‘Derby Dash’ back to the Epsom Downs
Racecourse to see Australia win the Investec Derby. Her Majesty was
joined by the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince and Princess Michael of
Kent and Princess Alexandra The Honourable Lady Ogilvy as the Aidan
Obrien trained favourite won from Kingston Hill in the biggest race
of the day at the Surrey racecourse. Prince and Princess Michael at
Epsom Racecourse. The…
Yesterday, Prince Charles met many
veterans while walking around Bayeux War Cemetery. However, one
veteran in particular, Ivor Thomas, made the Prince reveal a few
concerns of his own. Mr Thomas’s son, Philip, who was accompanying
his father to Normandy, told Prince…
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of
Cornwall were greeted on arrival by President Hollande. Prince
Charles and Camilla arrive. Queen is just 5 minutes away now.
#DDay70 pic.twitter.com/gzcLqePz9d — Royal Central (@RoyalCentral)
June 6…
Bayeux Cemetery is the largest
Commonwealth cemetery of the Second World War in France and
includes the burials brought in from the surrounding districts and
hospitals. The Cemetery contains 4,144 Commonwealth graves of which
338 are unidentified and 504 are from other Nationalities (mainly
German). The Bayeux Memorial stands opposite the cemetery and bears
the names of more than 1,800…
The Queen and the President lay a single
wreath together at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier #QueeninFrance
pic.twitter.com/hka7KGMECu — BritishMonarchy (@BritishMonarchy)
June 5, 2014 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Her Majesty joined
France’s President Francois…
The first engagement of today didn't
begin in France though, before boarding the Eurostar at St Pancras
International, the Queen unveiled a plaque marking the 20th
anniversary of the Channel Tunnel linking Britain with continental
Europe. More than 330 million…
The Duke of Edinburgh has undergone minor
surgery on his right hand at Buckingham Palace yesterday, officials
say. The news was announced as the Duke emerged for the first
garden party of the year at the Palace this afternoon with a
bandaged right hand, which officials say is for ‘protection’ of the
Duke’s hand. Despite the surgery, the palace says the Duke of
Edinburgh will be continuing…
On 4 May 1953, The Duke of Edinburgh
received his wings. The Duke was awarded his pilot’s wings in a
private ceremony that was held at Buckingham Palace. Air Chief
Marshall Sir William Dickson, Chief of Air Staff, present The
Prince with the award. Flight-Lieutenant Caryl…
Prince Philip, who will have celebrated
his 93rd birthday just two days before the trip, has been royal
colonel of the battalion since 2006 when the regiment known as the
Highlanders was amalgamated into the Royal Regiment of Scotland –
within the Armed Forces, the battalion known more commonly by the
abbreviation ‘4 SCOTS’. His Royal Highness’s last trip to Germany
was in May 2012 when he…
