From 2015 to 2017, Prince William
completed a royal first. He was with Bond Air Services to begin
work as an East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) helicopter pilot. This
is first time a direct heir to the throne has had a civilian
employment contract. Starting his first day at Cambridge Airport,
the Duke of Cambridge admitted: “It’s my first day and I’m feeling
the nerves.
The Duke of Cambridge, father to three
children, has often claimed that the stability of his home life is
what grounds him and keeps him able to do his job. In an interview
with GQ magazine, he said that he wants his children to grow up “in
a happy, stable, secure…
Duchess of Cambridge calls on people to celebrate the work of Children's Hospices
21st June 2022
In honour of Together for Short Lives’
Children’s Hospice Week, the Duchess of Cambridge has sent a
personal message of support. The Duchess is asking people to join
her in celebrating the work done across the UK’s 54 children’s
hospices –…
From the moment he was born on 21 June
1982, Prince William’s mother, Diana, was determined that his early
years would be as similar as those of any other child despite his
royal destiny. William began school at Jane Mynors’ nursery school
and the pre-preparatory Wetherby School, both in London. As he
grew, he would go on to attend Ludgrove School near Wokingham,
Berkshire, and…
Theirs is a romance that has defined the
future of the British Royal Family. With the tumultuous years of
the ‘80s and ‘90s long past, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s
love story and subsequent steady family life have been a balm to
the royals, whose romantic…
It’s been forty years since Diana,
Princess of Wales and Prince Charles welcomed their first child,
Prince William. And he made his debut at what is now one of the
most famous maternity units in the world, the Lindo Wing at St
Mary’s Hospital…
The Duchess of Cambridge hosts roundtable with politicians to discuss early years
17th June 2022
The Duchess of Cambridge has led her
first roundtable with UK politicians to discuss early childhood
development. The roundtable marked the one-year anniversary of the
launching of the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood. It
also marked another chance to highlight the importance the first
five years of a child’s life can have on their future. The mum of
three asked to…
The Duchess of Cambridge paid her husband
a compliment as she herself was told she’ll be a great Princess of
Wales. As Kate was welcomed to Cardiff during her Jubilee visit, a
wellwisher said to her she’d be great at the role that could lie
ahead when Prince…
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attend memorial service for those who died at Grenfell Tower
15th June 2022
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have
attended a memorial service for those who died in the Grenfell
Tower fire. Their Royal Highnesses first met with survivors and
those who lost loved ones privately before the multi-faith service
at the foot of Grenfell Tower. At…
On a summer’s day in 1818, a young German
princess walked into one of the most famous hotels in London to
meet a man twice her age. Just a year earlier, Adelaide of
Saxe-Meiningen and her suitor, William, Duke of Clarence, would
never have considered chatting let alone taking the step that would
inevitably follow this brief exchange. But after a short time
together, with chaperones, of…
