Whilst in Scotland on Thursday, The Earl
and Countess of Strathearn were shown a portrait of Catherine from
a local artist, Tom Sutton-Smith; I have been fortunate enough to
talk with Glenys Andrews, who presented the portrait to the Royal
couple as Mr Sutton-Smith was in Paris, as well as the artist
himself. “The event organisers asked Perthshire Open Studios to
curate an art exhibition in…
Lord Nicholas is the youngest son of the
Duke and Duchess of Kent, and a first cousin, once removed of The
Queen. In 2001, following in his mother’s footsteps, he converted
to Catholicism. By doing so, he forfeited his right of succession
to the British throne, in…
At a request by Her Majesty’s Government,
the Duke of York will visit Germany on the 3rd and 4th June as
part of the celebrations to mark the 300th anniversary of the
‘Personal Union’ between Britain and Hanover. This year, British
Ambassador Simon McDonald will…
Born on the 10th February 1894, Maurice
Harold Macmillan was brought into the world at 52 Cadogan Place in
Chelsea to parents Maurice Crawford Macmillan and Helen Tarleton
Belles. Macmillan had two elder brothers, Daniel who was eight
years his senior and Arthur who was four years his senior. From an
early age Macmillan received a very intensive education, which was
closely guarded by his American…
On 18th June The Duchess of Cambridge
will visit the WWII-famous Bletchley Park. Bletchley Park, located
in Milton Keynes, played such a key role in WWII, that it is
thought the work that took place there shortened the war by two
years. Catherine will be there to…
While attending the celebrations of
Aerospace and Aviation in Manitoba Day at the Stevenson Hangar,
Prince Charles was given a miniature flying jacket for Prince
George – an appropriate gift, considering that
his father, Prince William, was a pilot for the RAF.
Prince…
On Wednesday morning, Charles and
Camilla, along with the Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen
Harper, and his wife, visited Stevenson Hangar. When there, they
attended the Aerospace and Aviation on Manitoba Day. The events
which the pair witnessed are designed to introduce primary school
students to the concepts of aviation. Later in the day, the couple
visited the Winnie the Pooh Gallery, at the…
The Duke of Edinburgh has undergone minor
surgery on his right hand at Buckingham Palace yesterday, officials
say. The news was announced as the Duke emerged for the first
garden party of the year at the Palace this afternoon with a
bandaged right hand, which officials say…
The new trail that Prince Charles
visited is one of a series of pathways which have been created in
order to connect Bonshaw Park and Strathgartney Park together.
These pathways have been named the ‘Prince of Wales and Duchess of
Cornwall Trail System’. When…
For Harrigan, it was an honour to be
escorting The Prince for the third time during his career, and it
was also a chance to show how grateful he was for Charles’s
indirect help in moving towards a new life after his military
career ended. Lt Harrigan has served with the Canadian Forces in
the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan and Haiti, and is one of nearly 400
people who have taken part in Operation…
