funeral of her brother Mark Shand, who
died last month. The funeral will be at Holy Trinity Church in
Stourpaine, near Blandford, close to where the Camilla’s sister
Annabelle Elliot resides. It is the same place where Prince
Charles, Camilla and Princes William and Harry, attended the
service for The Duchess of Cornwall’s father, Major Bruce Shand who
died in 2006. Mr Shand was in New York…
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh visit to Ystrad Mynach
30th April 2014
The Royal couple paid a visit to wrapping
paper company International Greetings UK Limited. Residents and
schoolchildren gathered to await Her Majesty with hopes of seeing
her arrival. “We are extremely privileged and overjoyed that Her
Majesty the Queen and The Duke of…
Royal Family’s WW1 commemoration events announced
30th April 2014
The Queen will attend a mass of
commemoration at Crathie Kirk. Crathie Kirk is a Church of Scotland
parish church in the Scottish village of Crathie. It is a
frequently a place of worship for The Royal Family whilst they are
in residence at Balmoral Castle. The Duke of…
History Rewind: The Duchess of Windsor laid to rest
29th April 2014
On 29 April 1986 The Duchess of Windsor,
Wallis Simpson was buried alongside her husband, The Duke of
Windsor at Frogmore in Windsor. The Duchess was buried in an
English oak coffin that contained a silver inscribed plate stating,
“Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, 1896-1986”. St George’s Chapel held
the rather simple funeral mass. Flags were flown at half-staff but
there was none of the…
Royal Central last week, the itinerary
for the Royal tour of Canada has been released and includes details
of the visits The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall will
undertake on their Royal visit.The Prince of Wales and The Duchess
of Cornwall will visit Charlottetown…
Royal Tour of Canada by the Prince of
Wales and Duchess of Cornwall. Minister of Canadian Heritage and
Official Languages, Shelly Glover announced on Friday that: “The
Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will meet Canadian
youth, volunteers, and industry leaders…
William and Catherine honoured by Governor General Thursday evening after a busy day in Canberra
24th April 2014
William and Catherine meet a wide range
of guests from the charity, conservation, arts, sporting and
business fields on Friday evening in the drawing room at the
Government House. Chatting with the like’s former pro-surfer Layne
Beachley, INXS rocker Kirk Pengilly and sailor Jessica Watson; they
also met Daniel Keighran, Benjamin Roberts-Smith and SAS Trooper
Mark Donaldson, Australia’s three…
New companions for Order of the Garter announced
23rd April 2014
Order of the Garter is the oldest and
most important British order of chivalry. It was founded by Edward
III in 1348. Each knight has on display a banner of their arms in
St George’s Chapel, Windsor. Buckingham Palace has announced that
the former heads of the Bank of…
The Investiture Chair was designed by
Lord Snowdon and used by royals and other notable attendees to view
Prince Charles as he became the Prince of Wales is now on display
at the Imperial Hotel, Llandudno. The wood chair is stained red
with a gilt of The Prince of Wales…
Sponsored by major tourism businesses
throughout the UK, the scheme will encourage tourists across the
country to contribute towards projects supported by The Prince’s
Countryside Fund. The fund provides numerous opportunities for
residents in rural areas in Britain. The fund is able to “provide
grants of up to £50,000 to projects that are tackling one of five
key issues. Our grants will aim…

