A recent YouGov poll has shown that The
Queen is the ‘most admired woman’ in the UK, and the 4th most
admired woman in the world. The poll, which was carried out across
23 countries and asked over 23,000 people, saw a scattering of
Royals make the cut. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were popular
in many countries, no doubt aided by their high-profile tour of New
Zealand and…
William and Kate seek a maternity nurse in preparation for baby number two
2nd February 2015
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, who
are expecting their second child in April, are looking for a
full-time maternity nurse to help with the new baby. The Royal
parents are to have begun asking about a full-time maternity nurse
in September, when they approached the…
The Queen rules against introducing new dogs to the Royal household
1st February 2015
It’s a familiar sight to see The Queen
with a Corgi or two at her side, though that could soon become a
thing of the past as Her Majesty has ruled out introducing any new
dogs to her household. The Queen no longer replaces her beloved
pets when they die because she…
Benedict Cumberbatch urges William and Kate to help pardon historic 'indecency' convictions
30th January 2015
In an open letter to Her Majesty’s
government, actor Benedict Cumberbatch has urged The Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge to help influence the government in pardoning
around 49, 000 men who have been convicted in the past for
indecency laws regarding homosexuality. Cumberbatch recently
starred in The Imitation Game – the film based upon the life of
Alan Turing, who, in 1952, was prosecuted…
On Thursday, the 12th of February, The
Duchess of Cambridge will visit Portsmouth, where she will carry
out two engagements accompanied by competitive sailor, Sir Ben
Ainslie. In the morning, The Duchess will visit the new
headquarters of Ben Ainslie Racing and the 1851…
While the 1920s would prove to
be an eventful decade for Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (and
later, The Duchess of York) the 1930s would transform her life
in a way that no one would ever have expected. This decade would
see Elizabeth crowned Queen and the outbreak of the…
On the request of Her Majesty’s
Government, The Prince of Wales will carry out official visits to
Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates
from 7th February to 12th February 2015. The tour will begin in
Jordan on 7th February. Charles will spend two days in the country
where as a guest of King Abdullah II of Jordan, he will meet His
Majesty and other members of the…
The Full Effect Youth Project is in for
another visit from Prince Harry. On February 3rd Harry will visit
the youth project for the third time, previously visiting in 2013
and 2014. The Full Effect Youth Project, located in St. Ann’s,
Nottingham, works to improve…
The Duke of Edinburgh has written an
opinion piece, supporting engineering, for theNew Scientist
magazine. The article, entitled ‘Make Things Better’, is
approximately 500 words long and details The Duke’s passion for the
engineering industry. The piece comes…
Prince Charles: "Climate Change Agreement, the New Magna Carta"
28th January 2015
Prince Charles attended The Prince
of Wales’s International Sustainability Unit meeting on Forests,
Climate Change and Development at the British Academy in London on
Monday. The Prince has asked the international community to act on
climate change before it becomes an irreparable condition. He noted
the climate change agreement, set for launch in December by the
UNVCCC in Paris, should “be…
