The Duke was at the Shireland Collegiate
Academy in Smethwick to officially open an £8 million theatre and
new performance block. Touring the facilities, he took a keen
interest in the work of the students and observed 11 and 12 year
olds contributing to discussion and classwork on laptop computers.
Along with the professional theatre, the performance block houses
specialist facilities for dance…
Prince Andrew will not be alone in his
commemorations as he will be joined by 150 soldiers from the
9th/12th Royal Lancers who will also be paying their respects.
Andrew is the Colonel in Chief of the Regiment and what makes
the event even more poignant is that it will be…
CNBC presenter Tania Bryer recently got a
rare chance to interview the Duke of York for the latest episode in
the CNBC Meets series. The 30-minute interview with Prince Andrew
will premiere this evening at 10pm. During the interview at
Buckingham Palace, viewers will be able…
‘It’s not particularly nice being shot at’ – Prince Andrew reveals experiences of Falklands War
25th August 2014
The 54-year-old Duke told the US
television channel CNBC that he had been “foolish” to think he was
once “invincible”. Prince Andrew served in the Royal Navy for 22
years and in that time whilst serving in the Falklands, he said he
had a “couple” of moments of doubt, while on dangerous mission to
identify a ship at night. The Queen’s son believes that he had been
“very lucky” to…
60 local schoolchildren were in
attendance at The Queen's London residence and for the
duration of the event they were split into two groups. The younger
of the two groups were learning how to code using Scratch while the
older children were using HTML. Prince Andrew…
What made the celebrations more special
was that Eugenie was joined by her Mother, Sarah Ferguson, in the
Big Apple where they ate at Café Felix, a French and Brazilian
eatery in Soho. The celebrations were all in aid of Eugenie being
offered a permanent post with online…
Eugenie designed three bracelets for
jewellery boutique Daisy London, to help raise money for
the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH), of which The
Princess is a Patron. Last month, a gala at the London hotel saw
the unveiling of the line to the public and press. The Duke of
York’s second daughter had treatment at the RNOH as a child
for scoliosis, or curvature of the spine, at the age…
Joined by long-term boyfriend Jack
Brooksbank on her left and along with the wife of the Chairman
of the All England Club, Gill Brook on her right, the decision for
Her Royal Highness to attend the match was an almost last-minute
one after Princess Eugenie heard that the…
Her Majesty was joined by The Duke of
Edinburgh, The Earl of Wessex, Prince Michael of Kent and Princess
Alexandra for the solemn drumhead service at the Royal Hospital
Chelsea in London. The ceremony included a march by reservists
accompanied by the Honourable Artillery…
At a request by Her Majesty’s Government,
the Duke of York will visit Germany on the 3rd and 4th June as
part of the celebrations to mark the 300th anniversary of the
‘Personal Union’ between Britain and Hanover. This year, British
Ambassador Simon McDonald will relocate the traditional Embassy
Garden Party in honour of Queen Elizabeth II’s official birthday,
from Berlin to Hanover.
