Tag Archives: RAF – the Royal Air Force

Royal fans eager to mark Prince Louis’ sixth year of life with a celebratory photo were left disappointed as the Prince and Princess of Wales’ social media accounts stayed silent in the early hours of his birthday. William and Kate’s youngest child turned six today and royal fans had been hoping the couple will …

King Charles cheerfully waved to royal fans and tourists today as he left Clarence House after returning from a short trip to Scotland with Queen Camilla where they celebrated their 19th wedding anniversary.  Pulling out of his central London home in his maroon state Bentley limousine the monarch, who was diagnosed …

By Tom Cotterill Published: 19:18 EDT, 6 April 2024 | Updated: 20:28 EDT, 6 April 2024 Britain is to deploy a Royal Navy warship to help get more aid into Gaza, the UK has announced. Alongside the vessel, which is not being named for security, the Government announced a £9.7million …

By Mark Nicol Defence Editor Published: 18:16 EDT, 15 March 2024 | Updated: 19:25 EDT, 15 March 2024 An RAF jet attacked by the Kremlin was denied electronic warfare protection in a desperate effort to save money. The aircraft, which has been routinely used by senior members of the Royal …

Royal Navy and RAF reveal they have been tracking Russian vessels in the English Channel, North Sea and North Atlantic in joint operation as Putin’s forces enter British waters The Navy and RAF said their warships and patrol aircraft tracked Russian vessels They monitored operation of Russian navy movements in …

William and Kate return to their flying roots as they are granted prestigious honorary positions in the Royal Air Force William has become the Royal Honorary Air Commodore at RAF Valley in Wales By Mark Nicol Defence Editor Published: 17:00 EDT, 10 August 2023 | Updated: 17:19 EDT, 10 August 2023 …

The most expensive journey made by any Royal Family member over the last financial year was Charles and Camilla’s charter flight to Rwanda – costing £186,571. The King and Queen attended a Commonwealth leaders’ summit in Kigali in June last year, when they were known as Prince Charles and the …

It is remembered as one of the most shocking events to hit the Royal Family in modern times.  Yet the loss of Princess Diana in 1997 was not the first unexpected – or indeed shattering – royal death the Windsors suffered in the 20th-century.  Two popular members of the family, …

A flypast to mark King Charles’s Coronation could be cancelled due to a high chance of showers, according to the RAF. Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Wigston said there was a ’50/50′ chance of the flyover going ahead over The Mall and Buckingham Palace tomorrow due to a 70 per …

The ‘officer class’ of the Army and Royal Navy remains almost exclusively white-skinned By Mark Nicol Defence Editor Published: 20:01 EDT, 15 April 2023 | Updated: 20:06 EDT, 15 April 2023 The ‘officer class’ of the Army and Royal Navy remains almost exclusively white-skinned, according to figures obtained by The …