Prince Philip is awarded the Order of New
Zealand At a small ceremony earlier today held at Buckingham Palace
Her Majesty, The Queen (who also serves as Queen of New Zealand)
awarded Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh her husband of 65
years with New Zealand’s highest honour, the Order of New Zealand.
It was announced that His Royal Highness would receive the honour
along with the 2012…
It was in the early morning of 21 April
1926, when the surgeon, Sir Harry Simpson, ended, with great skill,
a difficult caesarean section with which it came to light the small
baby called Elizabeth. The first doctor’s words were: “She was born
a…
Sophie, The Countess of Wessex, is to
attend Princess Madeleine’s wedding to British-born Christopher
O’Neill. The stylish countess will attend the ceremony with husband
Prince Edward, in June, on behalf of her majesty The Queen. Sophie
and Edward have…
The actor Sir Kenneth Branagh presented
her with the award in a star-studded event held at Windsor Castle,
and the 86 year old seemed overjoyed with her new Bafta. As The
Queen was honoured for her “outstanding patronage of the film and
television industries”, she was described as “the most
memorable Bond girl yet” by Bafta chairman John Willis as he
referred to her…
“His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales
has been pleased to appoint Mr Edward Lane Fox to the position of
Private Secretary,” the official press release read. Mr Lane Fox is
currently a Senior Associate with the global financial
communications firm, RLM…
Reading “Elizabeth The Queen” was my
first exposure to the writing talents of Sally Bedell Smith, but it
definitely will not be my last. This was one of the better
biographies I have read. It was emotional, informational, personal,
human, real, insightful and moving. It…
Sir Paul McCartney’s designer daughter,
Stella was at Buckingham Palace last week to collect the Order of
the British Empire honour. While at the Palace, the British
designer revealed she admires the Queen’s style and believed her to
be a great fashion Icon, she said: “She’d be up there, I would have
to say. She has a great timeless quality about her in what she
wears and…
In late 2011, it was confirmed that the
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge would be moving into Apartment 1A
after renovation works completed to bring the apartments up to
Their Royal Highnesses personal specification. The Duke and Duchess
had occupied another set of apartments…
Her Majesty The Queen and The Duke of
Edinburgh will hold a reception for the British film industry at
Windsor Castle on Thursday 4th April 2013, it has been announced.
The event will recognise individuals who are involved with the
British film industry. The reception…
“This is a very exciting time for the
college and HRH’s patronage strengthens the innovative work that we
do and the contribution we will continue to make to the future of
the fashion industry.” said LCF professor Frances Corner, shortly
after the announcement. ‘We are very proud to have The Countess of
Wessex’s support and look forward to working with her.” he…
