The proclamation, setting out the
specification for the coin, was made in a meeting of the Privy
Council where it was given The Queen's approval yesterday evening.
Her Majesty has given the order for the silver coin to be
produced and it will be the latest of many…
William became Royal Colonel of the
regiment in 2011 prior to his wedding and joins the likes of his
father, grandfather and aunty who are also colonels of Household
Division regiments. Armed Forces musicians from Britain, France and
Canada treated the crowd of 6,500 in…
chocolate! Michelle Sugar Art is
responsible for the piece, which is made of 16,074 individual
white, milk and dark Toblerone triangles, and took over 100 hours
to make. The release coincides with William’s first Father’s Day
since the birth of son, George. The unusual portrait is based upon
an image of Prince William holding George whilst they were in
Australia, visiting Taronga Zoo, where…
They went to support the Commemoration of
the 70th anniversary of the Normandy Landings at Gold Beach, one of
the many that the Allied soldiers landed on at the north of
France. 83,115 British soldiers landed in Normandy on
D-Day, with 24,000 of those on Gold Beach. A…
Afternoon tea was served to the veteran's
of the infamous landings, which saw The Allies begin to gain back
territory in Nazi-occupied Europe 70 years ago today. William and
Kate arrive in Arromanches for tea party. One of two engagements
for them today (via…
Thursday, 5 June 2014 On Tuesday, 5 June,
after unveiling a plaque to commemorate the 20th anniversarty of
the Eurotunnel, Her Majesty and The Duke of Edinburgh will embark
on a State Visit to the French Republic. They will arrive at Paris
Gare du Nord. They will be received by President François Hollande
at the Arc de Triomphe and afterwards for meetings at The Elysée
Palace. Garden Party…
Whilst in Scotland on Thursday, The Earl
and Countess of Strathearn were shown a portrait of Catherine from
a local artist, Tom Sutton-Smith; I have been fortunate enough to
talk with Glenys Andrews, who presented the portrait to the Royal
couple as Mr Sutton-Smith was in…
On 18th June The Duchess of Cambridge
will visit the WWII-famous Bletchley Park. Bletchley Park, located
in Milton Keynes, played such a key role in WWII, that it is
thought the work that took place there shortened the war by two
years. Catherine will be there to…
While attending the celebrations of
Aerospace and Aviation in Manitoba Day at the Stevenson Hangar,
Prince Charles was given a miniature flying jacket for Prince
George – an appropriate gift, considering that
his father, Prince William, was a pilot for the RAF. Prince
Charles was initially taken by surprise, but started to
chuckle, no doubt as he imagined his ten month-old grandson
dressed…
