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…
Eat, drink and be merry: Charles and Camilla enjoy their first day as part of annual visit to Cornwall
20th July 2015
After wrapping up a very successful week
in Wales a few weeks ago, The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall began
their annual visit to the South West. A bit of rain did not dampen
the spirit of The Duchess of Cornwall during her visit to Padstow
on Monday. The theme for their time…
Buckingham Palace reacts to images showing The Queen as a child appearing to give Nazi salute
18th July 2015
Buckingham Palace has said it is
disappointed by the decision of The Sun newspaper to publish an
image taken in 1933 of The Queen performing a Nazi salute under the
gaze of her uncle, the man who later became Edward VIII. The image
that appears on their front page this…
The 70th anniversary of Victory over
Japan Day will be commemorated by the Royal Family on Saturday 15th
August as The Queen, accompanied by Prince Philip, will attend a
service at St Martin-in-the-Fields Church, Trafalgar Square. On the
same day, the Prince of Wales will be accompanied by the Duchess of
Cornwall as they attend a Drumhead Service and wreath laying
ceremony on Horse Guards Parade…
