The Queen has spoken of her surprise at
finding out she was the first person in the Commonwealth to achieve
a prestigious lifesaving award. And Her Majesty shared her ongoing
pride in her achievement, eighty years after being presented with
the prize. The memories of her childhood were revealed during a
video conference with members of the Royal Life Saving Society
which works to prevent…
Prince Michael (b. 4 July 1942) is the
younger brother of the Duke of Kent and paternal first cousin of
Queen Elizabeth II. As a five-year-old, he was a pageboy at the
wedding of the then Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip. He was
educated at Sunningdale School and Eton…
Prince Michael of Kent accused of misusing his royal status to seek favours from Russian President Putin
8th May 2021
Prince Michael of Kent has been accused
of misusing his royal status to seek favours from Russian President
Vladimir Putin. In a joint investigation by The Sunday Times and
Channel 4’s Dispatches, Prince Michael was covertly filmed at a
business meeting telling…
The House of Windsor is returning to some
kind of normality after the sadness of the death of the Duke of
Edinburgh and the mourning period that followed his passing on
April 9th 2021. The past week has seen several high profile
engagements as well as a string of other visits that have brought
the Royal Family’s diary closer to levels seen following the first
lockdown in England last summer.
The Duchess of Cornwall has paid her
first official visit as Colonel-in-Chief to 5th Battalion The
Rifles. Camilla took over the role of Colonel of The Rifles from
Prince Philip in a special double ceremony last year which turned
out to be the Duke of Edinburgh’s final…
The Earl of Wessex carried out a number
of engagements over the past week, ranging from thanking COVID-19
vaccination centre volunteers to meeting young people taking part
in The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. Perhaps the most poignant
engagement was Edward’s visit to…
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex released a
new photo of their son, Archie, to mark his second birthday. The
photo was posted on their website, Archewell, alongside an article
asking their supporters to celebrate Archie’s birthday by
advocating for vaccine equity. The new photo features the
two-year-old holding balloons and was reportedly taken on his
birthday at the Sussex family home in…
The Duchess of Cambridge promises four-year-old girl she will wear a 'pink princess costume' when they meet
6th May 2021
The Duchess of Cambridge released a phone
call she held with a young girl at the centre of a Hold Still
portrait chosen for exhibition last summer, and featuring in a new
book of still released this week. Kate shared a video snippet of
her telephone call with Mila…
The Duke of Cambridge travelled to North
Wales on Thursday to visit Brighter Futures, a consortium of eight
groups in Rhyl that encourage people of all ages to engage in
community activities and issues. Brighter Futures’ website notes
that the eight local groups…
Prince Charles tells Welsh Guards he was "enormously proud" of those who participated in father's funeral
6th May 2021
The Prince of Wales paid a visit to the
Welsh Guards on Wednesday, visiting soldiers at Combermere Barracks
in Windsor. As Royal Colonel of the Welsh Guards, Prince Charles
rides in Trooping the Colour for the Regiment. It is an appointment
he’s held since 1975, and before that, the late Duke of Edinburgh
was Colonel from 1953 to 1975. Prince Charles’s visit began with a
welcome from a…
