The Edinburghs

Countess of Wessex meets Downton Abbey stars

The Countess of Wessex is Patron of Tomorrow’s People, a national employment charity which has programmes throughout the country to give people the help and support that they require to find employment. Working with the aim to avoid long-term un-employment and eventual homelessness, the organisation recently launched the Opportunity Partnership, to help get work for 25,000 young people. This…
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Queen Elizabeth II

Queen receives lifetime award for dedication to equestrianism

Lifetime Achievement award, which recognises her dedication to horses. The award was presented to The Queen at a ceremony in Buckingham Palace by Princess Haya in the presence of the former FEI President The Duke of Edinburgh, as well as Keith Taylor, Chairman of the British Equestrian Federation. Now aged 88, The Queen has always had a fond interest of horses and had her first riding lesson at…
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Prince PhilipQueen Elizabeth II

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh spend Anniversary in Scotland

The Queen and Prince Philip’s 67th wedding anniversary was today celebrated with an RAF flypast in Moray, Scotland, while they were visiting the area. Her Majesty visiting service personnel and families of 39 Engineer Regiment on Thursday 20th November 2014 at Kinloss Barracks in Moray.© Crown Copyright 2014, Mark Owens/Army HQ Scotland Two Typhoons and a Tornado jet flew over RAF Lossiemouth…
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