Prince & Princess of Wales

Prince William marks Mental Health Awareness Week with Navy veterans and a rowing challenge

By
22nd May 2023
Prince William appeared in a video with members of the HMS Oardacious charity to mark Mental Health Awareness Week. On 21 May, the Prince and Princess of Wales’s YouTube account published a six-minute clip in which the heir to the throne rows and talks about mental health with members of the charity.  The video was shot at the Eton rowing club, on Dorney Lake, in Windsor, and it…
Read more
The Edinburghs

Earl of Wessex sends aircraft into retirement

By
30th September 2021
Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, visited RAF Waddington on Wednesday, 28 September, to mark the retirement of the E-3D Sentry from RAF service after 30 years. A Royal Parade was held along with a flypast conducted by an 8 Squadron E-3D Sentry. The aircraft has seen extensive use during operations with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). These operations range from countering…
Read more
FeaturesHistoryPrince Philip

Remembering Philip: The Prince at Tokyo Bay

By
16th April 2021
The Duke of Edinburgh served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War, and during that time, he found himself in a place that he was never meant to be: Tokyo Bay on VJ (Victory over Japan) Day in 1945. Just before midnight on 9 August, Japanese Emperor Hirohito convened the Supreme War Council. After a long debate and a proposal by Prime Minister Suzuki, Japan eventually accepted the…
Read more
Queen Elizabeth II

Royal Navy admits it accidentally started The Queen's death rumours on social media

By
5th December 2019
The Royal Navy has taken responsibility for the accidental spread of death rumours of Her Majesty The Queen a few days ago. The rumours started via a leaked WhatsApp message that had been screenshotted and shared on Twitter and Facebook saying Her Majesty had died of a heart attack. The messages shown were believed to have been between military personnel. The News has reported that it…
Read more