According to Peter Morgan, the writer of
Netflix’s opulent new series The Crown, the Royal Family are both
“very, very nervous and very, very excited” about the show, which
will tell the story of a young Queen Elizabeth. “The royals
are aware of the show,” he said. “There is a sense that they are
both very, very nervous and very, very excited. I think they…
Prince Philip still conducts more engagements than Prince Harry and Prince William
29th July 2016
The Duke & Duchess of Cambridge and
Prince Harry have increased the number of royal
engagements they have attended so far in 2016; but they still have
a long way to go until they catch up with the Queen,
Prince Philip and other senior members of the Royal…
Prince Harry’s live HIV test has
encouraged more people to follow suit and request to know their HIV
status. According to Terrence Higgins Trust, which conducted the
15-minute test live on Facebook, orders for the self-testing
kit piloted during the video rose five fold…
Prince George is the prime example of “white privilege” according to a British Council employee
27th July 2016
Prince George has been described as a
prime example of “white privilege” by a member of the British
Council. The senior British Council executive, Angela Gibbins
posted the comments about the then age two Prince George after an
official photo marking Queen Elizabeth’s 90th birthday was
released. The British Council is a UK-based charity working to
highlight British culture around…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will
visit Canada in the autumn; Kensington Palace have announced. The
announcement comes after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invited
the entire Cambridge family to the country via a formal invitation
sent to Kensington Palace. It is not…
It has been announced that the Duchess of
Cornwall will visit the New Forest next week. She will be in
Brockenhurst to officially open the new Poppy Pods Holiday village,
by unveiling a poppy-shaped plaque. She will be welcomed by local
dignitaries, including the Lord…
Today, Prince George turns 3-years-old.
The future king was born on 22 July 2013 to the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge. After ten and a half hours later, the Duchess of
Cambridge gave birth to her first child, a son, at 4:24pm BST. He
weighed 8lbs and 6oz, the heaviest royal baby in 100 years. As with
all royal births, an official notification of the birth was placed
on an easel at Buckingham…
On 3 December 2012, Clarence House
announced what the world had been waiting for, the Duke and Duchess
of Cambridge were expecting their first child. Fast forward to 22
July 2013, the Duchess of Cambridge was admitted to
the hospital, in the early morning hours, in the…
It has long been a complaint from some
political quarters that the Royal Family should not meddle in
politics and be somewhat above that. It would, however, appear that
those in the political sphere could contemplate using members of
the Royal Family for a political gain or…
You only turn 90 once: The Queen throws final birthday party for herself
21st July 2016
Just when you thought Queen Elizabeth’s
birthday celebrations were over, she snuck in one last birthday
bash. On Tuesday, Her Majesty’s final birthday party was held at
London’s Drapers’ Hall. The celebrations to mark the milestone 90th
birthday saw attendants such as Prince Philip, the Princess Royal,
her husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Lawrence, and Princess Eugenie of
York.
