On the 20th March 1974, Princess Anne was
returning to Buckingham Palace from a charity event when their car
was forced to stop on The Mall. Once the car came to a standstill,
an armed assailant, Ian Ball, began firing a pistol. Anne’s
personal protection officer, Inspector James Beaton, jumped out of
the car in an attempt to shield Her Royal Highness from any injury.
Unfortunately…
It’s the first day of spring today and
the Royal Family has taken to social media to celebrate the
blooming of a brand new season. This fresh chapter in the year’s
story has been told online by the Windsors with photos of
Buckingham Palace bursting into life. As…
Zara Tindall to compete on home soil at Land Rover Gatcombe Park Novice
20th March 2019
Staged at the home of The Princess Royal,
riders from 21 nations, the largest in event history, will compete
in the Land Rover Gatcombe Park Novice and Intermediate Horse
Trials this weekend (23rd – 24th March). Some of the participating
countries include Australia…
Pop-star Lionel Richie, 69, has been
named an ambassador for The Prince’s Trust International. In a
meeting in Barbados Tuesday night, the singer met with Prince
Charles, 70, where the Prince officially named him as ambassador.
Richie will now help to introduce the Trust to a global audience.
Embed from Getty Images The duo caught up at a meeting for the
Trust during Charles’ second…
Royal Caribbean Tour Recap: The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall in Barbados
20th March 2019
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of
Cornwall started their Royal Tour of Barbados yesterday, with a
jam-packed itinerary that saw them meeting government officials,
visiting synagogues, attending women’s empowerment meetings and
capping off with a star-studded reception…
With the weeks winding down until Baby
Sussex is welcomed into the world, many people are eagerly awaiting
the birth of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s first child. Last
May, nearly 30 million Americans watched as Prince Harry married
Californian actress Meghan…
The Princess Royal will receive the City
Lit Centenary Fellowship Award this April at the City Lit Centenary
Awards. “The Princess Royal will receive her Centenary Fellowship
in recognition of her ongoing commitment to lifelong learning,”
says Mark Malcolmson, CBE of City Lit. The City Lit Centenary
Awards are being held on 2 April to recognise those who foster
educational opportunities for…
According to a biography of Queen
Elizabeth II, she was left ‘tickled and touched’ to have been
chosen as Papua New Guinea’s monarch in 1975 while she was on a
royal tour of the country. In Queen of the World, Robert Hardman
writes that “The Queen did not become…
Prince Charles's solicitor writes to newspapers following publication of beach photos
19th March 2019
The Prince of Wales’s solicitor has
written a letter to newspaper organisations in the UK following the
publication of photographs online on Tuesday. The paparazzi-style
photos show Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall paddling on
the beach in Barbados during a…
The Queen and the Duchess of Cambridge
conducted a rare joint engagement in London on Tuesday morning as
they officially opened a new educational establishment. Embed from
Getty Images Her Majesty was joined by her granddaughter-in-law
during the visit King’s College London where they opened Bush
House, the latest education and learning facilities on the Strand
Campus. Embed from…
