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…
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…
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…
On Sunday, The Duke of Kent, Grand Master
of the United Grand Lodge, marked 55 years of being a Freemason.
The Queen’s cousin was initiated into Royal Alpha Lodge, No. 16 on
16 December 1963 at a meeting held at the Café Royal. The then
Grand Master, the Earl of…
The Duchess of Cornwall has revealed that
her granddaughter was rushed to hospital in an air ambulance.
She made the revelation yesterday during her series of engagements
in Wiltshire while she was opening the new purpose-built airbase at
Wilts Air Ambulance. During her…
Prince Charles presented actress Keira
Knightley with an OBE (Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the
British Empire) for her contributions in drama and charity work in
a ceremony at Buckingham Palace on Thursday this week. Knightley
was joined by her husband, James Righton, and her parents, Will
Knightley and Sharman Macdonald as she received the honour. The
two-time Oscar nominee was dressed…
