The Yorks

Moving down line of succession no longer requires Beatrice to ask The Queen for permission to marry

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4th May 2015
Princess Beatrice can now say ‘I do’ without checking with The Queen first Dave Clark might want to keep his girlfriend away from jewellers’ windows as it just got a bit easier for him and Princess Beatrice to get married. The birth of the daughter of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge over the weekend moved Beatrice down one place in the line of succession. It means she no longer has…
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British Royals

Exhibition on sacrifice of Queen Mother's brother to open at Castle of Mey

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4th May 2015
Castle of Mey The Queen Mother’s 14th birthday also marked the day The Great War broke out, in which tragedy struck the nation, and she lost one of her brothers. Although The Queen Mother was young, she stepped up and ensured to lend a hand at her childhood home during the First World War. She even did her part in fighting a fire that took over the castle. Now, on the 100th anniversary of…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

The Royal Baby of the Twitter age

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3rd May 2015
When the Duchess of Cambridge gave birth, there was frenzy in the Twitter world. The new Princess has been born into the social media age, a time when tradition gets replaced with a 140 character message on social media. To make sure that the news of the royal birth got to…
Prince & Princess of Wales

A look at today's royal baby newspaper front pages

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3rd May 2015
It’s Sunday the 3rd of May, the day after the birth of the new royal Princess, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s youngest child, and Prince George’s younger sister. When the couple made their appearance on the steps on the Lindo Wing yesterday evening, it didn’t take a genius to work out what the Sunday newspapers would feature on their front pages. Below we take a look…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

World reaction to the new Royal Princess

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2nd May 2015
As the news was announced this morning that The Duchess of Cambridge had gone into labour, figureheads and public figures were quick to congratulate the Royal Family across the globe. Below are the words of congratulations from public figures nationally and internationally: “Congratulations to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the birth of their baby girl. I’m absolutely delighted…
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