The first engagement of today didn't
begin in France though, before boarding the Eurostar at St Pancras
International, the Queen unveiled a plaque marking the 20th
anniversary of the Channel Tunnel linking Britain with continental
Europe. More than 330 million passengers and 65 million vehicles
have gone through the tunnel since it opened in 1994 and the
high-speed London-Paris rail link has…
Prince Charles attends remembrance service and reception as the first day of D-Day engagements come to an end
5th June 2014
The service, conducted by the Airborne
Chaplain, 16 Air Assault Brigade consisted of a Welcome, The Lord's
Prayer, A Lesson, Prayers, and the Act of Remembrance. After the
Reveille, Charles laid two wreaths: one at the Canadian memorial
and one at the British…
After the jump The Prince met some of
those who took part in the jump including an 89-year-old D-Day
veteran, Jock Hutton who participated in a tandem jump with one of
the Red Devils during the first drop. Mr Hutton is one of the last
D-Day veterans from his regiment; The…
Prince Charles and The Duchess of Cornwall continue their D-Day engagements with a stop in Ranville
5th June 2014
The Battle of Ranville formed part of
Operation Tonga, the codename given to the airborne operation
undertaken by the British 6th Airborne Division between 5th June
and 7th June 1944 as a part of Operation Overlord and the Normandy
landings. The Prince and Duchess have joined a lunch for veterans
at #Ranville #DDay70 pic.twitter.com/iiFPk1R9hu — Clarence House
(@ClarenceHouse) June 5…
A spokesperson from the French Embassy
commented: “This is a special honour from the people of Paris as it
is very rare in France to name places after prominent figures
during their lifetime”. The Queen will tour the market on the final
day of her and the Duke of…
Pictures today of the State Opening of
Parliament via @BritishMonarchy pic.twitter.com/B7VV7setLb — Royal
Central (@RoyalCentral) June 4, 2014 This year’s 10 minute speech
was full of drama as it was announced that plans would be brought
in to support economic growth…
she read out her speech to the House of
Lords. The page boys stand just a few feet away from the Queen Just
under nine minutes in from the start of the speech, a loud thud was
heard as the boy fainted onto the ground. The Duchess of Cornwall,
who was sat beside the boy, looked on with concern as he was
carried out of the chamber by staff. The Prince of Wales was also
distracted and looked around…
Prince Harry will meet a group of people
associated with the film as well as charities that the film will
benefit: Walking with the Wounded; Sentebale and The David Rattray
Memorial Trust. The Prince is a founding Patron of Sentebale and
has been Patron of a number of…
The 88-year-old monarch was seen wearing
jodhpurs, an overcoat and a headscarf as she rode on her black pony
alongside her head groom, Terry Prendry. The Queen finds it more
difficult to ride horses these days after she had two knee
operations in 2003. To ensure Her Majesty…
The connection between the House of
Windsor and the House of Grimaldi begins in the 19th century when
Albert I, Prince of Monaco married a beautiful and willful British
aristocrat called Lady Mary Victoria Hamilton. Her father was
the 11th Duke of Hamilton and her mother was a German princess,
Marie of Baden. Marie provides the first link between
Princess Charlene’s baby and Elizabeth…
