1. The Duke of Edinburgh was born as
Prince Philip of Greece at his parents’ house ‘Mon Repos’ on the
island of Corfu, on 10 June 1921. The house had been the country
residence of the British High Commissioner for the Ionian Islands.
The family was forced to leave Corfu when the Greek Royal Family
was exiled on 3 December 1922, when he was just 18 months old. 2.
The Duke is the youngest…
Emma Dent Coad MP wants The Queen and Prince Philip to move out of Buckingham Palace
9th June 2018
Labour MP Emma Dent Coad has stated that
the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh should find
alternative accommodation and hand Buckingham Palace over to the
public if taxpayers are having to pay for the palace’s
refurbishment. MP Emma Dent Coad, whose constituency
includes…
Despite having an early morning for
Trooping the Colour, The 92-year-old Queen stayed up until the
early hours last night to watch her horse race in the United
States. Not only did her horse Call To Mind run in
the $400,000 Belmont Gold Cup in New York, but it
outclassed…
The Duchess of Kent made a rare but
welcome appearance on the balcony of Buckingham Palace this
afternoon for The Queen’s Birthday Parade. Trooping the Colour is
usually the only time we see the Duchess in public since she
retired from public life a few years ago. Each year, she usually
appears on the balcony to watch the RAF flypast, but often remains
at the back behind the other members of…
Sarah Ferguson says she is "very proud" of Prince Andrew following his Trooping horseback debut
9th June 2018
Sarah, Duchess of York has said that she
is “very proud” of the Duke of York following his debut at Trooping
the Colour as Colonel of the Grenadier Guards. Taking to
Twitter, the Duchess wrote: “Very proud of The Duke Of York Colonel
of the Grenadier…
Savannah Phillips tries to silence her cousin Prince George on Buckingham Palace balcony
9th June 2018
It is a tradition that following The
Queen’s birthday parade, members of The Royal Family gather on the
balcony of Buckingham Palace to wave to the crowds. It is also a
tradition that the very last event of the day is the playing of the
national anthem which all of…
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex make their first appearance on Buckingham Palace balcony
9th June 2018
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have made
their first appearance on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to
mark The Queen’s official birthday. The newlyweds were joined by
most senior members of The Royal Family to wave to the crowds and
to watch the RAF flypast. Prince Louis wasn’t present on the
balcony, but his elder siblings Prince George and Princess
Charlotte were as they watched…
The Duke of Edinburgh, who turns
97-years-old tomorrow, was absent from Trooping the Colour this
morning. Prince Philip, who retired from public duties last year,
only now attends the occasional event as and when he feels like he
is able to. It was thought that Trooping the…
The Duke of York mounted a horse for the
first time at this year’s Trooping the Colour parade. Prince Andrew
has been undergoing riding lessons ahead of the event where he rode
on horseback behind The Queen’s carriage alongside Prince Charles,
Prince William and…
Buckingham Palace has said that The Queen
has undergone surgery to remove a cataract in her eye. Her Majesty
had the operation towards the beginning of May – before the Duke
and Duchess of Sussex’s wedding on May 19. The Queen has been
wearing dark sunglasses at engagements in the past few weeks
including at garden parties and the Epsom Derby. A palace
spokesperson says it was “a short…
