Prince Philip has served as the Queen’s
long-standing companion for nearly 70 years. The partnership with
the Queen is said to be one of the great achievements of the
Queen’s reign and is certainly one of true love and commitment.
Prince Philip has a long list of achievements ranging from
militarily to diplomatic. Birth Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark
was born on the Greek island…
Navy signalman who passed messages between The Queen and Prince Philip during their courtship has died
6th April 2017
Arthur Grout, a Navy signalman who served
with the Duke of Edinburgh during the Second World War, passed away
at the age of 93. Mr Grout used secret codes to pass messages
between the then Lieutenant Mountbatten and Princess Elizabeth in
the early years of their…
Prince Philip will hand over his private
London taxi to the Sandringham Museum after it served him
faithfully for 18 years. Since 1999, Prince Philip has driven an
eco-friendly London taxi in an effort to blend in with ordinary
traffic. This has not entirely worked out, and…
This morning The Queen began the official
countdown to the 2018 Commonwealth Games when she launched the
baton relay at Buckingham Palace, with the Duke of Edinburgh at her
side. The relay will see the baton travel more than 200,000 miles
through 71 countries over the next 388 days before reaching the
Gold Coast in Australia, where the 2018 games will be held. After
receiving the baton at the…
New biography looks at issues between Prince Philip and Prince Charles
14th February 2017
In Prince Charles: The Passions and
Paradoxes of an Improbable Life, New York Times bestselling author
Sally Bedell Smith digs deep into the relationship between Prince
Charles and his father, the Duke of Edinburgh and alleges that the
heir to the throne was ‘threatened’…
President Trump hasn’t been in office for
two weeks, yet, he has caused controversy from the moment it was
announced he was running for the most powerful position in the
United States. Contention continues to follow him; particularly
among royals. Prince Harry is the…
Recreating the extraordinary world of The
Queen and the royal family was a daunting prospect for the team
behind Netflix’s opulent royal drama The Crown, and it quickly
became apparent that building it from the ground up was near
impossible. The original plan to build most of the sets in a studio
was scrapped, and the cast and crew instead travelled to England’s
most opulent stately homes and…
This year will mark the 30th anniversary
of London City Airport, and they have released 30 pictures and
archive material some of which involve members of the Royal family,
quite apt for an airport which was constructed on the former site
of London’s Royal Docks. One of the…
In a continuation of our look at the
British Royal Family in pictures, here are just some of the
highlights of the second half of 2016. 1 July- The Duke and Duchess
of Cambridge and Prince Harry visit the commemoration of the Battle
of Somme. Embed from Getty Images 8…
The new ITV documentary, When
Phillip Met Prince Philip: 60 Years of The Duke of Edinburgh’s
Award, gave a not seen before glance at the life of the Royal
Family. One part that stood out, in particular, was Prince Philip
playing cricket with Prince Charles. The footage from the 1960s was
filmed by none other than The Queen showed the unusual version of
the game; playing with cowpats. The…
