The annual Diplomatic Reception that took
place at Buckingham Palace is usually left to the imagination, yet
this year we were given a rare glimpse inside. Buckingham Palace
agreed that an image of the senior royals taken before dinner would
be released. In the photo of the six most senior royals, the
Duchess of Cambridge stands out in a red Jenny Packham gown and
diamond earrings. The Duchess…
Tis’ the season of ugly Christmas
jumpers, once we were embarrassed to be seen in them, now the sell
out in seconds. The Royal Family is even getting on this bandwagon,
or rather their wax replicas are. One of London’s most popular
tourist destinations, Madame…
Warning: The following article contains
comments that some readers may find offensive. In a day where
it seems like nothing is off topic, the radio show, Don’t Make Me
Laugh, managed to push it too far. Back in April on The Queen’s
90th birthday, the BBC Radio…
At 11:30am on 20 November 1947 Princess
Elizabeth wed Philip Mountbatten at Westminster Abbey. Her Majesty
The Queen and Prince Philip first met in 1939 when she was the
thirteen-year-old Princess Elizabeth and he was eighteen-year-old
naval Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten. Their connection was strong
from the start and so it wasn’t long before whispers of a possible
royal match were…
The Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy (QCC),
was launched last year in Malta at the Commonwealth Heads of
Government meeting. It was conceived by the charity, Cool Earth and
led by the Royal Commonwealth Society who worked in partnership
with the Commonwealth Forestry…
Queen Elizabeth II was joined by a large
portion of the Senior Members of the Royal Family at Royal Albert
Hall for the Festival of Remembrance. Embed from Getty Images Among
those included the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales and
Duchess of Cornwall who just…
Prince Philip has unveiled a
monument to honour members of the Guinea Pig Club. Embed from Getty
Images The Duke of Edinburgh, who serves as president of the club,
unveiled the monument on 2 November. The club was formed in 1941,
made up of severely wounded and burned men who were treated at the
Queen Victoria Hospital using experimental techniques. The
treatment of burns was in its infancy…
The title Duke of Edinburgh is linked to
the capital of Scotland, and was first appointed in 1726, and but
it is not a Scottish peerage as such, but a Peerage of Great
Britain, and it is an appointment given to members of the British
Royal Family. The title does not carry…
Prince Philip was upset about giving up his navy career for Queen Elizabeth II claims new programme, ‘The Crown’
3rd October 2016
New drama series The Crown is set to
reveal the Duke of Edinburgh’s frustrations about being made to
give up his Royal Navy career following The Queen’s accession to
the throne in 1953. The £100 million drama (believed to be the most
expensive television series yet…
Prince William joined Her Majesty The
Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh and the Princess Royal at a
thanksgiving service for the Order of the Thistle at Edinburgh’s
St. Giles’ Cathedral yesterday, Thursday, 7 July. The Prince, who
is known as the Earl of Strathearn while in Scotland, joined his
aunt and grandparents as hundreds of onlookers lined the streets to
greet the royals. As members of the…
