The Duke of Cambridge started his first
day at Bond Air Services as he begins his training to be a pilot
for the East Anglian Air Ambulance. Prince William previously
piloted Sea King helicopters for the RAF in Anglesey. During the
next months, he will undergo specific training before he begins
piloting ambulance missions during the summer. The training will
involve time in a simulator, aircraft…
The Queen made a sudden return
to Buckingham Palace on Monday morning to receive the Prime
Minister David Cameron after the dissolution of Parliament. The
Queen, who is residing at Windsor Castle for the next month for
Easter Court, received Mr Cameron shortly after 11…
Prince Charles paid a visit to his local
small community hospital in Tetbury Friday in his capacity as
Patron of Friends of Tetbury Hospital, which raises funds to
maintain it. The Prince opened the recently upgraded X-Ray unit.
The £108,600 needed for the upgrade took…
"An event of great national and international significance": The Queen’s message opens the order of service at Richard III’s reburial
26th March 2015
The Queen has issued a message on the
occasion of the reinterment of her predecessor, King Richard III,
who was buried at Leicester Cathedral today. Her Majesty mentions
The King’s death in the Battle of Bosworth, and her memories of
Leicester Cathedral. She also issues her thanks to the people who
made this historic event possible. The complete message reads: “The
reinterment of King…
The Supreme Court has today ruled that
letters sent by The Prince of Wales to government ministers can be
published. The hand-down of the judgement, which was delivered just
after 09:45 GMT, ends a nine-year legal battle between The
Guardian and the government. The Court…
Duke of York sings Happy Birthday to daughter Eugenie virtually during Pitch@Palace awards
24th March 2015
The Pitch@Palace event is an initiative
by the Duke of York to encourage entrepreneurship in the United
Kingdom. In the past, the initiative has been described as a cross
between the television shows Shark’s Tank, Dragon’s Den, and the X
Factor. This week it can be…
Last Thursday The Duke of Cambridge made
a secret visit to the country’s most secretive building to witness
how the communications of alleged terrorists and foreign spy
organisations are being monitored. The visit to Government
Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
was a first for Prince William. William spent approximately four
hours learning about the maximum…
Freundel Stuart, the Prime Minister of
Barbados, said that the nation will be moving towards becoming a
republic, replacing The Queen with a President as Head of State.
“We cannot pat ourselves on the shoulder at having gone into
independence; having de-colonised our…
Laurie Doyle, a registered nurse from
Lousiville and avid Royal watcher, could not believe her luck on
Friday afternoon. What began as a chilly day standing in front of
the Cathedral of the Assumption turned into shaking the hand of the
future King of England complete with a…
The Queen-in-Council issued a
proclamation setting out the dates when Parliament will be
prorogued ahead of its dissolution, heralding the beginning of the
short campaign for the British General Election on this May.
The Order read that Parliament would be prorogued (which means
suspended) “no earlier than 26th March” and “no later than 30th
March”, though in practice the…
