The Duke of Cambridge met and sent off
Henry Worsley a brave adventurer aspiring to become the first solo
explorer to cross the Antarctic without assistance or support as he
follows in the steps of Sir Ernest Shackleton at Kensington Palace
on Monday. Worsley, aged 55 is a descendant of Frank Worsley,
Shackleton’s skipper on the Endurance. The former Army officer will
face freezing…
Her Majesty The Queen is used to
receiving thousands of letters each year with many that are often
requests for her to attend an official opening, inviting her to tea
or even be a part of a young child’s birthday party. Recently
though, The Queen received one such letter…
The Royal Canadian Mint has issued a new
limited-mintage, two-ounce gold coin suitable named Maple Canopy:
Kaleidoscope of Colour for the beautiful fall foliage gracing the
reverse of the coin. With a face value of $250 Canadian, the .999
pure gold helps bring the dazzle to…
On 21 October, The Duchess of Cornwall
will attend a reception hosted by Gyles Brandreth to mark the
anniversary of the author’s birth at The Langham in London. Oscar
Wilde Mr Brandeth is President of The Oscar Wilde Society. Founded
in September 1990, by a group of fans of Wilde and his work, it is
a non-profit organisation that aims to increase knowledge,
enjoyment and study of Wilde’s life…
In this piece, we take a brief look at
The Duke and The Duchess of Kent. Edward George Nicholas Paul
Patrick was born in 1935, the first born of Prince George, and
Princess Marina, daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece; this makes
The Duke first cousin to both The Queen and…
The Queen visited Guildford to open
the new 45 million pound veterinary school that is part of the
University of Surrey. Queen Elizabeth all smiles in 2006 Her
Majesty and Prince Philip toured the Large Animals Clinical Skills
Building and the Veterinary Medicine Main…
The Duke of Cambridge has spoken of the
pride his mother would have had in an organization she helped
launch 21 years ago. Addressing those gathered to mark the special
anniversary of Child Bereavement UK, William said he understood the
importance of their work even more now that he himself was a
father. The Duke of Cambridge was in London to celebrate the 21st
anniversary of Child Bereavement UK…
The Duchess of Cornwall on behalf of The
Queen, Patron of The Royal Commonwealth Society, held a Reception
for winners of The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition at
Buckingham Palace on Thursday. This year, the competition became
The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay…
It was back to school for the Duke of
Cambridge on Thursday as he returned to St John’s College,
Cambridge. Prince William was affiliated to the college while he
studied land management in Cambridge in 2014. And his return today
was to see a project that combines…
The Prince of Wales is opting not to
attend next week’s State Banquet honouring Chinese President Xi
Jinping. Clarence House did not provide any reason as to why Prince
Charles will not attend besides the following: “The Prince of Wales
and The Duchess of Cornwall have significant involvement in the
State Visit by The President of The People’s Republic of China.”
The various engagements…
