State & CeremonialThe Edinburghs

Prince Edward appointed Lord High Commissioner for 2014

Prince Edward has been appointed ‘Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland’ for 2014, Royal Central has learnt. The appointment, though only active for one week (General Assembly week) in Scotland, will involve Prince Edward sitting in the assembly as The Queen’s representative, reporting back to Her Majesty what has been said during the meetings. It was…
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The Sussexes

What is Prince Harry's new Army role?

Retaining his current rank for the moment (though he does qualify for promotion to Major this year), Captain Wales will work from Horse Guards Parade – just down the Mall from Buckingham Palace and a short drive away from his current residence at Kensington Palace. Whilst…
Princess Anne and Family

Zara Tindall gives birth to a baby girl

Princess Anne's daughter was supported by her husband Mike Tindall this morning as she gave birth to a baby girl weighing 7Ibs 12oz, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. The baby becomes the second royal birth in the last year after Prince George's birth in July and is The Queen's third great-granddaughter and fourth great-grandchild. “The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Princess…
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InsightThe Kents

The wisdom of Princess Michael of Kent

In honour of Her Royal Highness, we have compiled a list of our top 10 quotes from the person the media nickname Princess Pushy. If you have any others, please feel free to contribute in the comments section at the bottom of the page. On her lineage and her ancestors, “Sometimes people say, “Oh well, we all descend from Adam and Eve.” But do you descend from Charlemagne directly? Do you…
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Queen Elizabeth II

Man found guilty of defacing Queen's portrait

The 42-year-old  from Doncaster is a campaigner for Fathers4Justice, an organisation that champions the cause of equal parenting and contact for divorced parents with children. In June 2013, he was accused of spraying the word “Help” on the portrait with a can of purple spray paint that he had smuggled into the Abbey. After appearing at Westminster  Magistrates’ Court, where he was…
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