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 trip in the taxi,” per MSN
online. This will be the third £10 note he plans to add to his
framed collection. Back in 2004 he…
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…
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 20 most promising ideas that
are submitted to the iDEA scheme will receive a £5,000 grant.
These participants will also…
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…
Alan Jones, chairman of the Village
Bakery, recently recreated a baking scene from the opening of
Erddig Hall, when he recalled the time he burned The Prince of
Wales. The Wrexham mansion was officially opened in
1977, where Prince Charles was a guest of honour, and
this…
It was heralded as “one of the biggest
archaeological finds in history,” according to The Leicester
Mercury. The remains of Richard III that was discovered in a
Greyfriars car park in February 2013 is now in question. Professor
Michael Hicks the head of history at the University of Winchester
and Professor Martin Biddle director of the Winchester Research
Unit and an archaeologist have…
The Queen will host the President of
Ireland, Mr Michael D Higgins and his wife at Windsor castle during
from April 8 to April 11. This will be the first State Visit to the
UK by any President of Ireland and follows The Queen’s historic
State Visit to Ireland in…
Around 400 military personnel and
musicians will perform together in the largest ever Royal Marines
Beating Retreat. The Retreat is a military pageant of music, as
well as a precision drill, and will be held on the 3rd and 4th June
on Horse Guards Parade. Prince Philip…
The first engagement during Easter Court
this year is the unveiling of a Windsor Greys statue in Windsor
during which Prince William and Prince Philip will accompany her.
During her stay this year, The Queen is set to receive the
President of Ireland on a 4-day state visit at the Castle from
8th-11th April – one of two state visits Her Majesty will receive
throughout the course of this year. She…
