A royal financial expert has asked for
more transparency in the Queen’s finances and said that the
“suspicion” is that money from the Duchy of Lancaster funds her
children’s private lives. The Duchy of Lancaster, an investment
portfolio of land, property and financial investments has reported
an income of 7.9%. The income from the Duchy funds the operating
costs of some…
The Queen has approved the
appointment of Baroness Hale of Richmond as President of the
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom upon the retirement of Lord
Neuberger of Abbotsbury. Baroness Hale, who was previously
appointed Deputy President of The Supreme Court in June 2013…
The Queen is reportedly a fan of ABBA’s
Dancing Queen and loves to dance along to the music. BBC Radio 2 DJ
Chris Evans told a friend that Her Majesty made the revelation
during a dinner at Windsor Castle much to the amusement of guests.
She apparently said: “I…
The Duke of York has opened the
University of the West of England Bristol new Future Space
facility and came face-to-face with a robot spider. Prince Andrew
spoke to local business leaders as he opened the facility designed
for technology start ups and small businesses. The Future Space
hopes to connect entrepreneurs with scientists, researchers and
graduates. Prince Andrew said: “So much of…
As the 20th anniversary of her death
approaches, Buckingham Palace is set to host a tribute to the late
Diana, Princess of Wales, as part of the summer opening. Beginning
this weekend, visitors to the Queen’s ‘office’ in London will be
able to step into Diana’s world…
Apology for Princess Eugenie after professor says she only got into school due to status
21st July 2017
Newcastle University found itself in the
midst of controversy after one of its senior history lecturers
spoke at an anti-monarchy rally and told the crowds that Princess
Eugenie had only been offered a place at the school when officials
learned who she was. “We are…
Archaeology is a lot of fun. You never
know what you might dig up, left over years ago by absentminded
ancestors. Coins, old rubbish, bits of pottery, scraps of letters,
an unexploded ordinance that could take out half the street if it’s
so much as looked at funny. The latter was recently the source of a
number of headaches for the authorities of Heidelberg in Germany as
they prepared the…
On their first day in Germany, the Duke
and Duchess of Cambridge visited the memorial to the Holocaust.
They toured Berlin’s memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
yesterday. Located in the centre of the capital is a sculpture of a
graveyard with an underground…
Britain’s littlest diplomat was on the
charm offensive Wednesday morning at the Berlin Airport. Princess
Charlotte, the youngest child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge,
landed in Berlin early Wednesday for the first day of the royal
visit to Germany along with her…
The Duke of Edinburgh conducted his final
scheduled public engagement on Wednesday morning as he and The
Queen visited Canada House to celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary
of Confederation. During the visit, The Queen and Prince Philip
viewed artefacts and displays celebrating ‘Canada 150′ and also met
young Canadians, business leaders, artists, entrepreneurs and
members of…
