The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh are one
of their many walkabouts. A Royal Central poll conducted this month
over 1,004 of our readers has shown that 68% of our readers
think the hardest working royal couple are The Queen and Duke of
Edinburgh, with a total of 683 votes were cast in favour of Her
Majesty and The Duke. Coming in second with 16% of the share and a
total of 163 votes were Prince…
Ghosts of wives and lovers, hauntings
from scorned staff, frightful sounds, creaks and coughs. No, this
is not a new film at the cinema or a book: These are the haunted
Royal Residences. Buckingham Palace It is said that on the rear
terrace of Buckingham Palace, a monk…
David Beckham hands the Jubilee Baton to
the Queen in 2002. The Queen’s Baton for the Commonwealth Games
that will take place in Glasgow in 2014, arrived this past Sunday
in New Delhi, India. New Delhi was the site of the 2010
Commonwealth Games. The Baton now begins its…
Old portrait of an aging Queen Elizabeth
I gets a second look. A rare portrait from 1593 of Queen Elizabeth
I is on display at The Museum of the Albemarle in North Carolina.
This overlooked gem hung without notice for over 50 years in the
Elizabethan Gardens Gatehouse on Roanoke Island at the Outer Banks
of North Carolina. Many walked past the portrait without giving it
a second thought. Professor…
Prince Charles shows that charity doesn’t always start at home…or even on the same continent
7th October 2013
The Prince’s Trust is making a difference
in Toronto, Canada with their latest programme, Sketch, which is
helping young adults who are struggling to find their way. In
the building that housed Shaw St. School, young adults are getting
an opportunity that few are lucky…
As Royal Colonel of the 7th Battalion The
Royal Regiment of Scotland, Prince Charles awarded winners of a
shooting competition in army fatigues. Dressed in his Army
fatigues, Prince Charles, who is known as the Duke of Rothesay when
in Scotland, visited the 51st Highland…
The Prince of Wales along with the
Canadian Institute of Forestry is giving its inaugural “Award for
Sustainable Forestry’ this month The first Prince of Wales Award
for Sustainable Forestry was awarded on 16 September 2013 to
Jocelin Teron of British Columbia, Canada. Ms. Teron received the
award, which is created from woods recovered from forests the Duchy
of Cornwall manages. Ms. Teron…
The Windsor Castle semi-state apartments
of King George IV will once again be open to the public beginning
28 September until March 2014. “Considered to be among the greatest
royal commissions and the finest late Georgian interiors in the
country these rooms (known as the…
Renovations begin at Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s country estate
24th September 2013
Will Anmer Hall on Her Majesty’s
Sandringham Estate become the Cambridges’ country home? It is quite
possible the work being completed on Anmer Hall, which is part of
Her Majesty’s Sandringham estate, is for the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge and Prince George.
Prince George’s passport has been applied
for future travel with the Duke and Duchess next year. Prince
George Alexander Louis of Cambridge will soon have his own passport
and be ready for travel with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
Costing £46, the Duke and Duchess have applied for the passport for
the nine week old Prince, according to the 22 September online
edition of The…
