Born Mary Cecilia Leveson-Gower on 12th
December 1917, Lady Mary was the daughter of Lady Rose
Bowes-Lyon and her husband, William, 4th Earl of Granville. Mary’s
mother was the elder sister of The Queen Mother, and served as
godmother to Princess Margaret. This made Mary a first cousin to
Queen Elizabeth, who is nine years her junior. As The Queen’s
cousin, Lady Mary was filled with stories…
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge enjoy Maldives holiday ahead of tour to Australia and New Zealand
7th March 2014
Prince William and his wife Kate were
spotted landing in the country's main airport on a British Airways
flight on Thursday morning, local media reports. According to the
reports, it appears the royal couple may have left Prince George at
home as there was no sign of…
The fourth-in-line announced plans for
the games at the Queen Elizabeth Park in London where he was joined
by Mayor Boris Johnson. The Prince has been working hard to bring
the event to the UK, ever since he witnessed first hand the Warrior
Games in the US during his trip…
The Queen is said to have broken out into
a song by Gary Barlow recently and has revealed that she would love
to be able to sing. This revelation comes from 23-year-old Laura
Wright, who will be performing the National Anthem this weekend at
the England verses Wales rugby match at Twickenham Stadium.
According to Ms Wright, The Queen told her that she would love to
be able to sing and has even…
Farewell to the royal doctor: Duchess of Cambridge attends Sir Marcus Setchell's leaving party
4th March 2014
Kate, 32, was a guest at the farewell
party for the Queen's gynaecologist at the Hyde Park Hilton, after
he delivered her and William's first child Prince George last year.
Sir Marcus delivered George at the Lindo Wing at St Mary's Hospital
in Paddington…
'Prince William and Kate's visit tremendous value for money' says New Zealand's PM John Key
4th March 2014
Prince William and Kate will arrive next
month in New Zealand, where they will spend nine days making
official visits around the country. The royal couple confirmed on
Sunday they will be taking Prince George on the tour, which will
see them travel to Australia for the…
New Zealand Post will release two stamps,
one which features the portrait taken by Kate's father of the royal
couple with their son Prince George at the Middleton family home
and the second being the official christening portrait, taken in
October by Jason Bell. Also, to mark the visit, a limited edition
1oz silver proof legal coin with William, Kate and George in colour
against the backdrop…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge,
accompanied by Prince George, will visit Australia and New Zealand
in April. Royal Central has put together their full diary: 7th
April The royal party (the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince
George and staff) will arrive at Wellington…
The children were delighted at receiving
a royal response after writing to Prince William and Kate asking
them to save their school, by enrolling Prince George there, after
failing admission numbers threatened the school's future. Two
months after writing to the future…
Buckingham Palace has said that, on the
advice of Her Majesty's Government, the Earl of Wessex has decided
against going to Russia for the sporting event. While the
cancellation of royal events is very rare, only occurring due to
illness or emergencies, it was made necessary on this occasion
because of tensions arising with Russia over the military action
taken in Crimea. Along with the Earl…
