King Charles III

Royal warrant from Prince Charles boosts prospects for packaging company

Based in Brierley Hills, in West Midlands, the company was founded by 47 year-old Trevor Jones, the Managing Director at Apex Packaging. What started as a small family business in 1992, now employs 20 people, and is continuing to expand across the country. Apex Packaging makes made-to-order cartons and boxes. In the past, thy have supplied presentation boxes to Prince Charles’ Highgrove Estate…
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Queen Elizabeth IIState & Ceremonial

Queen awards first GBE to Indian since 1950

Ratan Tata is the Chairman emeritus of the Tata Group, an Indian multi-national company. In the past, the UK has benefited from inward investment from the Tata Group, which took over Jaguar Land Rover in 2008, and is currently the largest manufacturing employer in the country. In 2009, an honorary KBE (Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire) was granted to Mr Tata. This year, he…
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FeaturesHistoryPrince Philip

History Rewind: 'Wings' for The Duke of Edinburgh

On 4 May 1953, The Duke of Edinburgh received his wings. The Duke was awarded his pilot’s wings in a private ceremony that was held at Buckingham Palace. Air Chief Marshall Sir William Dickson, Chief of Air Staff, present The Prince with the award. Flight-Lieutenant Caryl Ramsay Gordon, Philip’s flying instructor, also was in attendance at the ceremony. He watched as the Duke completed three…
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King Charles III

Prince Charles surprise newlyweds in Scotland

And this is why we love Prince Charles lol #RoyalWeddingCrasher Congrats to the happy couple Mr & Mrs Rooney pic.twitter.com/ibaAK1WpNH — PA Images (@PAImages) May 3, 2014 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js As reported by Royal Central earlier this week, Prince Charles, known as The Duke of Rothesay in Scotland was in Ayr for a parade by the Queen’s Own Yeomanry. The Duke is the Royal Honorary…
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