Princess Frederica was born into the
House of Hanover in 1848. Her parents were George, Crown Prince of
Hanover and his wife, Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenberg. The
Princess was also addressed as ‘Her Highness’ when in the United
Kingdom due to her descent from King George III. In 1851,
Frederica’s father became King George V of Hanover which made
Frederica an eligible bride. When Frederica…
On Wednesday, Queen Rania of Jordan
visited Al Hasa Young Women Centre in Tafileh where she met up with
beneficiaries of a multitude of local improvement projects. Tafileh
is a poverty-stricken governorate in the south of Jordan which has
the highest unemployment rates in…
Duchess of Cornwall urges the public to continue the conversation about domestic abuse
9th May 2018
The importance of speaking out against
domestic violence has been highlighted on many occasions in recent
years and now the Duchess of Cornwall has urged people to continue
the conversation. Camilla’s plea comes during the royal visit to
France and following her visit…
Kensington Palace has announced that
Prince Harry is now a patron of the Walk of America expedition. The
challenge will see a team of six veterans from both the UK and
America take on a 1000 mile trek stretching from the west to the
east coast of the USA. The team will be walking for a total of 14
weeks and are set to begin their journey on June 2nd in Los
Angeles, which is Prince Harry’s…
The Queen is doing her part to help those
plagued by famine in East Africa, through making a personal
donation. The undisclosed contribution will seek to alleviate a
humanitarian crisis affecting 16 million people -including
800,000 children aged between six months and five…
Prince Harry praised the inspiring
qualities of some of the UK’s seriously ill young people
tonight at an award ceremony in Central London.
In his speech celebrating the 2016 WellChild
Awards, Harry, 32, said: “This is now my ninth
WellChild Awards and each…
This past week Princess Beatrice
travelled to Sicily where she participated in the final leg of the
Virgin STRIVE Challenge 2016, an event in aid of Big Change, the
charity she founded with Holly, Sam and Isabella Branson in 2012.
Princess Beatrice individually raised more than £12,600.00 for Big
Change and the total amount raised by participants in the event was
more than £965,000. On Tuesday…
As she busily prepares for her
official trip to India and Bhutan, the Duchess of Cambridge has
still taken time to remember a significant milestone for one of her
charities. In a letter to SportsAid, which is celebrating its 40th
birthday, she offered her best wishes and…
A friend of Prince William, explorer
Henry Worsley, has died after falling ill whilst attempting a solo
crossing of Antarctica. The 55-year-old ex-army officer was just 30
miles short from his goal of becoming the first person to cross
Antarctica unaided. [getty…
The RSPCA could lose its royal
patronage when Prince Charles becomes King, over concerns it
is becoming too involved in the campaign against countryside
sports. The Queen is currently the Patron of the animal welfare
charity however, according to reports, the Prince of Wales has
privately raised “concerns” and disagrees with some of the
organisation’s key policies. It has…
