Prince & Princess of Wales

Kate's visit to Malta confirmed by Palace

The Duchess of Cambridge will visit Malta on 20th and 21st September this year at the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of Malta’s independence, the Palace has announced. In her first solo overseas tour, Kate will visit the island – which gained independence from the United Kingdom on 21st September 1964 – on behalf of The Queen who last visited in 2007. Kate’s Malta visit was first…
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William and Harry to launch The Queen's Young Leaders Programme

The Programme will run from 2015 to 2018. During this time a total of 240 exceptional younger leaders from the Commonwealth will be bestowed honours at Buckingham Palace. The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust, in partnership with Comic Relief and The Royal Commonwealth Society, has created The Queen’s Young Leaders Programme in honour of Her Majesty’s long and continued service to the…
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New portrait of Prince William to be unveiled

The oil-on-canvas piece, entitled Fatherhood, was painted by the same artist, whose portrait of the Queen last year was criticised for its resemblance to a Spitting Image puppet. The portrait measures 90cm by 60cm and will be revealed on Tuesday at the Wales Office in Whitehall to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War. In the painting, William is wearing a dark…
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The Cambridge Effect: Tourism rises Down Under

It seems that The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s recent tour Down Under, along with their son, Prince George, has sparked a massive interest in Australia and New Zealand among royal fans, who are eager to follow the path taken by the second in-line to the throne and his family. So, when the royal couple paid a visit to some of the country’s most iconic landmarks, including Uluru, Blue…
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