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 musician. Leia said in her
invite: “I asked my mum how to invite you to my recital or whether
I can go to the Palace to play for you. My…
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…
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 Wessex, Patron of the British
Paralympic Association, is a long-term supporter of the British
Paralympic team and will attend the…
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…
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 countless people, including myself." As
Charles stated, he had met Robin Williams on a number of occasions.
One notable meeting…
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…
Harry, who is a Captain in the Army, was
responsible for regularly flying injured personnel and civilians to
the hospital at Camp Bastion and has disclosed just some of
the sights he bore witness too while doing so, including children
who had died from roadside bombs and…
The medals, which have been designed by
Garrard, the oldest jewellery house in the world, will be handed
out to the winners and runners up at the Invictus Games in
September. It will not just be the medals that are being handed out
though, every single competitor at the event for wounded servicemen
and women will receive a Garrard medallion in recognition of their
competing in the games, so…
