Since retiring from public life last August, the Duke of Edinburgh has only made a few select appearances alongside his wife, The Queen.
Yesterday was supposed to be one of those exceptions, according to the Daily Mail.
It was expected that the Duke of Edinburgh was going to formally hand his role as Colonel of the Grenadier Guards onto his son, Prince Andrew at Windsor Castle on Thursday but…
The second big royal wedding of the 1980s was, at the time, seen as a something of a turning point for the Windsors. When Prince Andrew married Sarah Ferguson in the summer of 1986, the bride was billed as a more relaxed royal who would bring a new outlook to the dynasty…
Birth and Childhood
Prince Andrew Albert Christian Edward was born on 19 February 1960, the second son and third child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. He was the first child born to a reigning monarch since Princess Beatrice, the youngest child…
The future King George VI and Queen Elizabeth married on 26 April 1923 in Westminster Abbey. Prince Albert, Duke of York, was the second son of King George V and Queen Mary, while Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon was the youngest daughter of the Earl and Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne.
They initially met as children before a dance in 1920 brought them together again as adults. Elizabeth was…
Today, members of the Royal Family marked Commonwealth Day. We have rounded up some of the best pictures of the day just in case you weren’t there in person!
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When Prince Andrew, Duke of York, married Sarah Ferguson in 1986, The Queen gifted them with a £15 million 12-bedroom mansion she had built for them. Their marriage only lasted ten years; now after two years of demolition, their love nest and former home has been torn down…
Prince Andrew first wanted his daughter, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie to become full-time working royals. However, Prince Charles, who is hoping in streamlining the monarchy when he is King felt that the two should not be given the taxpayer-funded role.
It is now being reported that Prince Andrew is asking for earldoms for his future son-in-laws, ensuring that any future grandchildren will not…
