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 invited to the Great Hall of
the People. There, he was welcomed by President Xi, who
congratulated him on the upcoming birth…
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…
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. View image | gettyimages.com
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, the city of Ishinokai was a booming
rice-shipping port from 1603–1867. The opening of the T?hoku
railway in the late 19th…
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…
The Earl of Wessex paid a visit to
Belfast on Wednesday, touring the birthplace of the famous ocean
liner Titanic. Prince Edward had made an express wish to visit
‘Titanic Belfast’, one of Northern Ireland’s top visitor
attractions. The Prince was shown a…
Monbeg Dude, the horse, partly owned by
Zara and Mike Tindall is reportedly in good form and is ready for
the 2015 Crabbie’s Grand National in April. Monbeg Dude at last
years Grand National where he finished in 7th place The horse’s
trainer, Michael Scudamore, says it’s “all systems go” as the
world’s most famous horse race gets closer and closer. The
Princess…
Australasia is bracing itself for a royal
visitor within the next year as reports suggest that Prince Harry
will be seconded to Australia and travel on to New Zealand before
ending his military career. The man who broke the story in
The London Evening Standard, Robert…
The Royal Family to attend the annual Commonwealth Observance in Westminster Abbey
27th February 2015
Westminster Abbey will play host to The
Royal Family on Monday 9th March as Her Majesty The Queen and
Prince Philip will attend the annual Commonwealth Observance. The
Queen and Prince Philip will be joined by The Prince of Wales and
Duchess of Cornwall as well as The Duke…
Reports have emerged today which suggest
that Prince Harry will leave the armed forces by the end of the
year. Prince Harry is to leave the armed forces at the end of the
year according to reports. According to The London Evening
Standard, he has taken the decision to end his active military
career after having served two tours of duty on the front line in
Afghanistan. The Queen’s grandchild…
