The Countess of Wessex has helped pack
food parcels as she continues to support volunteers looking after
the most vulnerable members of society during the coronavirus
pandemic. She put together emergency supplies on a visit to a
foodbank earlier this week. Sophie spent time at the Woking
Foodbank’s site at Sheerwater in Surrey where she helped assemble
packages for those in need. She also…
Duchess of Sussex shares message of support for charity's COVID-19 response
29th April 2020
Since moving to virtual service six weeks
ago because of the coronavirus pandemic, Smart Works has delivered
200 hours of support to their clients. The Duchess of Sussex, who
is patron, shared a message of support for the charity’s efforts
and even stepped in to help…
The Queen congratulations Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds on the birth of their child
29th April 2020
The Queen has sent a private message of
congratulations to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancé
Carrie Symonds on the birth of their first child together. Miss
Symonds gave birth to a baby boy at a London hospital on Wednesday
morning with the Prime Minister by…
Social distancing measures will be in
place for many months, perhaps even for a couple of years, meaning
everyday life will remain disrupted for the foreseeable future. In
April, The Queen celebrated her 94th birthday – a moment which some
royal commentators have mooted may be her last before retirement.
It has been widely reported in the media that the monarch could
make her eldest son…
The Prince of Wales will follow in the
footsteps of his grandfather on the 75th anniversary of VE Day.
Prince Charles will read extracts from the diaries of King George
VI in a specially recorded programme to mark the event. Charles’
readings will form part of a day…
On This Day in 2011: Prince William married Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey
29th April 2020
Friday, 29 April, 2011, about two billion
people are said to have watched from around the world as Prince
William wed Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey in London. The
Metropolitan Police said that about a million people lined the
route of the royal procession on…
The Duchess of Cornwall reveals she has been having secret dance lessons for the past 18 months
29th April 2020
The Duchess of Cornwall has revealed that
for the last 18 months she has secretly been having dance lessons
with her “ancient friends.” Speaking to Dame Darcey Bussell and
Angela Rippon to mark International Dance Day, the 72-year-old
Duchess said her weekly lessons have left her “groaning, huffing
and grunting.” Camilla has been enjoying her weekly ballet lessons…
The Queen is to deliver an address to the
nation early next month – the second such speech to be delivered
within the space of a few weeks. Her Majesty will speak to the UK
about VE Day as she leads the nation in commemorating the 75th
anniversary of the…
The Duke of Sussex is set to have a
starring role in an upcoming episode of Thomas the Tank Engine.
Prince Harry will give an introduction to the programme which will
also feature animated versions of The Queen and Prince Charles,
although they will not voice…
In any Royal commentator’s books, the
announcement in 1999 that Prince Edward would be made an Earl and
not a Duke on his wedding day gave quite a shock. By tradition,
male children of the sovereign receive a Dukedom on their wedding
day, therefore making their new wife, the Duchess of X rather than
the slightly more confusing ‘HRH Princess Michael of Kent’ as
happened for Prince Michael’s…
