One might be mistaken into thinking that
gifts to royalty would be some breathtaking pieces of jewellery or
stunning pieces of art. However, the official gift list released by
the Palace recently instead shows more traditional gifts and some
which are more odd, including salt and a tooth. Don’t worry, it
isn’t a real tooth. Instead, it is a tooth from a tunnel boring
machine called…
It has been revealed that a specialist
police team are currently monitoring more than 400 stalkers who
form a threat to the royal family. Established in 2007 because
‘information was coming in, but there was no system to assess it.
And the attacks were potentially…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are all
set for their upcoming tour of India and Bhutan. The tour will
begin in Mumbai on April 10th and finish with a visit to the Taj
Mahal on April 16th. During the tour The Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge are expected to visit the Taj…
The Queen is to receive an extra
£2.7m in funding next year, as George Osbourne revealed
the 2016/17 Sovereign Grant during yesterday’s Autumn
Statement. The small detail, listed on page 114 of the Chancellor’s
Spending Review, confirms that the Royal Household will
receive £42.8m, an increase of almost 7% from this
year’s figure of £40.1m The Sovereign Grant is…
Windsor Castle came out of World War II
untouched by Blitz that occurred only 24 or so miles away. Decades
later on 20 November 1992, it would meet a far different fate in
the form of fire that would end up costing close to £40 million.
The fire was said to spark by a…
On July 17th 1947, a little girl was born
at King’s College Hospital, London and given a rather
rare first name. Camilla, first child of Major Bruce
Shand and his wife, Rosalind, would become known around the world
by the name her parents gave her in the days after…
The Duchess of Cornwall on behalf of The
Queen, Patron of The Royal Commonwealth Society, held a Reception
for winners of The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition at
Buckingham Palace on Thursday. This year, the competition became
The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition in honour of The Queen’s
role as both heads of the Commonwealth and Royal Commonwealth
Society Patron. Founded in…
The Prince of Wales is opting not to
attend next week’s State Banquet honouring Chinese President Xi
Jinping. Clarence House did not provide any reason as to why Prince
Charles will not attend besides the following: “The Prince of Wales
and The Duchess of…
The Duchess of Gloucester opens Pittville home for children with disabilities
9th October 2015
On Tuesday, The Duchess of Gloucester
officially opened a new accommodation for young people with
disabilities in Pittville, Cheltenham. The Duchess of Gloucester on
a previous engagement. National Star’s Bradbury Gardens provides
accommodation to college students with…
At the request of security services,
flying over the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk will be restricted,
not allowing aircraft within 1.5 miles of Anmer Hall, home of the
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. The rules will apply to Anmer Hall
from the 1st November while similar regulations will come in
to effect for Sandringham House on the 1st December. Sandringham
House The restrictions will cover a…
