Her Majesty and Prince Philip were joined
by Charles and Camilla at a reception to mark the opening of the
Games. Also attending were the Earl of Wessex, who is vice patron
of the Commonwealth Games Federation, and The Countess of Wessex.
The Royal party met and spoke with invited heads of state and
government as well as other dignitaries. After the reception The
Queen formally launched the…
William and Kate will attend two events
in Liège and Mons before being joined by Prince Harry for the final
two events of the day in Mons. The Royal couple’s first engagement
will be a welcome to Liège King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of
Belgium at L’Abbaye…
Being Master of The Queen's Music is an
honorary positions which is usually bestowed on a musician of a
very high calibre, however since the reign of King George V the
role has seen no fixed duties given to the Master although they may
compose pieces for special royal…
In an addition to the already prominent
scene of Buckingham Palace, the party set-up sees Prince
George accompanied by recreations of his parents, The Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge and grandparents, Prince Charles and Camilla,
and Michael and Carole Middleton. Also attending the birthday party
at the Windsor theme park are George's great-grandparents, Her
Majesty The Queen and The Duke of…
The Duchess of Cambridge will visit Malta
on 20th and 21st September this year at the celebrations for the
50th anniversary of Malta’s independence, the Palace has announced.
In her first solo overseas tour, Kate will visit the island – which
gained independence from the…
The picture was taken by Press
Association photographer John Stillwell when Prince George
visited the “Sensational Butterflies” exhibition at the
Natural History Museum earlier this month with his parents the Duke
and Duchess of Cambridge. It shows the young prince…
The Bloodhound SSC is the fastest, most
powerful land vehicle in the world, with a maximum speed of 1,000
mph, which it can reach in less than 60 seconds. Engineers are
currently in the process of building this supersonic car, which is
set to be tested in Cornwall next summer at the low speed of 200
mph, before flying to South Africa, where it will try to break the
land speed record. The assembly…
The 72-year-old was diagnosed and treated
for the disease last year according to the Daily Mail’s diary. The
Prince’s spokesman, Simon Astaire, said “This particular problem
was, happily, diagnosed very early and treated successfully last
year by a surgical team who…
As part of the 70th anniversary
commemorations of the battle, 43 Brigade have spent four days in
Normandy retracing the steps of the 43rd Division from the conflict
70 years ago, as part of Operation Jupiter and the Normandy D-Day
landings. The culmination of the four day…
The Street Swords program teaches young
people from disadvantaged backgrounds, including young offenders,
how to fence. Since being founded in 2008, the Streets Swords
program has taught fencing to over 800 young people and trained
over 80 young leaders. With training sessions in
Middlesbrough, Peterlee, Hartlepool, and Durham, the program
encourages young people to use intelligence over…
