirencester as well as the High Sheriff and local
councillors. Prince Charles…
On Tuesday, Princess Alexandra paid a
visit to the famous Queen Victoria Seamen’s Rest. Affectionately
known as ‘Queen Vic’, she opened the building’s newest expansion –
the Simco Wing, added in time for the Queen Vic’s 175th…
The Duke of York used the 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' in forming Pitch@Palace
24th July 2015
Earlier this year, The Duke of York
launched Pitch@Palace 3.0, the third version of his entrepreneurial
endeavour that focuses on Technology within the Creative
Industries. His Royal Highness, who was in Cambridge to launch the
new Entrepreneurship Centre of which he is…
The Queen’s annual income from her
private Duchy of Lancaster estate has risen to £16m, an increase of
18%, or £2.4m, on 2014, accounts reveal. Her Majesty Queen
Elizabeth II is the current Duke of Lancaster. The title Duke of
Lancaster continues to be used, even for a female monarch. The
Duchy of Lancaster is a royal duchy held in trust for the
Sovereign. It is used to provide income for the…
On 23 July 1986, Prince Andrew married
Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey in London. Thousands of people
lined London’s streets, and an international audience of
approximately 500 million gathered around their television sets to
catch a view The Queen’s second son…
Duchess of Cornwall visits RAF training station and Cornwall Air Ambulance on last day in Cornwall
22nd July 2015
The Duchess of Cornwall attended two
engagements following the Ocean Plastics Awareness Day she attended
with The Duke of Cornwall earlier on Wednesday. Camilla ended this
week’s visit to Cornwall with stops at RAF St Mawgan and Cornwall
Air Ambulance. The first event…
The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall attended
an Ocean Plastics Awareness Day to learn about the efforts of local
charities at Fistral Beach in Newquay on Wednesday. [getty
src=”481534056″ width=”594″ height=”424″] Participating in today’s
event included Surfers Against Sewage and the Marine Conservation
Society whose goal is to combat marine litter. Ocean…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have
released a new photograph of Prince George ahead of
his second birthday on Thursday. The photograph shows the Duke
of Cambridge holding Prince George in the gardens at Sandringham
House and is part of the series of official…
Lobster tagging, Chardonnay and clotted cream: Charles and Camilla's day on one of the Isles of Scilly
21st July 2015
After their first day in Cornwall, The
Duke and Duchess of Cornwall spent the day at St Mary’s, the Isle
of Scilly’s largest island and gateway to the rest of the islands.
Charles and Camilla’s day began with them attending the Island Fair
in Hugh Town on St…
British comedian Russell Brand has this
week attracted significant criticism for a post on social media
site Facebook in which he equated The Queen’s German heritage to
Nazism. The post garnered significant attention from Brand’s 3.4m
Facebook followers, many of whom were appalled by his
expletive-ridden rant, taking to the comments section to express
their outrage. Brand, well known…
