The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have
spoken to frontline workers about the importance of counselling and
grieving in their first video call of the new year. Speaking to a
team of healthcare workers from the NHS and grief counsellors from
Just ‘B’, a service provided by Hospice UK, William said of their
work during the coronavirus pandemic that, “This is an
unprecedented time we are all…
Camilla announces her Reading Room's first picks
15th January 2021
The Duchess of Cornwall’s Reading Room
officially launched today with the announcement of Camilla’s first
four book choices, including one about the court of Henry VIII. For
the inaugural season of the project, the duchess has chosen The
Mirror and the Light…
The Tower of London fears it has lost one of its ravens
13th January 2021
One of the best known inhabitants of the
Tower of London, a raven called Merlina, has disappeared and is
feared to have died. The bird, who has been part of the Tower’s
roost since 2007, hasn’t been seen for weeks and her keepers now
believe she is…
Sarah, Duchess of York has been writing
children’s books and nonfiction for years, but today HarperCollins
announced her debut historical romance,Her Heart for a Compass,will
be published this summer. Coming 3 August from Mills & Boon in the
UK and William Morrow in the United States,the novel is a fictional
account of the life of Sarah’s great-great-aunt, Lady…
Lord Mountbatten - the man behind the making of Prince Charles
12th January 2021
Growing up in the Royal Family is an
experience quite unlike the childhood many (if not all) of us had.
Although Prince Charles was lucky enough to have both his parents
in his life, they were both quite absent from his upbringing. This
was both due to the fact mummy and…
Planet Champion Prince Charles announces Terra Carta
12th January 2021
The Prince of Wales has been a lifelong
steward of the environment. In 2020 at the World Economic Forum in
Davos, the Prince announced the Sustainable Market Initiative
(SMI). The SMI wants to be a global “leader in a transition to a
sustainable future by putting nature…
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have
both been vaccinated against coronavirus. Buckingham Palace issued
a short statement on January 9th 2021 confirming that the couple
had received the jab. It read, simply, “The Queen and The Duke of
Edinburgh have today received Covid-19 vaccinations.” The Queen,
94, and Prince Philip, 99, are in the priority group for the
vaccinations. The couple…
On This Day: The Duchess of Cambridge was born
9th January 2021
On 9 January 1982, Catherine Elizabeth
Middleton, now the Duchess of Cambridge, was born at the Royal
Berkshire Hospital in Reading. The eldest of three children, her
father Michael Middleton was a flight dispatcher for British
Airways, and her mother, Carole, was a former…
Sandringham Flower Show cancelled due to pandemic
9th January 2021
The 2021 Sandringham Flower Show has been
called off for another year. The cancellation of the 28 July event
marks the second time in peacetime the event has been canceled. In
a statement on its website, the Sandringham Flower Show Chairman,
David Reeve…
The Duke of Cambridge has ensured that
his children know about the sacrifices NHS frontline workers are
making during the coronavirus pandemic he revealed in a recent
video chat with NHS staff. Speaking to staff at Homerton University
Hospital in East London, shared on the official social media
accounts on January 8th 2021, William said that he and Kate “and
all the children talk about all of…

