Today is the 68th birthday of The Duchess
of Cornwall. To celebrate the occasion, Royal Central has compiled
a list of 10 facts about The Duchess. The Duchess of Cornwall
pictured here in 2011 at the Hampton Court Flower Show. 1. The
Duchess of Cornwall is the daughter of Major Bruce Middleton Hope
Shand and the Hon Rosalind Maud Shand. She was born Camilla
Rosemary Shand on 17th July 1947 at…
Prince William undertakes first mission with East Anglian Air Ambulance
15th July 2015
As Prince William has started his new job
as a co-pilot with the East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA), his first
call of duty came on Monday, but was shortly dismissed as he and
his team were not needed. Yet an incident near Lyng Farm,
Garboldisham located on the…
Prince George turns two years old on the
22nd July and to mark this special occasion, the Royal Mint have
released a commemorative sterling silver £5 coin. The limited
edition coin depicts a contemporary re-imaging of the St George and
the dragon legend by Christopher Le…
The Great Yorkshire Show, now in
157th-year continued its royal connection on Tuesday. Its patron,
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall attended the first
day of what is heralded as “England’s Premier Agricultural Event .”
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall at the 2011 Great
Yorkshire Show meeting cattle exhibitors. The agricultural show
takes place at the…
Prince Harry has announced that the
second Invictus Games will take place in Orlando, Florida in 2016.
The news came in a video recorded last month by Harry and published
today on the Kensington Palace Twitter account. The games will take
place from May 8th to Mary 12th 2016…
The Duke of York was installed as the new
Chancellor of Huddersfield University yesterday, succeeding the
11-year term of actor Sir Patrick Stewart. The appointment, which
is Prince Andrew’s first university chancellorship, came with an
honorary doctorate and both were…
The Duchess has landed: Camilla arrives on traditional narrowboat and opens new landing stage in Swindon
13th July 2015
After a busy week in Wales, The Duchess
of Cornwall kicks off another week of engagements beginning in
Swindon on Monday. Camilla has been the patron of the Wilts and
Berks Canal Trust for the last eight years. The new Wichelstowe
landing stage is located alongside Waitrose at West Wichel. Camilla
arrived at the event on Dragonfly, a traditional style narrowboat
built by the Wilts and Berks…
It is the beginning of a new chapter in
his life but as The Duke of Cambridge reported for work on his
first day as a pilot with the East Anglian Air Ambulance today his
thoughts were with his family. He had warm words for his son and
daughter but above all praise for his…
Prince Harry back fighting on front lines - this time battling poachers
13th July 2015
If there is ever something Prince Harry
is to shy away from it is not hard work as he is proving once
again with his front-line action against African poachers in order
to save the black rhino from extinction. Prince Harry’s three-month
trip has him travelling…
Prince William returns to work beginning new job with East Anglian Air Ambulance
13th July 2015
As all good things must come to an end
and so does Prince William’s latest time at home with his
family as he is due to start his new job as a pilot with the
East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) today. The job not only requires
early 7am starts at the Cambridge International Airport but the
future king will also have his share of night shifts. Something
that his two young children have more…
