Our series continues with a look at The Queen Mother during my favourite decade: The 1980s.
The 1980s would usher in a disastrous racing season, but the mood would change with The Queen Mother’s eightieth birthday on 4th August.
In May 1980, The Queen Mother made her journey north as she always had for her fortnight of fishing. This year a slight change in plans as she stayed at Craigowan, and…
#RoyalVisitChina Embarrassment for Prince William as elephants forced to perform close to animal sanctuary
4th March 2015
As he continued his Royal tour of China, Prince William visited an animal sanctuary in Yunnan Province. His visit was marred by embarrassment after it was revealed by Sky News that elephants were being forced to perform for tourists very close to the sanctuary.
It was…
During his final day of his Royal tour of China, The Duke of Cambridge spoke out and condemned the illegal wildlife trade in a speech to the Regional Wildlife and Conservation Conference.
Prince William began his final day in China by meeting villagers in Xishuangbanna, and…
#RoyalVisitChina: Football, a festival and Paddington Bear for Prince William
4th March 2015
Prince William had a chance to take a break from his diplomatic role and have some fun on Tuesday, as he played a game of football at a Shanghai school as part of his ongoing tour of China.
However, immaculately dressed in a blue suit, the Prince only managed to kick the ball once as he took part in the five-a-side game at the Nanyang High School. After the match, he retired to the sidelines to…
Having arrived in Tokyo on Thursday, Prince William is currently in Beijing as part of a week-long tour of the Far East. But while he may be in China with the purpose of promoting ‘brand Britain’, the visit will test the second-in-line to throne’s ability…
Following his vastly successful four-day tour of Japan, Prince William landed in Beijing, China, where he met with the Chinese President, Xi Jinping.
On the first official Royal visit to China since The Queen and Prince Philip visited the country in 1986, Prince William was…
The face of a nation: New coin portrait of The Queen unveiled by Royal Mint in London
2nd March 2015
The Royal Mint has, this morning, unveiled the new portrait of The Queen which will soon appear on UK coins in an event at London’s National Portrait Gallery.
Adam Lawrence, CEO of The Royal Mint unveils the new portrait of The Queen which will appear on UK coins from today.
The new portrait, only the fifth time it has changed in Her Majesty’s reign, replaces the current Rank-Broadley…
During Prince William’s recent launch of the Innovation is Great campaign in Tokyo’s Roppongi district, upon the 49th floor of the Mori Tower, Prince William met with astronaut and chief executive, Soichi Noguchi.
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Noguchi, who rose…
Day four of The Duke of Cambridge’s Far East Tour had him visit the Tohoku Region in North East Japan to visit the city of Ishinomaki.
Ishinomaki is a town, and port found on the eastern Miyagi-ken (prefecture), northeastern Honshu, Japan.
Founded in the 4th century…
Countess of Wessex to join The Gloucesters at reinterment of King Richard III
28th February 2015
The Countess of Wessex will join The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester at the reinterment service of former King, Richard III, Leicester Cathedral has announced this week.
The reburial of the last Plantagenet English monarch will take place on the 26th March at Leicester Cathedral, following the discovery of the King’s bones underneath a city car park in 2012.
Speaking of the modern Royal…
