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 to carry out a diplomatic role with ease. This
visit holds great significance – the last time a senior member of
the…
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…
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 to fame in Japan after spending six months on the
International Space Station from 2009-10, presented Prince William
with a…
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…
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 number of the galleries
learning about the social context of the city of Belfast and the
working conditions of those who built…
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…
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 and Duchess of Cambridge.
The Observance is organised by the Royal Commonwealth Society and
is the biggest multi-faith…
