The Duke of Kent is to receive the
Dresden Prize on the 14th February 2015 for his work towards the
reconciliation of Great Britain and Germany afterthe Second World
War. The prize, which will be awarded in Dresden’s Semper Opera,
recognises the prevention of conflict and violence and The Duke has
been active in fostering British-German reconciliation for over 20
years. In…
A pig belonging to Princess Anne has been
killed by a roaming boar after it got on to her
Gatcombe Park estate. It is believed that the boar had
escaped from a nearby farm rather than it being a wild boar
from the Forest of Dean, as originally thought. The Princess…
The Queen has sent a message of thanks to
all of the firefighters and volunteers in Australia who have been
tackling some of the worse bush fires in recent times. The Queen
sent her “sincere thanks and appreciation” to the firefighters and
volunteers. More than…
On Thursday 15 January, The Duchess of
Cambridge, Royal Patron of The Art Room, will officially name The
Clore Art Room at Barlby Primary School. The Duchess will meet
Barlby Primary School staff and students and will then be greeted
into the new Art Room. There she will speak to children who attend
workshops. Kate will then join a round table discussion about the
work of The Art Room with…
The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry
were so good at playing polo, they could have represented Britain
internationally, according to Cirencester Park Polo Club’s
executive manager, Tim Keyte. Describing the brothers, Mr Keyte
said: “They’re both very…
The Queen has commissioned a new portrait
to be painted of her, which will celebrate the milestone of her
becoming the longest reigning monarch in British history; exceeding
the 63 years Queen Victoria sat on the throne. Portraitist Richard
Stone is the man tasked with the…
It has been announced that The Queen and
The Duke of Edinburgh will make a rare overseas state visit to
Germany later this year. Her Majesty and His Royal Highness are
visiting the country between the 24-26th June at the invitation of
the German President, Joachim Gauck. The Queen has previously
visited Germany on state visits before; most recently eleven years
ago in 2004. Both she and Prince…
Buckingham Palace last night made another
unprecedented statement in regards to allegations made against
Prince Andrew which link him to having a sex with an underage girl.
The statement comes after The Mail on Sundaypurportsthat the woman
who made the claims…
The Duke of York has been urged to fight
back over allegations made in US court documents in which a woman
claimed she was forced to have sex with him whilst she was still a
minor. Professor Alan Dershowitz, professor of law at Harvard
University – who is also named in…
Buckingham Palace have blasted recent
allegations that Prince Andrew had sexually abused a 17-year-old
girl who claims she was used as a sex slave. The incongruous
accusations have been made after US court documents named him in
relation to a case that involved ‘impropriety with underage
minors’. The Duke of York has hit back at the claims, insisting any
suggestion of any wrongdoing…
