This year marks the 70th anniversary of
the modern Commonwealth, and Monday members of the Royal Family and
the Commonwealth community joined at Westminster Abbey to
celebrate. Attending the annual Commonwealth Day Service were The
Queen, the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall, the Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, and the Duke
of York. Embed from Getty…
The Countess of Wessex has written an
open letter to the people of Malawi in honour of an important
milestone. “I am delighted to hear the news that it is now
official: Malawi has removed the risk of trachoma across the
country,” she said. Trachoma is a bacterial…
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have begun
royal events for Commonwealth Day with a visit to Canada House in
London. Harry and Meghan were there to celebrate the contribution
of Canadians across the UK. The royal couple were given a
demonstration of the spring custom of…
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…
His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex has
been granted the additional title of Earl of Forfar by The Queen on
his 55th birthday. He and his wife, Sophie, will use the titles The
Earl and Countess of Forfar when in Scotland. The Earl of Wessex is
the patron of several…
The Princess Royal saw Wales defeat
Scotland in the Six Nations on Saturday as she attended the event
in Edinburgh. Princess Anne was pictured wearing a hat, sunglasses
and tartan scarf as she watched the action from Murrayfield which
saw Wales win 18-11. Scotland’s next…
The Queen has released a message to
citizens of the Commonwealth ahead of Commonwealth Day which takes
place next week. Queen Elizebeth II, Head of the Commonwealth,
spoke of how we can “look to the future with confidence and
optimism” due to the links we share. Her Majesty also reflected on
last year’s Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting which was held
at Buckingham Palace. The…
You know when your family decides to
throw a really important celebration and you’re working? That
didn’t stop the Princess Royal this week. She was on hand at
Buckingham Palace to support her older brother as he marked fifty
years since his Investiture as Prince of…
Meghan in International Women’s Day debate: “I feel the embryonic kicking of feminism”
9th March 2019
The Duchess of Sussex took part in a
panel discussion on International Women’s Day, hosted by the
Queen’s Commonwealth Trust, of which she was named Vice President
on Friday morning. Meghan was joined by influential women including
Annie Lennox, former Australian Prime…
With exclusive access to the Prince of
Wales during his 70thbirthday year, PBS has announced that they
will air a special on Prince Charles on Sunday, March 24that 8 p.m.
ET. (Click here to check for local times.) An intimate and
revealing documentary they follows Charles through the course of
2018, Prince Charles at 70will take a look at both his life at home
and his working life. Filmmaker John…
