Her Majesty The Queen hosted a
pre-Christmas lunch for her family at Buckingham Palace yesterday.
The occasion was graced by all the senior members of the Royal
Family, with the exception of The Duke of Cambridge, who had to
excuse himself due to prior commitments. But the Duke was well
represented by his young family; The Duchess of Cambridge,
accompanied by her two children, Prince George and…
The Duchess of Cornwall opened the doors
of her London residence, Clarence House, on Tuesday for
children of two charities to visit and help her decorate
the Christmas tree. In one of the sweetest of the British
royal family’s traditions, Camilla invites children who…
Prince Philip passes 63-year old patronage to Duchess of Cambridge
17th December 2015
The Duchess of Cambridge has taken over
as patron of the RAF Air Cadets, relinquishing The Duke of
Edinburgh of a role he has held for 63 years. Prince
Philip, 94, who became the Air Cadets’s Patron after the death
of King George VI, passed over the title of…
Princes Charles and William given access to confidential government papers
17th December 2015
The Prince of Wales has been routinely
receiving secret cabinet papers for over ten years, a Freedom of
Information request has revealed. The request, filed by the
anti-monarchy group Republic, detailed an arrangement in the
Cabinet’s ‘precedent book’, revealing Prince Charles is included on
the “standard circulation” list for official government documents
and…
The Duchess of Cambridge rocks out with children at the Anna Freud Centre
16th December 2015
The Duchess of Cambridge spent the better
part of Tuesday rocking out with children at a Christmas party at
the Anna Freud Centre in Islington, North London. The Duchess held
her dignity while playing bongo drum in her own unique “sidesaddle
technique”. Afterall…
It was revealed last week that Her
Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, had responded to the grandson of a man
who had sent her a Christmas card every year for sixty years. In a
public Facebook post, Simes told the unlikely yet heartwarming
story. His grandfather had always sent…
A slice of wedding cake from the royal
wedding of Prince Charles and Princess Diana in 1981, will go up
for auction on Thursday in Los Angeles. The 34-year-old slice of
cake is a classic British fruitcake with cream cheese frosting, and
was baked by David Avery, the head baker of the Naval Armed Forces.
The cake is being auctioned in its original packaging in the
distinctive white and silver…
It was a place that was very close to
Princess Diana’s heart, now her son, Prince Harry is carrying on
her legacy after visiting the hospital his mother cared so much
for. The 31 year old Prince visited Mildmay Hospital on Monday
where his mother previously visited 17…
Duchess of Cambridge visited Centre for Addiction Treatment Studies in Warminster
12th December 2015
On Thursday, the Duchess of Cambridge
visited Action on Addiction and its Centre for Addiction Treatment
Studies (CATS) in Warminster. During her visit, the Duchess met
with a former alcoholic and music teacher Anna Elston, 43. She
spoke to Catherine about how he was…
The 8th Princess of Orange was also a
British Princess and a namesake of the previous Princess. This Mary
Stuart was born on 30 April 1662 as the daughter of James II of
England and Anne Hyde. She grew up in the relative peace of
Richmond Palace with her sister Anne. She spoke excellent French,
learned to play several instruments, and she loved to read as well
as dance. Despite her father’s…
