William became Royal Colonel of the
regiment in 2011 prior to his wedding and joins the likes of his
father, grandfather and aunty who are also colonels of Household
Division regiments. Armed Forces musicians from Britain, France and
Canada treated the crowd of 6,500 in attendance with an exciting
presentation of precision drill, military horsemanship, gunfire and
a brilliant fireworks…
"It was a frightfully good wheeze": Duke of Edinburgh discusses involvement in World War II
12th June 2014
For the first time, during an interview
with BBC Radio 4, the Duke of Edinburgh has publicly revealed
accounts of his personal experiences and involvement in a
number of conflicts of the Second World War. Throughout the
interview, which was part of the Britain At Sea…
chocolate! Michelle Sugar Art is
responsible for the piece, which is made of 16,074 individual
white, milk and dark Toblerone triangles, and took over 100 hours
to make. The release coincides with William’s first Father’s Day
since the birth of son, George. The unusual…
Last year, the Queen became the first
reigning monarch to own the winner of the prestigious race.
Speaking of Estimate, trainer Michael Stoute said “she’s made some
progress in the last month. The Gold Cup’s a tough assignment this
year, but I expect her to run very well” There is some concern
however, as Estimate has run only once since the win because of a
muscle injury. The young horse…
confirmed by the Lympstone Royal Marine
Camp. There were a flurry of social media reports of the fourth in
line to the throne being in Exeter this yesterday,
with Twitter users reporting to see him bustling through the
city with his police escort. As it turns out, the…
Sources from The Prince’s official
residence and offices at Clarence House clarified that Prince
Charles attending the service was a private role, not a public
duty. The Prince of Wales was not accompanied by any other members
of the Royal Family. Photos from the service…
The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will
visit Northern Ireland 23rd through 25th June. Details from
Buckingham Palace will be forthcoming. The former IRA leader met
The Queen and Prince Philip in Belfast for the first time, two
years ago. This past April, Mr McGuinness joined in toasting Her
Majesty at a banquet in Windsor Castle during President Michael D
Higgins’s state visit to…
The event, which will take place in
mid-afternoon on Monday 16th, will be attended by most members of
the Royal Family, many of whom are also members of the Order,
including the Prince of Wales and Duke of Cambridge. Viewable from
inside the Castle with tickets, the…
Despite only just arriving back in the UK
after the D-Day commemorations in Normandy, Prince Philip has a
schedule full of engagements for this week. Yesterday, on the eve
of his birthday, the Duke joined The Queen at a reception at
Buckingham Palace to recognise the UK’s…
‘Derby Dash’ back to the Epsom Downs
Racecourse to see Australia win the Investec Derby. Her Majesty was
joined by the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince and Princess Michael of
Kent and Princess Alexandra The Honourable Lady Ogilvy as the Aidan
Obrien trained favourite won from Kingston Hill in the biggest race
of the day at the Surrey racecourse. Prince and Princess Michael at
Epsom Racecourse. The…
