Although the world-renowned Hay Festival
has been forced to turn to a digital event for the second year in a
row, it didn’t stop the Duchess of Cornwall from participating in
the literature festival’s opening gala, A Night of Hope. The
annual festival is held in the Welsh market town of Hay-on-Wye,
which is famous for its numerous bookshops. Held over 12 days, the
event draws hundreds of…
William and Kate begin Orkney trip with hospital opening and pay a visit to a local family
25th May 2021
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge paid
their first trip to Scotland’s Orkney Islands today, kicking off a
day full of engagements by opening a hospital in its largest city,
Kirkwall. The couple, who are touring Scotland this week, arrived
in Orkney by helicopter after…
The Duchess of Cambridge begins her visit to Scotland with a focus on community support
25th May 2021
The Duchess of Cambridge joined her
husband in Scotland on Monday, with a visit to Turning Point
Scotland in North Lanarkshire, where they spoke to those supported
by the social care services organisation. During their visit,
William and Kate heard more about the…
Spotlight: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's involvement in NHS Charities Together
25th May 2021
In December 2020, the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge were named the joint patrons of NHS Charities Together.
NHS Charities Together covers a federation of more than 250
charitable organisations that focus on supporting the National
Health Service, its staff, volunteers, and patients throughout the
United Kingdom. [getty src=”1229993264″ width=”594″ height=”396″
tld=”com”] On a…
The Duke of Cambridge will take part in
an engagement with his patronage, Fields in Trust, while in
Scotland this week. Ahead of that visit, we’re looking back at his
connection to this long-running charity and how William’s patronage
connects with his grandfather, The…
The Queen’s official home in Northern
Ireland, Hillsborough Castle, is getting ready to welcome visitors
back inside. The home also serves as the residence of the Secretary
of State for Northern Ireland and a guest house for prominent
international visitors. For the…
The Duchess of Cambridge praised the
“incredible work” of nurses globally throughout the coronavirus
pandemic in a video message to mark the end of the Nursing Now
Campaign. The video, shared to the Nursing Now Campaign’s YouTube
page, features Kate congratulating nurses for the three-year
campaign. She continues: “When Nursing Now was launched in 2018, we
had no way of knowing just…
The Duke of Cambridge spent Sunday
visiting projects supported by the Church of Scotland. Just prior
to a visit to an elderly care home, he visited a workshop that
supports vulnerable people through social enterprise. William
visited the Grassmarket Community Project, a…
The Duke of Cambridge enjoyed ice cream
and flirtations with a nonagenarian during a visit to Queens Bay
Lodge in Edinburgh on Sunday afternoon. The Prince, who is visiting
Scotland this week to coincide with his appointment as Lord High
Commissioner of the General…
In 2011, The Queen and Prince Philip
completed a historic state visit to the Republic of Ireland. It was
the first visit of a reigning monarch to the Republic of Ireland,
as the last visit was in 1911 by her grandfather, King George V,
before Ireland fought for independence. While in Ireland, their
last stop was in Cork, where they visited the popular English
Market. In honour of the visit, the…
