King Charles III

King Charles happy to receive unique birthday cake

The King’s Foundation is back in the spotlight with an important new project.The One Show visited Dumfries House in Cumnock, Ayrshire to learn more about the Future Textiles programme which is celebrating its tenth anniversary.Cameras were invited in to see this year’s graduation reception. The King was at the reception and congratulated this year’s graduates. Held at Dumfries…
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Royal News

Edward and Sophie recreate poignant photo

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh took a very poignant photo when they visited a meaningful home on Malta.The Duke and Duchess arrived in Malta on Monday for a four day trip. The trip is celebrating Malta’s 60th anniversary as an independent nation and honouring…
Royal News

Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh begin Malta trip

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh are in Malta this week for four days to celebrate its 60th anniversary of Independence.The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh arrived in Malta on Monday for the beginning of their four day trip. In addition to celebrating Malta’s 60th anniversary as an independent nation, they will also be highlighting the lasting connections between Malta and the United…
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Features

The secrets of Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh's engagement ring

The Duchess of Edinburgh’s engagement ring may not have as much attention as The Princess of Wales’ engagement ring (once worn by Diana, Princess of Wales) but it is a beautiful ring that was created by a favourite jeweller and with a love message hidden in its stones.When Prince Edward announced his engagement to Sophie Rhys-Jones in January 1999, the engagement ring was front and…
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British Royals

Dorothy Wilding, the ground breaking photographer who shaped the image of a reign

Dorothy Wilding became the first female photographer to take pictures of royalty. Her portraits of the new Queen Elizabeth II marked the first official portraits of the new reign, but her history with the Royal Family extended back to the 1920s.Wilding set up a studio in London in the late ‘20s and her first experience with royalty came when Prince George—who later became the Duke of…
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