The Queen’s historic reign has seen many
milestones that dominate the story of Elizabeth II. Among them is
one of the most important of her rule and of modern British
history, the moment of her accession. On February 6th 1952, in the
early hours, King George VI died in his sleep at Sandringham. No
one knows the exact time he passed away. He was found, by a valet,
at around 7.30 that morning…
ICYMI: The Earl and Countess of Wessex send best wishes to Team GB Paralympians
7th March 2022
The Earl and Countess of Wessex spoke
with Paralympians from Team Great Britain ahead of the opening of
the Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing. Edward and Sophie spoke
with three Paralympians, skiers Menna Fitzpatrick, guide Katie
Guest, and Shona Brownlee, over a video…
While Buckingham Palace is the official
London residence of the sovereign and serves as the administrative
headquarters for The Crown, The Queen will not be returning from
Windsor Castle. The Queen and the late Duke of Edinburgh
moved to Windsor Castle permanently at…
Kenneth Branagh reveals the advice Prince Charles gave him when playing king
4th March 2022
Considered one of his career highlights,
Sir Kenneth Branagh took on royalty in the war drama Henry V back
in 1989. His interpretation of Shakespeare’s masterpiece had
Branagh take on the dual roles of both director and lead actor.
While it is one of his well-known roles, perhaps it’s the advice he
got while filming from a very special, unofficial adviser on set
that makes it one of his…
The Queen has made a ‘generous donation’
to a Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal as the invasion of Ukraine by
Russia continues. The Disasters Emergency Committee revealed the
donation on March 3rd 2022, tweeting: “Many thanks to Her Majesty
The Queen for continuing to…
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution
will reward 4,500 volunteers and frontline staff with a special
Platinum Jubilee medal in recognition of the 69,212 lives that have
been saved throughout The Queen’s reign. “I am delighted to see so
many RNLI volunteers and…
The Princess Royal unveils first-of-its-kind hospital helipad in Manchester
4th March 2022
The Princess Royal unveiled the first
hospital helipad in the North West of England earlier this week on
a visit to Manchester. Arriving at the Oxford Road Campus of the
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), which serves
Manchester and Trafford, Princess Anne officially unveiled the
helipad, which allows for quicker transportation of critically ill
patients in need of immediate…
The Earl and Countess of Wessex paid a
visit to the new airbase used by the Essex and Herts Air Ambulance
Service earlier this week. At the new airbase, located in North
Weald, Edward and Sophie were given the chance to thank first
responders for the work they undertook…
Crowds showed their support for the
people of Ukraine — along with The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee — as
Prince Charles arrived in Winchester for a postponed visit to the
city. It was a welcome return to royal walkabouts as the Prince of
Wales greeted the flag-waving…
What do the Duchess of Cornwall, Princess
Laurentien of the Netherlands, and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of
Norway have in common? Their love of and passion for reading and
their encouragement of others to get them to enter into a world
that allows you to escape from the realities of the world for a few
moments. We are going to break down each royal lady’s work in the
literature field…
