Prince George was the surprise guest of
honour on Saturday afternoon, joining his parents, the Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge at Twickenham Stadium for the Six Nations
Championships. And at the age of eight, he got an early lesson in
the art of royal diplomacy by keeping his allegiances in the crunch
game to himself. William, who is patron of the Welsh Rugby Union,
and Kate, who is the new…
Windsor schools are preparing Platinum
Jubilee celebrations for their pupils, according to planners in the
area. The Windsor Platinum Jubilee Committee, a local organisation
set up to celebrate The Queen this year, helped launch Platinum
Jubilee Schools’ Week at The…
Residents of Warwickshire with stories of
their brushes with The Queen or royalty are being encouraged to
share their memories and memorabilia with the Warwickshire Library
Service ahead of the Platinum Jubilee this summer. Locals can fill
out forms with their stories and…
The Queen cancels diplomatic reception on advice of Foreign Office
28th February 2022
While The Queen was set to have a
reasonably busy March with several in-person events on her
calendar, she will have a quieter start to the month now. A
diplomatic reception planned for Wednesday, 2 March has now been
postponed. On the advice of the Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Her Majesty has cancelled the diplomatic reception scheduled to be
held at Windsor Castle. The Queen tested…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have
sent a message of support to the people of Ukraine as they
”bravely” fight against Russian oppression. Taking to Twitter, the
couple posted a message to their official Kensington Palace
account. They said: ”In October 2020…
The Duchess of Cornwall says queen consort title will help with her important causes
26th February 2022
The Duchess of Cornwall has spoken
publicly about how the title of queen consort will help the causes
she supports when she takes on the title. In an interview with
Woman’s Hour and BBC Breakfast earlier this week at Clarence House,
Camilla said that “Of course it’s…
The Countess of Wessex officially opened
the newly-refurbished Jigsaw Hub community space and baby bank area
of The Lighthouse in Surrey this week. The newly-refurbished Jigsaw
Hub in Woking doubles as a community space for families and a baby
bank that provides supplies like clothing and toys and other
equipment to families with children under five. “I certainly got so
much out of my time…
The Prince of Wales is set to visit
Southend in the days ahead to hand over letters patent that will
turn it into England’s newest city. Prince Charles, accompanied by
the Duchess of Cornwall, will head to the Essex coast on March 1st
2022 to oversee a special…
A moment in history remembered as iconic portrait of Queen by groundbreaking photographer reaches special anniversary
26th February 2022
The Royal Collection Trust is
commemorating the 70th anniversary of the first iconic portraits
taken of the new Queen Elizabeth II by sharing four images of the
portrait session. On 26 February 1952, the young queen, just 20
days into her reign, sat for her first official…
In royal adjacent news, The Crown’s
jewels have been stolen. The pieces that stood in for the crown
jewels (currently stored at the Tower of London) on Netflix’s The
Crown were stolen in an overnight raid last Wednesday
evening. Netflix stores many of the props used in the popular
drama covering the modern House of Windsor at a Doncaster
warehouse. The replica Crown Jewels were among…
