Lord Nicholas is the youngest son of the
Duke and Duchess of Kent, and a first cousin, once removed of The
Queen. In 2001, following in his mother’s footsteps, he converted
to Catholicism. By doing so, he forfeited his right of succession
to the British throne, in accordance with the Act of Settlement of
1701, which states that Roman Catholics are not allowed to ascend
the throne. Lord and Lady…
At a request by Her Majesty’s Government,
the Duke of York will visit Germany on the 3rd and 4th June as
part of the celebrations to mark the 300th anniversary of the
‘Personal Union’ between Britain and Hanover. This year, British
Ambassador Simon McDonald will…
Born on the 10th February 1894, Maurice
Harold Macmillan was brought into the world at 52 Cadogan Place in
Chelsea to parents Maurice Crawford Macmillan and Helen Tarleton
Belles. Macmillan had two elder brothers, Daniel who was eight
years his senior and Arthur who was four…
On 18th June The Duchess of Cambridge
will visit the WWII-famous Bletchley Park. Bletchley Park, located
in Milton Keynes, played such a key role in WWII, that it is
thought the work that took place there shortened the war by two
years. Catherine will be there to commemorate its reopening
after a year’s worth of restoration. Opened in 1992 by Bletchley
Park Trust to preserve the key site for…
While attending the celebrations of
Aerospace and Aviation in Manitoba Day at the Stevenson Hangar,
Prince Charles was given a miniature flying jacket for Prince
George – an appropriate gift, considering that
his father, Prince William, was a pilot for the RAF.
Prince…
On Wednesday morning, Charles and
Camilla, along with the Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen
Harper, and his wife, visited Stevenson Hangar. When there, they
attended the Aerospace and Aviation on Manitoba Day. The events
which the pair witnessed are designed to introduce…
The Duke of Edinburgh has undergone minor
surgery on his right hand at Buckingham Palace yesterday, officials
say. The news was announced as the Duke emerged for the first
garden party of the year at the Palace this afternoon with a
bandaged right hand, which officials say is for ‘protection’ of the
Duke’s hand. Despite the surgery, the palace says the Duke of
Edinburgh will be continuing…
The new trail that Prince Charles
visited is one of a series of pathways which have been created in
order to connect Bonshaw Park and Strathgartney Park together.
These pathways have been named the ‘Prince of Wales and Duchess of
Cornwall Trail System’. When…
For Harrigan, it was an honour to be
escorting The Prince for the third time during his career, and it
was also a chance to show how grateful he was for Charles’s
indirect help in moving towards a new life after his military
career ended. Lt Harrigan has served with the…
Renovation work supposedly began on
the home in September of last year after King’s Lynn and West
Norfolk Borough Council agreed on the plans for the
refurbishment. William, Catherine and Prince George currently
reside at their apartment in Kensington Palace, which also went
through a great deal of renovations recently in order for the
family to move in and have a city residence in the…
