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 …
Read More »New Paddington Bear 50p coins enter circulation
By Press Association 2019 Paddington Bear coin Coins depicting Paddington Bear visiting the Tower of London and St Paul’s Cathedral are about to start turning up in people’s loose change. The new 50p designs will be entering general circulation in the coming weeks, the Royal Mint said. The first …
Read More »Taoiseach not offended by royal portraits
By Press Association 2019 Leo Varadkar Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he is not offended by portraits of British monarchs hanging in Dublin Castle. Northern Ireland Secretary Julian Smith last week ordered a review of the decision to take down similar paintings from the walls of the Northern Ireland …
Read More »Rory Gilsenan and Atlantic Sim triumph at Royal International
BICESTER-BASED Rory Gilsenan was left celebrating after landing the Charles Owen Supreme Working Hunter Championship. Riding Atlantic Sim, the Irishman’s triumph at the Longines Royal International Horse Show in West Sussex was made all the more remarkable by the fact he was diagnosed with a brain tumour last year. “I’m …
Read More »Shane Lowry turns Carnoustie tears into triumph at Royal Portrush
A year after being reduced to tears by the state of his game at Carnoustie, Shane Lowry claimed his first major title in commanding fashion in the 148th Open at Royal Portrush. Roared on by a sell-out crowd undeterred by the miserable conditions, Lowry carded a closing 72 to become the …
Read More »Shane Lowry storms to Open title at Royal Portrush
Ireland’s Shane Lowry exorcised the ghosts of Oakmont to claim his first major title in commanding fashion in the 148th Open at Royal Portrush. Roared on by a sell-out crowd undeterred by the miserable conditions, Lowry carded a closing 72 to become the fifth Irish player to lift the Claret …
Read More »Two nightmare holes dampen Rory McIlroy’s Royal Portrush dream
Rory McIlroy has admitted two nightmare holes have scuppered his Royal Portrush dream after just one round of The Open. The 30-year-old stepped onto his home course as tournament favourite, as Portrush hosted The Open for the first time in 68 years. McIlroy shot 61 aged 16 on these Dunluce …
Read More »Remember When: St Christopher’s School, Cowley, had royal wedding
TWO weeks before images of Prince Charles and Lady Diana were broadcast across the world, a pair of five-year-olds had their own royal wedding. Darren Kiley and Nicola King, of St Christopher’s First School, Cowley, received a regal welcome in July 1981. The celebrations formed part of a special day …
Read More »In Pictures: Kate brings royal glamour to Wimbledon
Kate, patron of the All England Lawn Tennis Club, will be watching the tennis action from the Royal Box on Centre Court. The duchess wore a green … Source link
Read More »In Pictures: Kate and Meghan bring royal glamour to Wimbledon
The Duchess of Cambridge and the Duchess of Sussex brought a touch of royal glamour to Wimbledon's Centre Court as they watched the women's … Source link
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