The exercise is the final
one for Estonian conscripts after months of training in the
military for national service, which the Duke of Lancaster’s
regiment also took part. The Prince, donning his camouflage
uniform, met with military personnel and Estonia’s president,
Toomas Hendrik Ilves. After the exercise, the 29-year-old
Prince saw a familiar face in southern Estonian town of
Otepaa…
as he began his two-day tour of Estonia.
Hundreds of people lined the streets of the capital Tallinn,
waving Union Jacks, as Harry, wearing the unusual uniform of Number
1 Tropical Dress of the Blues and Royals, marched to
the capital’s central Freedom Square accompanied…
Tea drinking in England dates back to
1662, when it was introduced at court by Portuguese Infanta
Catherine of Braganza, wife of Charles II. Anna Maria Stanhope,
Duchess of Bedford However, the very British ritual of ‘Afternoon
Tea’ as a meal found its ‘raison…
The prince sent a message on the
micro-blogging website from London's BT Tower on Thursday to
coincide with tickets going on sale for the Invictus Games, which
he is heavily involved with. The international competition,
launched by Harry in March this year, organises special sporting
events for wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women. Prince
Harry — who monitors what’s said about…
1953: The Queen in Timaru, a major port
in the southern Canterbury region of New Zealand. Crowds gathered
on the banks of the River Thames to catch a glimpse of the Royal
Yacht Britannia bringing Her Majesty and the Royal family home.
Numerous sirens from ships and even…
This year, the show will begin on July
8th, just two days after the Grand Depart of the 2014 Tour de
France passes Harrogate and Knaresborough en route to Sheffield
from York. The Countess of Wessex’s attendance at the show will be
her first, while Princess Anne has been…
The Royal couple will meet veterans of
the Second World War from the Glider Pilot Regiment, The Queen's
Own Rifles of Canada, The Parachute Regiment and the 1st Canadian
Parachute Battalion, among others. Prince Charles and the
Duchess will attend several engagements together on Thursday 5th
June. In relation to Charles’s role as Colonel in Chief of the Army
Air Corps, they will both…
On Monday, Prince Harry said:
"Ultimately, this is about the men and women who have given so much
and deserve our support. In September the public has their chance
to show that support in the sporting arena, I know people will want
to join me in cheering them on from…
A new children’s book series will be
released in September, with the first called ‘The Adventures of
Lupo the Royal Dog: The Secret of Windsor Castle‘. The protagonist
of the book is a cocker spaniel named Lupo, based on the real-life
pet belonging to The Duke and…
At the age of 13, the then Princess
Victoria of Kent, was given her very first diary by her
mother, The Duchess of Kent, who intended for her to use it to
record her thoughts as she embarked on an educational tour of the
country. “This book, Mamma gave me, that I might write the journal
of my journey to Wales in it.” So began the first of Queen
Victoria’s journals. In her new journal, the…
