A former Director General of the BBC has
apologised to Earl Spencer after a new enquiry found that Martin
Bashir used ”rogue methods” to secure his 1995 interview with
Diana, Princess of Wales. The report, made public on May 20th 2021,
looked at the methods used by Bashir to gain the confidence of the
princess for the Panorama interview which is widely seen as a
catalyst for the…
The Duke of Cambridge has received his
first dose of the coronavirus vaccine. Prince William took to his
official social media channels to share the news and offer his
thanks to all those working on the vaccination programme. Along
with a photo of the prince receiving…
The Duchess of Cambridge heads to the V&A as it opens its doors after lockdown
20th May 2021
The Duchess of Cambridge took a trip to
Wonderland to mark the reopening of museums in the United Kingdom,
visiting the Victoria & Albert Museum this week to view its new
exhibits. Kate, who is Royal Patron of the V&A, first visited
The Raphael Cartoons at the…
In 2017, the Prince of Wales took over
the management of The Queen’s Norfolk estate at Sandringham. A year
later in 2018, the Prince along with his team began to convert the
estate into a fully organic operation. Over the last year, Country
Life has documented the conversion and the work that has gone in to
the efforts. Prince Charles explained why natural and sustainable
farming is…
Charles and Camilla visit seaside market as royal tour of Northern Ireland continues
20th May 2021
On day two of their two-day tour of
Northern Ireland, the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall
started seaside as they visited an open-air market in Bangor. Their
Royal Highnesses were received by H.M..’s Lord-Lieutenant of County
Down, Mr David Lindsay, and a group…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to visit Scotland on a royal tour of the country
19th May 2021
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will
visit Scotland at later this month, undertaking engagements
pertaining to the environment, homelessness, addiction and mental
health. William’s visit to Scotland comes in his capacity as this
year’s Lord High Commissioner to the…
As restrictions on everyday life continue
to lift and the world starts to return to pre-pandemic levels, the
Earl and Countess of Wessex headed to the West Country on Monday to
visit a vaccination centre as their first stop on a day of
engagements in Somerset. Their Royal Highnesses started the day at
the Vaccination Centre at the Bath and West Showground, one of the
country’s largest…
Her Majesty The Queen visited Portsmouth
on Saturday to bid farewell to the company of the HMS Queen
Elizabeth ahead of the ship’s maiden operational deployment. The
visit comes as the HMS Queen Elizabeth prepares to lead the United
Kingdom Carrier Strike Group on a…
Famous faces and faith leaders lend their support to the Platinum Jubilee tree planting celebrations
19th May 2021
The Queen’s Green Canopy launched on
Monday, 17 May in honour of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022.
The UK-wide tree planting initiative plans to have 3 million
saplings planted from October 2021 to March 2022. Schools,
community groups, and individuals can…
Do we take Princess Anne for granted?
This could be the shortest opinion piece in history—yes, we
definitely take Princess Anne for granted. Last week, she undertook
11 engagements that were painstakingly detailed by the Royal
Family’s Twitter account, and for that…relatively little fanfare
from the press and from royal watchers. Of course she’d be that
busy, we reason, she’s Princess…
