The Duchess of Cornwall was joined by
Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark at Wimbledon on 30 June. They are
both regular attendees of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships and
they greeted each other warmly as they arrived to the Royal Box on
centre court. The Duke of Kent, who is the President of the All
England Club where the Championships take place, was also present.
They watched the men’s…
Royal Family gathers to mark the 100th anniversary of the battle of Somme
3rd July 2016
On Friday, the 100th anniversary of the
battle of Somme was remembered by the members of the Royal Family.
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip were in Scotland but first
attended a service the evening before at Westminster Abbey. Embed
from Getty Images Another service…
As part of his recent visit to Scotland,
Prince Charles visited the Babcock Facility in Rosyth and oversaw
the final sponson being lowered into position to create the
superstructure for HMS Prince of Wales. In a historic moment the
Duke of Rothesay, as he is referred to in…
In an exclusive for British newspaper The
Telegraph the Duke of Cambridge spoke about his time in Kenya on
behalf of Tusk in March of this year and congratulated this year’s
three Tusk Conservation Award finalists. In a piece for the
newspaper he said: ‘My recent visit to Kenya highlighted what,
sadly, I already knew – that some of Africa’s most iconic animals
are perilously close to…
#OnThisDay in 1997: Diana, Princess of Wales apologized for taking her sons to see a 15 certificated film
23rd June 2016
On this day in 1997, Diana, Princess of
Wales apologised for taking Princes William and Harry to see a 15
certified film. The film was The Devil’s Own, and it had been
accused as glamorising the Irish Republican Army (IRA). The problem
was not with Prince William,then…
The Queen’s biographer Robert Lacey has
made comments on a blog claiming that Her Majesty asked her dinner
guests for their opinions on Brexit Lacey wrote a blog entry for
the Daily Beast website reporting that The Queen opened up the EU
debate telling those dining…
Zara Tindall has not been selected as a
part of Great Britain’s eventing team for the 2016 Olympics that
will be held in Rio later this year. The Queen’s oldest
granddaughter is already an Olympic medalist, having won a silver
medal at the 2012 Olympics in London. Zara became the first member
of the Royal Family to win an Olympic medal in 2012 when, cheered
on by her whole family, she…
Today the Earl and Countess of Wessex
celebrate their 18th wedding anniversary. The couple met in 1993 at
a tennis event and began dating afterwards, ultimately for six
years before an engagement. The prince proposed with an engagement
ring from Garrard & Co. worth an…
The Queen’s horse, Dartmouth, won the
Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot on Saturday, the first time Her
Majesty has won a race at Ascot in three years. Embed from Getty
Images Her Majesty’s horse entered the race at 10-1 and won in
The Queen’s colours…
The Queen’s horse, Guy Fawkes, had to be
put down at Royal Ascot on Thursday after suffering a fatal injury.
Her Majesty’s three-year-old gelding broke it’s foot during
the running of the King George V Stakes in the world’s most
famous horse racing meeting. The jockey, Pat Smullen took a heavy
fall when the horse fell at the rear of the field, however he was…
