Her Majesty The Queen has served as
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces for 64 years. Today, at a
ceremony at Buckingham Palace, she received an award for her
long-time service and exemplary conduct. Receiving these medals
could be considered long overdue since the Queen has served the
country and Commonwealth for 60 years. Nevertheless, she was today
for her dedication to the Armed Forces.
The Duchess of Cambridge performed her
first solo foreign visit today as she visited the Netherlands. She
was dressed in a blue skirt suit by Catherine Walker and wore pearl
earrings loaned to her by Her Majesty the Queen. She teamed the
outfit with Gianvito Rossi suede…
World Mental Health Day: Make asking for help no big deal, urge Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry
11th October 2016
To mark World Mental Health Day, the Duke
and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry attended a reception at
County Hall in central London organised by their Heads Together
organisation. The event recognised outstanding individuals who have
helped others in need and included…
Controversy as Queen lobbies for Prince Charles to succeed her as Head of the Commonwealth
11th October 2016
The Commonwealth consists of 30% of the
world’s population. It is made up of 53 member countries who are
overseen by someone who acts as head of the body. Unlike inheriting
the Monarchy and becoming head of state of 16 countries when
his mother dies, it isn’t a guarantee that the Prince
Charles will serve as head of the Commonwealth. It has been
revealed this week that The Queen has…
It is not unusual for those who get the
chance to meet the Queen to speak of their awe at her
warm and kind character. And it seems that veteran actor Brian
Blessed is no different. Speaking after receiving an OBE from the
monarch at Windsor Castle for services to art and…
Holly, one of Her Majesty’s 2 remaining
corgi’s has died of old age. The queen summoned a veterinarian
while at Balmoral last week. The 13-year-old corgi was put to sleep
and buried in the grounds. According to sources, the Queen can see
the grave as she glances…
Conservators working on one of Prince
Charles’ pictures at Highgrove have come across a truly remarkable
self-portrait. One of the still-life pictures, which has been at
Highgrove for around a quarter of a century is called “A Vanitas”
by the seventeenth century Dutch painter Pieter Gerritsz van
Roestraten. Part of the picture is a suspended glass ball. When
this was cleaned recently it was…
The title Duke of Edinburgh is linked to
the capital of Scotland, and was first appointed in 1726, and but
it is not a Scottish peerage as such, but a Peerage of Great
Britain, and it is an appointment given to members of the British
Royal Family. The title does not carry…
The Duke of Cambridge has thrown his
support behind a new suicide prevention strategy launched in
Suffolk on 6 October. Suffolk Lives Matter is a joint endeavour
from organisations across Suffolk County which aims to reduce the
number of suicides each year. Current figures…
Though many of the details of life are
unknown or disputed by historians, Adela of Normandy is a saint of
the Roman Catholic Church and was the daughter of William the
Conqueror, the first Norman King of England and his wife, Matilda
of Flanders. Adela was born in the years following her father’s
accession to the English throne in 1066 and was one of up to five
daughters. (The birth order and…
