Queen Elizabeth II

Will The Queen share her birthday with the new royal baby?

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20th April 2015
The Queen may be celebrating two birthdays, her own and if her new great-grandchild arrives on Tuesday. The Royal Family standing on the balcony of Buckingham Palace awaiting the flypast during Trooping the Colour in 2012. Twitter is buzzing with hopes that William and Catherine’s second child, Her Majesty’s fifth great-grandchild will be born on The Queen’s 89th birthday. Her…
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The Sussexes

Prince Harry completes first two weeks with the Australian Army

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18th April 2015
Captain Harry Wales has spent his first two weeks the Australian Army with the North-West Mobile Force (NORFORCE) and the 1st Brigade. Captain Wales prepares for flight on an Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) Tiger with the Australian Army’s 1st Aviation Regiment, Darwin, Northern Territory.© Commonwealth of Australia, Department of Defence Formed in 1981, NORFORCE is one of three Regional…
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Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen presents Lance Corporal Joshua Leakey with Victoria Cross

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15th April 2015
“I don’t get to give this one out very often. Well done.” And with those touching words The Queen pinned the Victoria Cross, the highest award for valour, onto the tunic of Lance Corporal Joshua Leakey. He is the first living serviceman to receive the medal for service in Afghanistan.View image | gettyimages.comParatrooper Joshua Leakey was presented with his Victoria Cross…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

Duchess of Cambridge's ancestors linked to Leeds area and Samantha Cameron

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12th April 2015
They may not be studying in this country but a group of students from Australia have been researching the family history of one of our most recognisable members of royalty. Art historian, Michael Reed and his students from Hallam College in Melbourne have uncovered evidence that shows The Duchess of Cambridge’s family once had links to a forgotten stately home in Leeds. Potternewton Hall…
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