Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor will be embarking on his first official royal tour at the tender age of four months. The young royal has only been seen in public a few times but will be flying thousands of miles with his parents the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to South Africa …
Read More »Blooming butterfly catches Kate’s eye in royal gardening competition
An enormous butterfly sculpture made from wood and recycled metal will be featured in the Duchess of Cambridge’s “Back to Nature” garden after its 12-year-old designer won a Blue Peter competition. Jessica’s design featured a twisted thorax sculpted from wood and a trellis of recycled metal in the shape of …
Read More »Duke of York tours Royal Portrush Golf Club
The Duke of York has received a tour of the Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland. The royal visitor arrived at the club house on Monday morning and received a welcome from officials before a tour of the course, which recently hosted The Open. Andrew was accompanied by two other men …
Read More »Royal Opera House presents Coppélia at the Prestatyn Scala
A CHARMING story about love, mischief and mechanical dolls will bring some sparkle Prestatyn to usher in the festive season. The Royal Opera House’s production of Ninette de Valois’ ballet Coppélia will screen live at the Prestatyn Scala on Tuesday, December 10 at 7.15 Told through mesmerising choreography, discover the …
Read More »Royal Navy captures devastation in Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian
Scenes of devastation in the Bahamas have been captured by a Royal Navy helicopter as the UK joined efforts to help the thousands of people affected by Hurricane Dorian. At least seven people are reported to have died following what was the most powerful storm on record to hit the islands, with …
Read More »Royal Blenheim’s street party for Fenton’s Fight
A PUB will throw a street party today to support an eight-year-old footballer with leukaemia. The Royal Blenheim will stage the celebration in St Ebbe’s Street, to raise money for Fenton’s Fight. Fenton Tutty, who plays in Oxford United’s under-9s academy, was diagnosed with the condition in June. His family …
Read More »Royal staff in line for backdated 4% pay rise
By Press Association 2019 Staff working for the Queen are to receive a backdated pay increase. Andrew Milligan/PA Wire Royal staff earning under £56,000 will be entitled to an inflation-busting pay increase of 4% – if they get a positive performance review. Those working for the monarchy, from footmen …
Read More »Royal visit to Mullaghmore ‘helped put an end to sadness’
A visit by the Prince of Wales to the Co Sligo village where an IRA bomb killed his great-uncle helped “put an end to the sadness” in the area, a local man has said. Peter McHugh was part of the rescue effort in Mullaghmore after a bomb planted on a …
Read More »Royal Mail launches parcel postboxes in seven Oxfordshire postcodes
SEVEN Oxfordshire postcodes are about to benefit from the biggest change to the Royal Mail postboxes in 160 years – parcel postboxes. The new form of postboxes are being rolled out across the country, 58 in the Thames Valley, and will now accept parcels just like they do letters. The postboxes include a …
Read More »Royal family wish Princess Royal happy birthday
The royal family have wished the Princess Royal a happy birthday, by sharing an Annie Leibovitz photograph of Anne with the Queen. The informal image by the celebrity photographer was taken in the White Drawing Room at Windsor Castle in 2016 to mark the monarch turning 90. Happy Birthday to …
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