Bestselling author and two-time winner of
the Man Booker Prize, Hilary Mantel was made a Dame Commander of
the British Empire by the Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace
earlier today. Ms. Mantel, who is best known for her historical
novel Wolf Hall, received the damehood for her service to
Literature. After the investiture ceremony, Hilary Mantel revealed
what she and The Prince had discussed…
The Duchess of Cornwall visited London’s
King Edward VII Hospital to officially open the Poundbury Fertility
Clinic yesterday. The clinic is designed to provide treatment for a
variety of fertility problems and will use conventional medicines
alongside complementary…
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of
Cornwall will be welcoming a new private secretary to join their
office in August. Clive Alderton LVO, the current ambassador to
Morroco, will begin working for the royal couple later this year as
Principal Private Secretary. Mr…
The Queen to hold reception celebrating the work of The Earl and Countess of Wessex
4th February 2015
The Queen is to hold a reception at
Buckingham Palace on Tuesday 10th February to celebrate the work of
The Earl and Countess of Wessex. Prince Edward and The Countess
will join Her Majesty in meeting staff and volunteers from a
variety of charities, of which they are Patron or President. The
Countess of Wessex recently celebrated her 50th birthday and
it’s been suggested that the event…
Prince Charles and David Cameron thank school pupils for their fight for red squirrels
3rd February 2015
Pupils at a Northumberland primary school
have received recognition from The Prince of Wales and the Prime
Minister after they began a campaign calling for action to protect
the shrinking population of red squirrels from deadly disease
carrying grey squirrels. The children…
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…
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 Norland Agency and Royal
Nannies in London. William and Catherine are looking for a nurse
who will stay will them for at least…
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…
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 Trust to see what
progress has been made in its construction, before going in to look
at the mural in the site’s Visitor…
