As part of their visit to Ireland, the
Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall toured the United
Nations Training School Ireland at the Curragh Camp. The facility
provides training to peacekeepers before they are deployed overseas
and has led to successful intervention during the bloody conflict
in locations around the world such as Lebanon. The visit was part
of several the Prince and Duchess…
A World War II veteran, who has
spent the last 26 years delivering newspapers, has taken a dig
at the Duke of Edinburgh, claiming that the Prince – who
recently announced his decision to step down from royal duties
– will not be able to manage his paper route when he…
Why the royal standard would never reveal clues to “emergency” Buckingham Palace meeting
5th May 2017
While #BuckinghamPalace trended on
Twitter and the world waited in a frenzied state for news about the
“emergency” meeting called on Thursday, many people turned their
eyes to the flag flying over the palace. Though they may have hoped
it would reveal a clue as to the…
With yesterday’s announcement from
Buckingham Palace that Prince Philip will be retiring from his
public role this autumn, talk has quickly turned to what this means
for the rest of the family. With the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
already planning to relocate to London full-time this fall, the
time has clearly come for the younger generations to increasing
their contribution to supporting The…
In July 1917, the British Royal Family
adopted a new name – Windsor. To celebrate 100 years of the Windsor
Household, the Royal Mint is releasing a new UK £5 coin. The name
change was decided upon by King George V earlier that year mainly
because to keep the name…
A new exhibition displaying iconic images
of Diana, Princess of Wales has opened at the Althorp Estate,
Northampton, the princess’s final resting place and the family seat
of the Earls of Spencer since 1508. The images – fifteen in total,
taken in 1997 by legendary…
New BBC2 drama King Charles III portrays
a British Royal Family descending into chaos following the
ascension of Prince Charles to the throne. Adapted from Mike
Bartlett’s West End and Broadway hit of the same name, the show
features a full-blown constitutional crisis and an appearance by
the ghost of Diana, Princess of Wales. The show – which the BBC has
stressed is complete fiction – opens…
New interactive map shows the links between Scandinavian royal houses and the British Royal Family
30th April 2017
A new interactive family tree has been
launched by the travel company Expedia to explain just how the
British and Scandinavian royals are related to each other. “Royally
Connected” allows users to explore the family ties shared by
Europe’s most prominent royal houses…
Her Majesty The Queen has appointed a new
personal chaplain; Rev George Cowie of South Holburn Church joins
her household as Chaplain-in-Ordinary. He is a minister of the
Church of Scotland. Cowie is 53 and has been a church minister for
26 years. He will hold this position…
Lady Amelia Windsor to star in fashion campaign for favourite designer of Duchess of Cambridge
27th April 2017
Lady Amelia Windsor is 36th in line to
the British throne and has been named by Tattler magazine as “the
most beautiful member of the Royal Family.” With the success of her
latest modelling appearance where she took to the runway at the
Dolce & Gabbana show in Milan, Lady Amelia will participate in a
campaign for Penelope Chilvers, one of the favourite designers
of Catherine, The Duchess of…
