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 Alderton’s new spell at Clarence
House will begin as William Nye, The Prince of Wales’s current
Principal Private…
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…
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 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…
