President Higgins is the first Irish
president in history to visit the UK in an official capacity. On
Tuesday morning, he will be met by The Prince of Wales and Duchess
of Cornwall at the Irish Embassy, before travelling together to
Windsor Castle. His visit comes three years after Her Majesty paid
a visit to the Republic of Ireland in 2011, making her the first
British monarch to do so. The last…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, along
with Prince George, began their month long tour of New Zealand and
Australia yesterday as they landed in the New Zealand capital of
Wellington. But who else is part of that royal entourage, and why
are they needed? Sir David…
The 16-metre-high clock tower in Seymour
Square was completed in 1928, and is Marlborough’s monument to pay
tribute to the locals who died in the First World War. The War
Memorial and Clock Tower was unveiled in Seymour Square, Blenheim
in 1928 and serves as the…
Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge flew today from the United Kingdom to New
Zealand via Australia. Along with their son Prince George, they
travelled to Australia aboard a QANTAS flight, which was met at the
airport by a New Zealand Royal Air Force jet, which took them the
rest of the way to New Zealand. They flew into the country, and
were treated to an official welcome at…
They will now go on to Government House,
home to the Governor-General Sir Jerry Mateparae and his wife Lady
Janine. On the lawn in front of the House, the couple will receive
a Powhiri, which is Maori for Ceremonial Welcome. The formal
ceremony closes with Prince William…
Cab driver John Sheen, who has been
driving for 45 years, drove Charles from Clarence House to the St
Bartholomew today. This was the third time in his career he has
driven the Prince. For his service, Charles gave Mr Sheen a £10
note and commented that he had a “jolly…
Historic meeting between the Queen & Pope
Francis from Sun snapper @arthurJedwards via @SunNewsdesk
pic.twitter.com/a57k0hSJi7 — British Royals (@britishroyals) April
3, 2014 The Queen and the Pope spoke together in private for
17 minutes, and the meeting was just under 30 minutes in total. On
arrival, the monarch apologised for being 20 minutes late due to
being delayed at her luncheon. This…
Princess Eugenie of York, Patron of the
RNOH Charity’s Redevelopment Appeal, visited the hospital on
Wednesday to formally open its new state-of-the-art Children’s High
Dependency Unit. “It’s wonderful to come back and see the new Unit,
and the fantastic work the…
The Duke of York launches iDEA Digital Enterprise Award and says 'failure is good for children’
1st April 2014
The iDEA pilot scheme hopes to support
1,000 budding entrepreneurs by investing £150,000 into their ideas
for business plans. The Digital Enterprise Award will enable young
business men and women to build digital prototypes to test the
viability of their business plan. The…
The Prince of Wales, a long-time devotee
of the Welsh harp tradition, has given a harp to the Wales
International Harp Festival. The international event takes place
next month in Caernarvon. The harp is the national instrument of
Wales. The Telynau Teifi harp made by Llandysul based harp makers
and crafted by chief harp maker Allan Shiers, will be awarded to
the harpist who places first in under…
