Our series continues with a look at The
Queen Mother during my favourite decade: The 1980s. The 1980s would
usher in a disastrous racing season, but the mood would change with
The Queen Mother’s eightieth birthday on 4th August. In May 1980,
The Queen Mother made her journey north as she always had for her
fortnight of fishing. This year a slight change in plans as she
stayed at Craigowan, and…
#RoyalVisitChina Embarrassment for Prince William as elephants forced to perform close to animal sanctuary
4th March 2015
As he continued his Royal tour of China,
Prince William visited an animal sanctuary in Yunnan Province. His
visit was marred by embarrassment after it was revealed by Sky News
that elephants were being forced to perform for tourists very close
to the sanctuary. It was…
During his final day of his Royal tour of
China, The Duke of Cambridge spoke out and condemned the illegal
wildlife trade in a speech to the Regional Wildlife and
Conservation Conference. Prince William began his final day in
China by meeting villagers in Xishuangbanna, and…
#RoyalVisitChina: Football, a festival and Paddington Bear for Prince William
4th March 2015
Prince William had a chance to take a
break from his diplomatic role and have some fun on Tuesday, as he
played a game of football at a Shanghai school as part of his
ongoing tour of China. However, immaculately dressed in a blue
suit, the Prince only managed to kick the ball once as he took part
in the five-a-side game at the Nanyang High School. After the
match, he retired to the sidelines to…
Having arrived in Tokyo on Thursday,
Prince William is currently in Beijing as part of a week-long tour
of the Far East. But while he may be in China with the purpose of
promoting ‘brand Britain’, the visit will test the second-in-line
to throne’s ability…
Following his vastly successful four-day
tour of Japan, Prince William landed in Beijing, China, where he
met with the Chinese President, Xi Jinping. On the first official
Royal visit to China since The Queen and Prince Philip visited the
country in 1986, Prince William was…
The face of a nation: New coin portrait of The Queen unveiled by Royal Mint in London
2nd March 2015
The Royal Mint has, this morning,
unveiled the new portrait of The Queen which will soon appear on UK
coins in an event at London’s National Portrait Gallery. Adam
Lawrence, CEO of The Royal Mint unveils the new portrait of The
Queen which will appear on UK coins from today. The new portrait,
only the fifth time it has changed in Her Majesty’s reign, replaces
the current Rank-Broadley…
During Prince William’s recent launch of
the Innovation is Great campaign in Tokyo’s Roppongi district, upon
the 49th floor of the Mori Tower, Prince William met with astronaut
and chief executive, Soichi Noguchi. View image | gettyimages.com
Noguchi, who rose…
Day four of The Duke of Cambridge’s Far
East Tour had him visit the Tohoku Region in North East Japan to
visit the city of Ishinomaki. Ishinomaki is a town, and port found
on the eastern Miyagi-ken (prefecture), northeastern Honshu, Japan.
Founded in the 4th century…
Countess of Wessex to join The Gloucesters at reinterment of King Richard III
28th February 2015
The Countess of Wessex will join The Duke
and Duchess of Gloucester at the reinterment service of former
King, Richard III, Leicester Cathedral has announced this week. The
reburial of the last Plantagenet English monarch will take place on
the 26th March at Leicester Cathedral, following the discovery of
the King’s bones underneath a city car park in 2012. Speaking of
the modern Royal…
