James McDonald, the rider of The Queen’s
horse Eightsome Reel, has received a two-day suspension for
overusing his whip. Her Majesty’s horse finished a very respectable
4th position in the Hampton Court Stakes at Royal Ascot on
Thursday. [commentary] Regulatory use of the whip – The whip can be
used a maximum of seven times in a flat race. If the whip is used
any more than this…
Day three of Royal Ascot is underway in
Berkshire, with The Queen and members of her family attending the
five-day meeting. Each day, different members of The Royal Family,
as well as their friends and members of staff, arrive at the
racecourse via a horse-drawn…
PHOTOS: Take a look at who is in the Carriage Procession on the third day of Royal Ascot
20th June 2019
Princess Anne’s family took centre stage
on the third day of Royal Ascot, with all of her family taking
seats in the carriage procession. The Princess Royal and her
husband, Sir Tim Laurence, joined The Queen and the Duke of York in
the first carriage in the…
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are
parting ways from The Royal Foundation – the charity set up by
Princes William and Harry. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will
continue to work to stay on at The Foundation, but the Sussexes are
leaving to set up their own charitable endeavour. PHOTO CREDIT:
@KENSINGTONROYAL Buckingham Palace says the decision to part ways
has been made because the two…
Today, let’s take a look at the life of
the Duchess of Gloucester. Birgitte Eva Henriksen was born on 20
June 1946 in Odense, Denmark, the youngest child of Asger Preben
Wissing Henriksen and Vivian van Deurs. When her parents separated
in 1966, Birgitte took her…
Although she left Suits at the end of
season seven, the Duchess of Sussex has appeared in the trailer for
the final season of the hit USA Network series. Now, the Duchess
doesn’t appear in any new scenes for the ninth and final season,
but she appears at the beginning…
As she celebrated her twentieth wedding
anniversary with a day out at Royal Ascot with her husband, it
appeared that the Countess of Wessex was paying her own tribute to
her famous day as a royal bride. For Sophie was in white and black
on her big anniversary, just as she was two decades ago when she
said ‘I do’ at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor. Embed from Getty
Images As she…
The Earl and Countess of Wessex celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary at Royal Ascot
19th June 2019
The Earl and Countess of Wessex are
celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary at Royal Ascot alongside
The Queen, their family and friends. Edward and Sophie, who married
on this day twenty years ago, were spotted in the Royal Box at the
racecourse. They did not take part…
The Duchess of Sussex, as their patron,
wrote the foreword to Mayhew’s annual review for 2018. Her Royal
Highness wrote, “As a proud rescue dog owner, I know from personal
experience the joy that adopting an animal into your home can
bring. The role that we, as…
The last major Windsor wedding of the
20th century became something of a turning point for The Queen and
her family. It wasn’t just that this royal celebration was more
informal and more relaxed than the spectacular ceremonial of
previous royal marriages. The wedding of the Earl and Countess of
Wessex, on June 19th 1999, seemed to mark a change in direction
following a tumultuous decade that had…
