The Kents

Princess Alexandra celebrates her 86th birthday

Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy, is celebrating her 86th birthday. The cousin to the late Queen Elizabeth, who was born on December 25 1936, is marking the occasion at home with her family. Despite now being in her mid-eighties, Her Royal Highness still maintains a busy diary of engagements. Alexandra is the Patron of over 100 organisations and has been carrying out duties…
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British Royals

The favourite festive tradition given new life by King Charles

In the end, it was bright blue with a jaunty handkerchief thrown into the mix. OK, it’s not quite the same as the years of guessing which colour Queen Elizabeth II would wear for her Christmas speech but the pick of The King for the first festive address of his reign is still an eye opener. Charles III has chosen to give his debut Christmas speech in that most ancient of places, St.
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British Royals

King Charles chooses poignant location to deliver first Christmas speech

King Charles will give his first Christmas speech from the place he said his last goodbye to his mother. His Majesty has recorded his address in the Quire at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, where the final committal service for Queen Elizabeth II took place, just three months ago. It’s also where the King said a final farewell to his father, The Duke of Edinburgh, whose funeral took…
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Queen Elizabeth II

The smallest portrait of Queen Elizabeth II ever created sells at charity auction

The smallest portrait ever created of Queen Elizabeth II has gone under the hammer at auction. Measuring just 20 millionths of a metre, the portrait is even less than the width of a human hair. Photo supplied by Fire Digital News The portrait was made by scientists at the Oxford Instruments Asylum Research in celebration of Her late Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee. The image was…
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