Prince William completed seven-and-a-half
years of full-time military service. He began his career with the
Household Cavalry before serving with the Royal Air Force, with his
final posting as an RAF Search and Rescue Pilot. The Duke of
Cambridge left operational service in the Armed Forces in 2013.
Next year the Prince will become an air ambulance pilot for East
Anglian Air Ambulance. The royal…
‘It’s not particularly nice being shot at’ – Prince Andrew reveals experiences of Falklands War
25th August 2014
The 54-year-old Duke told the US
television channel CNBC that he had been “foolish” to think he was
once “invincible”. Prince Andrew served in the Royal Navy for 22
years and in that time whilst serving in the Falklands, he said he
had a “couple” of moments of…
Musical prodigy Leia Zhu, from
Whickham in Newcastle, sent an invite to Her Majesty to attend her
45-minute recital to watch her play nine different pieces on
her violin. Along with the letter, The Queen received a CD and
newspaper clippings about the young…
The £1 million facility, named The HIVE,
is designed to support research into construction materials and
will provide an environment to help reduce the carbon footprint of
buildings. The project is being funded by the Engineering and
Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). New building materials
are developed in laboratories and then must be evaluated in full
scale environments; the latter of…
After Prince Philip’s visit to Cornwall
recently, it seems The Duke enjoyed his time at the National
Lobster Hatchery so much, he helped his one year old great-grandson
to adopt a crustacean. It was on the National Lobster
Hatchery’s Facebook page that the adoption was…
Prince Harry and The Earl of Wessex to support National Paralympic Day
20th August 2014
The day will be marked with free to
attend events taking place in Birmingham and Liverpool and an elite
sports competition will be held at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
in London, which will see Great Britain face tough competition in a
range of sports. The Earl of…
Harry turns 30 on 15th September and the
show aims to look at those three decades of the popular red-haired
Prince, 'from mischievous toddler to frontline soldier, from
troubled teen, to becoming arguably the world’s most eligible
bachelor', says the press release. The programme is to feature
prominent Royal correspondents, people who have worked with Harry
and journalists and…
In an interview with ABC News, the 36
year old explained what the event was: “The Longines Global
Champions Tour is the diamond league of show jumping. It’s the top
30 riders in the world. The top 30 horses in the world.” There are
many world renowned names who will be…
Prince Charles commented, "He was a
remarkable man, whose wonderfully frenetic humour brought a special
kind of laughter in to peoples lives. I greatly enjoyed meeting him
on several occasions and his irreplaceable contribution to life
will be greatly missed by…
inaugural Invictus Games next month. The
130 servicemen and veterans chosen are to be a part of the British
team form the largest ever military sports team to be made up of
wounded and injured soldiers. The team is made up of 69 percent
Army representatives, 23 percent Naval Service representatives, and
8 percent Air Force representatives. Of these, 58 percent are
veterans, while the remaining 42…
