King Charles III

Prince Charles opens Training Centre in Transylvania

Prince Charles is well-known for his projects all through the United Kingdom which have supported rural crafts and heritage and also boosted local employment especially amongst the young. This week he has announced a similar scheme for Transylvania during his current visit to Romania. On Wednesday, he opened “The Prince of Wales’s Training Centre”. This is in a converted eighteenth century…
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HistoryQueen Elizabeth II

#OnThisDay in 1953: The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II Takes Place

The Queen ascended to the throne on 2 February 1952, upon the death of her father King George VI, but was not crowned for more than a year afterwards, as the period of mourning required wouldn’t allow a swift ceremony, and the planning behind it would take some time. The Queen’s coronation date was chosen reportedly because it was the most likely to be a nice day, weather-wise, however, it…
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The Sussexes

Prince Philip may help identify last of the Romanovs

Prince Philip is lending a hand or rather his DNA to help identify the last of the Romanovs. The Romanovs, who were executed by the Bolsheviks in 1918, were one of the most powerful Royal Families in history, they ruled from the time of Ivan the Terrible until Nicholas II. In 2007 the bodies of two children were found in a field and are believed to be Maria and Alexei. Historian Simon Sebag…
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Prince Philip

The Duke of Edinburgh will not attend Battle of Jutland Commemorations following medical advice

It has been announced that The Duke of Edinburgh will no longer attend commemorations to mark the Battle of Jutland in Orkney following medical advice. Prince Philip was scheduled to attend the commemorations alongside other members of the Royal Family, including Princess Anne, on May 31. Buckingham Palace have not specified what is wrong with the Duke, who celebrates his 95th birthday next month…
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