Christmas has officially begun for The
Queen who left London by train on Thursday to their Sandringham
home where they will spend the holidays. The 92-year-old Queen was
dressed in a brown coat with a headscarf as she boarded the 1-hour
and 37-minute journey to King’s Lynn. The Queen was not joined on
the train by the Duke of Edinburgh this year. The monarch will not
spend Christmas in Norfolk…
The Prince of Wales travelled to
Buckingham Palace alone on Wednesday for The Queen’s annual
Christmas Lunch without his wife, the Duchess of Cornwall, by his
side. According to a Clarence House spokesperson, the Duchess
was suffering from a “heavy cold” and therefore…
The Prince of Wales received both the
outgoing and incoming Gentleman Usher of the Scarlet Rod on
Wednesday. His Royal Highness, Great Master, the Most Honourable
Order of the Bath, received Major General Charles Vyvyan as he
relinquishes his appointment as Scarlet…
The Queen hosted her traditional
pre-Christmas dinner at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday for members
of The Royal Family. Senior royals and extended members of Her
Majesty’s family are invited to Her Majesty’s Christmas dinner each
year at Buckingham Palace – a rare occasion where everybody gets
together. Among the first guests to arrive was the Duke of
Edinburgh who was followed by the…
Princess Alexandra attends Christmas Carol Concert held in honour of the Alzheimer's Society
19th December 2018
Princess Alexandra attended a Christmas
Carol Concert on Tuesday evening at St Paul’s Cathedral in London
held in honour of the Alzheimer’s Society’s 40th anniversary.
The Queen’s cousin was joined at the event by a variety of famous
faces, including comedian and…
English novelist Dame Barbara Cartland
was one of the most prolific and commercially successful writers of
the twentieth century, publishing 723 novels before her death in
May 2000. Known as the ‘Queen of Romance’, Ms Cartland had a
little-known royal connection to Her…
The Duchess of Sussex visited Brinsworth
House, the Royal Variety Charity’s residential nursing and care
home in Twickenham in London this morning to bring some Christmas
cheer to retired entertainers. Brinsworth House accommodates up to
36 residents. The house was built in 1850 and houses a number of
lounges, a bar, a library, a restaurant and even has its own
theatre. The decorations represent…
It first enthralled readers exactly 175
years ago this week, and now the magic of ‘A Christmas Carol’ by
Charles Dickens has been given a royal touch. As the festive season
gets well and truly underway, the Prince of Wales has brought part
of the celebrated novel to life…
This past year was a big one for the
British Royal Family. The birth of Prince Louis, the wedding of
Prince Harry to the then Meghan Markle and another royal wedding of
Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank. All these stories and more
have dominated the headlines, so it…
It is often dubbed as one of the world’s
most secret societies – the world of Freemasonry. From covert
handshakes to Masonic rituals, mystery surrounds the organisation
which has connections to the British Royal Family. Many members of
The Royal Family are rumoured to be Freemasons, although only two
current royals are publicly known to be part of the society. The
Duke of Kent has been the…
