Less than a day after launching its own
gin, Buckingham Palace’s bar has run dry. The spirit, made from
botanicals from the gardens of the famous royal home, has sold out
in hours. The Buckingham Palace gin was launched on July 13th 2020,
retailing at £40 for a 70cl bottle. It is being sold by the Royal
Collection Trust. However, by the morning of July 14th, would be
buyers were told…
In the run up to this royal wedding,
there was as much speculation about the guest list as there was
about the bridal gown. As Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones, only daughter
of Princess Margaret and her former husband, Antony, Earl of
Snowdon, prepared to marry Daniel Chatto, the…
It’s been the subject of debate for
decades but now the Queen’s real role in a political event that
rocked Australia have been revealed. Letters just released confirm
that Elizabeth II had no advance knowledge of the sacking of the
country’s Prime Minister…
The Duchess of Cambridge has endorsed a
new initiative from the BBC called Tiny Happy People, which
supports families in those first five years of childhood
development. Tiny Happy People is centred around activities and
advice for developing language skills in young people for the first
five years of development and aims to “help you develop your
child’s language and communication skills…
One week, so many images. As the royal
diary begins to fill out again following lockdown, the photos keep
on coming. From celebrating NHS workers to promoting tourism to
help local economies, it’s been a busy seven days for ruling houses
across Europe. Here’s the…
By rights we should all be settling down
to watch the finals at Wimbledon this weekend. And while the tennis
is always top notch, there’s as much fun in spotting who’s who in
the crowd and enjoying the royal turnout. It simply wouldn’t be
Wimbledon if there…
A 64-hectare solar farm near the Battle
of Bosworth site has been rejected by local councillors after a
long and public discussion on the matter. Councillor Jonathan
Collet posted the news on his Twitter account, writing, “Absolutely
delighted that my motion to protect the Bosworth Battlefield site
and reject an application for a large Solar Farm in Sutton Cheney
was passed at Hinckley &…
Netflix will run a sixth and final season
of its hit show, The Crown, announcing the news on Thursday after
the show’s creator, Peter Morgan, changed his mind about ending it
with a fifth season. The popular Netflix show has followed the
reign of Queen Elizabeth II for…
Musicians entertaining hospital patients enjoy support of Duchess of Gloucester
10th July 2020
The Duchess of Gloucester telephoned one
of her musical patronages this week, chatting with them about how
they’ve adapted their live performance model during the COVID-19
pandemic. The Duchess of Gloucester spoke on the phone with
representatives at Music in Hospitals…
The Duchess of Cambridge joined forces
with Wimbledon and Olympic champion Andy Murray to surprise
schoolchildren at Bond Primary School to coincide with what would
have been the closing weekend for the tennis championships. The
Duchess and the children chatted for a few minutes about how
they’re keeping active in lockdown and their favourite memories of
Wimbledon – with Kate revealing…
