A royal bow! Kensington Palace share a behind-the-scenes glimpse at Kate Middleton practising her taekwondo moves during a SportsAid event Kensington Palace have shared a behind-the-scenes glimpse at Kate Middleton’s visit to a SportsAid event in London yesterday Kate, 38, a patron of SportsAid, was on hand to celebrate the …
Read More »Sophie Wessex opens the Central School of Ballet’s new premises in London
It was back to business for the Countess of Wessex, who wrapped up warm as she arrived at the Central School of Ballet’s new premises in London today. Sophie, 55, has recently enjoyed some time off from her royal duties, spending the February half-term in the exclusive Swiss ski resort of St Moritz …
Read More »Prince William fears Prince Harry’s return to UK will overshadow his tour of Ireland, source claims
Prince William fears Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s return to the UK will steal the ‘spotlight’ and overshadow his tour of Ireland, source claims Prince William and Kate Middleton, both 38, will tour Ireland from March 3 to 5 Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will attend Endeavour Fund Awards on March …
Read More »Primary school in Derbyshire closes after a ‘confirmed coronavirus’ case
Two more cases of the killer coronavirus have today been confirmed in the UK, both of them travellers who caught the virus in Europe – including one who is believed to have returned from a hotel in Tenerife where 160 Britons are quarantined. It comes amid an escalating crisis on …
Read More »Pupils at Prince George and Princess Charlotte’s school placed in isolation over coronavirus fears
Four pupils at Prince George and Princess Charlotte’s school are in self-isolation over fears they may have contracted the coronavirus. The children, who attend the Thomas’s Battersea school in southwest London have been sent home and are awaiting test results, it was reported this evening. It comes as at least …
Read More »What became of the wives who wowed Britain? Here they share their tales of love, loss and friendship
New film Military Wives, starring Dame Kristin Scott Thomas, is based on the inspirational choir of the same name. The phenomenon bloomed into the Military Wives Choirs, a charity which supports 2,300 women from the military community in 76 choirs across the UK and abroad. Here, nine original members tell …
Read More »Male baboon that escaped Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Camperdown, Sydney finally has vasectomy
‘Houdini’ baboon gets the snip as planned vasectomy goes ahead after rogue monkey went on rampage with his two ‘wives’ at a Sydney hospital A male baboon who escaped at a Sydney hospital has had a vasectomy The 15-year-old baboon went on a rampage after a lock failed on a …
Read More »Prince Harry drops HRH and launches eco-friendly tourism firm
The Duke of Sussex today embarked on his final round of engagements as a senior working royal as he launched a new eco-friendly travel firm in Edinburgh – and asked delegates ‘just to call him Harry’. Prince Harry, who will step down as a senior royal in less than five …
Read More »Kate Middleton tries taekwondo at London SportsAid event
The Duchess of Cambridge showed off her sporting prowess during a SportsAid event in London today. Kate Middleton, 38, raced Team GB star Jessica Ennis-Hill and tried her hand at taekwondo as she got stuck into the fun at London Stadium, at the Olympic Park in Stratford, this morning. The sports-mad …
Read More »Prince William visits Tarmac Safety Park in Nottinghamshire
Prince William looked the part in a bright orange high-vis jacket as he visited the Tarmac National Skills and Safety Park in Nottinghamshire today. The Duke of Cambridge, 38, was photographed operating an excavator simulator, before heading out on site and trying out the real deal. During his visit, the father-of-three …
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