Prince & Princess of Wales

Prince William continues launch of Homewards initiative in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Day two of Prince William’s Homewards launch took him to Northern Ireland and Scotland. Homewards is a five-year plan to combat homelessness with businesses, local authorities and organisations encouraged to join together and develop plans. For now, the focus will be on six locations with up to 500,000 pounds in funding each to eradicate homelessness. Hosford House in Belfast is one of the…
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Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth is the "nation's leading star" at BAFTAs

Led by Dame Helen Mirren, the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) honoured the late Queen Elizabeth II. Mirren gave a moving tribute to the late monarch during the ceremony, calling her the “nation’s leading star.” Mirren said: “BAFTA’s relationship with Her Majesty was longstanding, and BAFTA would not be what it is today without her loyal support. In 1953, her…
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Queen Elizabeth II

How The Queen had a final say in the design of her hearse

Millions of people across the world were captivated by images of the casket of Queen Elizabeth II as it was driven through London on a dark, gloomy evening. A small detail that many people might have noticed is that hearse is lit up so mourners can see the coffin clearly. This was The Queen’s idea. The Queen specified the custom Jaguar XJ hearse be used a number of years ago when planning…
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Prince Philip

New lifeboat named in honour of Prince Philip takes to the water for the first time

A new lifeboat named in honour of the late Prince Philip has taken to the water for the first time. The Shannon-class 13-46 Duke of Edinburgh was launched last week from the All-Weather Lifeboat Centre in Poole and will undergo extensive testing and trials before it officially joins the fleet of lifeboats with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution at the Wells Lifeboat Station this…
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