In the series “Before they were royal” we
are taking a look at their young lives, education, and professional
lives before gaining their royal title. The third edition focuses
on The Duchess of Sussex or Meghan Markle as she was known
before her marriage. Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Sussex, 36,
was formerly a well-known film and television actress in the United
States of America. Rachel…
Next April the whole of the east wing of
Buckingham Palace, where the balcony is situated, will be closed
off and emptied. This massive undertaking will be part of the
planned £369m worth of much-needed refurbishments which will be
carried out at the palace over a span of…
The Royal Foundation Heads Together initiative named 100 Women in Finance’s 2018 UK philanthropic beneficiary
28th June 2018
Non-profit organisation 100 Women in
Finance (100WF) has announced that the beneficiary of their UK
philanthropic initiatives in 2018 will benefit The Royal Foundation
of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Duke and Duchess of
Sussex. The grant given to The Royal…
The Duke of Cambridge ended his visit to
Ramallah yesterday by giving a speech at the British consulate
general’s residence in Jerusalem. An honour guard, marching band
and red carpet greeted the Duke of Cambridge when he arrived to
tour a clinic and school in Jalazone camp where 15,000 people live.
At the refugee camp, he met staff, patients and families involved
in the United Nations’ Child…
Clarence House has released its annual
accounts which reveal that funding for the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge and the Duke of Sussex, including capital
expenditure and transfer to reserves, has grown by forty per
cent in a year which saw both a royal baby and a royal…
Born Katharine Lucy Mary Worsley on 22
February 1933, she would one day become a much-loved member of the
Royal Family, as the Duchess of Kent, but now we take a look at her
life before her marriage to Prince Edward, Duke of Kent. Katharine
is the youngest child and only…
Buckingham Palace has said that The Queen
is feeling “under the weather” and has decided not to attend an
engagement on Thursday. The 92-year-old Monarch was due to attend a
service at St Paul’s Cathedral marking the 200th anniversary of the
Order of St Michael and St George. The Queen’s cousin, the Duke of
Kent, will now attend the engagement in place of Her Majesty. It is
understood that…
The Duke of Cambridge was in Palestine
yesterday where he met with Palestinian Authority President
Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah. The meeting took place during the first
West Bank trip for a member of the Royal Family. While in Israel on
Tuesday, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin…
Zara and Mike Tindall have named their
newborn daughter. The couple chose the name ‘Lena Elizabeth’, a
lovely nod to Zara’s grandmother, Queen Elizabeth. Lena is
pronounced ‘Lay-na’. Lena was born on 18 June at the Stroud
Maternity Unit in Gloucestershire. She…
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex join Her Majesty at the Queen's Young Leaders Awards
27th June 2018
Back from his trip to Lesotho, Prince
Harry accompanied his wife, the Duchess of Sussex and grandmother,
Queen Elizabeth to the Queen’s Young Leaders Awards held at
Buckingham Palace. The Duchess wore Prada and sat front row with
Her Majesty as they listened to Prince Harry’s speech in his role
as Commonwealth Youth Ambassador. “You are the future leaders who
will need to pick up the baton…
