From the time he was a teenager, Michael Fawcett started as a footman for Her Majesty. He is now taking on his most prominent role to date as the new chief executive of the Prince’s Foundation.
The reorganisation of the Prince’s charities has seen a promotion for Fawcett who was most recently the chief executive of the Dumfries House Trust, which according to Sky News, is now a part of…
The Commonwealth of Nations, formerly known as the British Commonwealth, currently consists of 53 countries scattered across the globe. Canada and Australia are some of the most commonly-known commonwealth nations states that make up this entity. Nearly every continent is…
Prince Charles set to take on more royal duties as he cuts charities to fill in for The Queen
2nd January 2018
His Royal Highness Prince Charles conducted more than 500 royal engagements in 2017 as he increasingly stepped in to allow The Queen to cut back on her commitments and travel. It’s now been revealed that as part of his taking on more royal responsibility from his mother…
Prince of Wales reviewing charity work ahead of 70th birthday
1st January 2018
Ahead of what is sure to be a milestone 70th birthday for the first in line to the throne, His Royal Highness Charles, the Prince of Wales has revealed his plans to downsize his work in charitable outlets for the purpose of focusing on aiding The Queen in matters of the throne. This announcement comes in tandem with the fact that The Queen, since turning 91, has begun to reduce her workload…
A list of confirmed royals attending King Michael of Romania's funeral
13th December 2017
His Late Majesty King Michael of Romania died on 5 December at his home in Switzerland after years of ill health. He was 96. His body is due to arrive in Romania on 13 December where it will lie in state. The funeral will take place on 16 December at the Patriarchal…
The royal couple arrived in New Delhi to launch their official visit on Wednesday and were met with dense smog which has caused a public health emergency. Despite the conditions, the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall appeared determined to continue their planned…
The King who never was: Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales
5th November 2017
Henry was born in Stirling Castle on 19th February 1594, the son of King James VI of Scotland and Anne of Denmark. James put Henry into the care of James Erskine, Earl of Mar, rather than his wife, Anne because he did not want him to be brought up a staunch Catholic. This did not sit well with his wife at all. However, the young Prince remained with the Mar family until 1603 when King James was…
Prince Charles sits in the cockpit of a jet trainer
14th July 2017
Prince Charles had a taste of how state-of-the-art aircraft operate as he took the cockpit seat of a Hawk T2 jet trainer, although he didn’t actually fly.
The Prince of Wales looked excited as he was shown the controls by a squadron leader from IV(R) Squadron and…
As part of their visit to Ireland, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall toured the United Nations Training School Ireland at the Curragh Camp.
The facility provides training to peacekeepers before they are deployed overseas and has led to successful intervention…
With yesterday’s announcement from Buckingham Palace that Prince Philip will be retiring from his public role this autumn, talk has quickly turned to what this means for the rest of the family. With the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge already planning to relocate to London full-time this fall, the time has clearly come for the younger generations to increasing their contribution to supporting The…