“Dear Dilys,” begins the letter, which is
addressed to Dilys Cheetham, a fellow humanitarian campaigner from
North Yorkshire who was hijacked by armed paramilitaries. Written
on paper bearing the official Kensington Palace
letterhead, the letter is dated 11 August 1997, less than three
weeks before Diana’s untimely death in a car crash in Paris. Dilys
Cheetham was the founder of the…
Royal Central last week, the itinerary
for the Royal tour of Canada has been released and includes details
of the visits The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall will
undertake on their Royal visit.The Prince of Wales and The Duchess
of Cornwall will visit Charlottetown…
The Battle of Gallipoli was a disastrous
campaign fought by the Allied Powers during the First World War.
The battle, also known as the Dardanelles Campaign, was carried out
on the Gallipoli Peninsula in the Ottoman Empire, and lasted from
the 25th of April, 1915, to the 9th…
Royal Tour of Canada by the Prince of
Wales and Duchess of Cornwall. Minister of Canadian Heritage and
Official Languages, Shelly Glover announced on Friday that: “The
Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will meet Canadian
youth, volunteers, and industry leaders making a difference in
their communities, hear the stories of Canadian war brides and
veterans from the Second World War…
Prince Harry first came up with the idea
for Sentebale in 2004, when he visited Lesotho as a part of his gap
year and was overwhelmed by the poverty and hardships faced by the
children there. He met with Prince Seeiso, and the two of them
decided to set up this charity to…
William and Catherine honoured by Governor General Thursday evening after a busy day in Canberra
24th April 2014
William and Catherine meet a wide range
of guests from the charity, conservation, arts, sporting and
business fields on Friday evening in the drawing room at the
Government House. Chatting with the like’s former pro-surfer Layne
Beachley, INXS rocker Kirk Pengilly and…
The plush silk top hat was designed by
Henry Heath Ltd. It has a silk print lining reading “by special
appointment / to His Majesty the King / Established in the reign of
King George IV, 1982 / 105 to 109 Oxford St, London.” The initials
“HRH” appear in gilt beneath. King George VI served as the monarch
from 1936 until his death in 1952. George VI was appointed King
following the…
The Duchess of Cornwall’s brother Mark
Shand has died at the age of 62 after sustaining a serious head
injury from a fall in New York, Clarence House announced Wednesday.
Mr Shand is understood to have slipped on the pavement outside an
after-party after attending a…
It was taken at Government House on the
third day of the tour as the young Prince was being carried through
to meet other children at Plunket for his first official royal
engagement. Mr Woolf who is a professional photographer and
Wellington City councillor, was given…
Order of the Garter is the oldest and
most important British order of chivalry. It was founded by Edward
III in 1348. Each knight has on display a banner of their arms in
St George’s Chapel, Windsor. Buckingham Palace has announced that
the former heads of the Bank of England and MI5 have been appointed
to the Order of the Garter by The Queen. Mervyn King was made
Knight Companion and Eliza…
