The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of
Cornwall have now arrived in Charlottetown #royaltour
pic.twitter.com/Qkygm9Lyqr — The Crown in Canada (@TheCrownCa) May
19, 2014 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Lt.-Gov. Frank Lewis,
Premier Robert Ghiz, federal Fisheries Minister Gail Shea and other
dignitaries welcomed Charles and Camilla to Prince Edward Island as
they arrived from their day earlier…
An impressive military parade
entertained the large crowds gathered around the Cenotaph – the
empty tomb in honour of those whose remains are not present – as
the motorcade made its way into the historic military square. On
behalf of Prime Minister Stephen Harper…
Prince Harry attended a series of
remembrance services to mark the Allied victory. To commemorate the
anniversary of when Polish troops finally took hold of the
Benedictine monastery on the hilltop, near Rome, Harry started his
series of engagements by laying a wreath at the…
This week is the general assembly week,
the annual gathering of the Church of Scotland, which
will see decisions made on matters of church policy and governance,
with Her Majesty The Queen is being represented by Prince
Edward for the week. The issues will be debated by around 730
Commissioners drawn from congregations across Scotland and beyond.
Decisions made can have an historic and…
The royal couple was greeted by Canada’s
Attorney General, The Honourable Peter MacKay, and two little
sisters, Grace Elizabeth Lenihan, 3, and Molly Jane Lenihan, 9,
from West Chezzetcook, N.S. who presented Camilla with a bouquet of
white peonies with blush pink tulips…
King George III bought Buckingham
Palace from Sir Charles Sheffield on 20th April, 1763. Now, it is
revealed that it cost him £28,000 (around £2 million today) – a
meagre amount, considering the great number of rooms and the
vastness of the gardens. The title deed…
The exercise is the final
one for Estonian conscripts after months of training in the
military for national service, which the Duke of Lancaster’s
regiment also took part. The Prince, donning his camouflage
uniform, met with military personnel and Estonia’s president,
Toomas Hendrik Ilves. After the exercise, the 29-year-old
Prince saw a familiar face in southern Estonian town of
Otepaa…
as he began his two-day tour of Estonia.
Hundreds of people lined the streets of the capital Tallinn,
waving Union Jacks, as Harry, wearing the unusual uniform of Number
1 Tropical Dress of the Blues and Royals, marched to
the capital’s central Freedom Square accompanied…
Tea drinking in England dates back to
1662, when it was introduced at court by Portuguese Infanta
Catherine of Braganza, wife of Charles II. Anna Maria Stanhope,
Duchess of Bedford However, the very British ritual of ‘Afternoon
Tea’ as a meal found its ‘raison…
The prince sent a message on the
micro-blogging website from London's BT Tower on Thursday to
coincide with tickets going on sale for the Invictus Games, which
he is heavily involved with. The international competition,
launched by Harry in March this year, organises special sporting
events for wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women. Prince
Harry — who monitors what’s said about…
