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← Older postsNew Official Portrait of Queen Elizabeth Unveiled
A new portrait of the Queen to celebrate her Diamond Jubilee has been unveiled in Australia. Painted by Australian-born artist Ralph Heimans, it depicts the Queen in the Sacrarium of Westminster Abbey. The magnificent artwork shows the Queen in a moment of solitary reflection at the centre circle of the Cosmati pavement, exactly where she was crowned over 60 years ago. The Cosmati pavement is the spot ever English monarch … Continue reading
Posted in British Royals | Tagged Australia, Elizabeth II, Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee, Portraits | 5 CommentsPrincess Charlène Opens Grace Kelly Exhibition
Princess Charlène of Monaco has been in Australia this week, to officially open the Grace Kelly: Style Icon exhibition at the Bendigo Art Gallery in Victoria. Arriving in Melbourne earlier this week, the Princess spent some down-time out of the public eye which included a private dinner with the Lady Mayoress of Melbourne at the Melbourne Town Hall on March 9th. The same day, Princess Charlène paid a visit to … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Royals, Monaco Royals | Tagged Australia, Exhibition, Fashion, Princess Charlène, Princess Grace, Working Visit | 1 CommentPrincess Charlène to Visit Australia Next March
When the Grace Kelly: Icon of Style exhibition opens at the Bendigo Art Gallery in Victoria next March, it will have a VIP guest: HSH Princess Charlène of Monaco. Princess Charlène will officially open the exhibition prior to its opening to the public on March 11th. The travelling exhibition will be exhibited exclusively in Bendigo, two hours north-west of Melbourne, during its Australian leg. Grace Kelly: Icon of Style features … Continue reading
Posted in German Royals, Monaco Royals | Tagged Albert II of Monaco, Australia, Exhibition, Hannover, Princess Caroline, Princess Charlène, Princess Grace, Princess Stéphanie, Working Visit | Leave a commentCommonwealth Visits to Mark Diamond Jubilee Year
Buckingham Palace today released details of next year’s Commonwealth visits, which shall be taking place in conjunction with HM Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee. The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh will not be undertaking any overseas trips, instead focusing on the United Kingdom region. They will visit Wales, Scotland, the Midlands and East Anglia, the four corners of England as well as London. These visits will take place … Continue reading
Posted in British Royals | Tagged Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Barbados, Belize, British Commonwealth, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Elizabeth II, Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, India, Jamaica, Malaysia, Malta, Montserrat, Mozambique, New Zealand, Official Visit, Papua New Guinea, Prince Harry, Scotland, Singapore, Solomon Islands, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, The Bahamas, The Countess of Wessex, The Duchess of Cambridge, The Duchess of Cornwall, The Duke of Cambridge, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Duke of Gloucester, The Duke of Kent, The Duke of York, The Earl of Wessex, The Prince of Wales, The Princess Royal, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, Wales, Zambia | Leave a commentFrederik & Mary in Australia – Days Six & Seven
The Danish Crown Prince Couple have completed the official portion of their visit to Australia, spending their final two days in Melbourne and Broken Hill. On Friday November 25th, the couple began their day seperately – Prince Frederik was in southwestern Victoria, while Princess Mary went northwest to Broken Hill in New South Wales. The Prince visited the Macarthur Wind Farm just outside of Macarthur, which become the Southern Hemisphere’s … Continue reading
Posted in Danish Royals | Tagged Anti-Bullying, Australia, Children, Crown Prince Frederik, Crown Princess Mary, Environment, Fashion, Health, Official Visit, Patronage, Prime Minister Gillard | Leave a commentFrederik & Mary in Australia – Days Four & Five
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary have completed the fourth and fifth days of their official visit to Australia, spending the two days in Melbourne. Yesterday, November 23rd, began much like the couple’s Monday in Sydney, opening the Melbourne edition of the State of Green – Join The Future. Think Denmark conference hosted by Bright Green Denmark, again at the Hotel Sofitel. The Princess was presented with a bouquet … Continue reading
Posted in Danish Royals | Tagged Australia, Awards, Cancer, Children, Crown Prince Frederik, Crown Princess Mary, Education, Environment, Official Visit, Sun Awareness | Leave a commentFrederik & Mary in Australia – Day Three
The Crown Prince and Princess of Denmark spent their third day in Australia visiting the nation’s capital today. The couple were greeted by the Governor-General at Canberra Airport, before the Crown Prince viewed a guard of honour. It was then on to Parliament House for the day’s engagements. At Parliament House, the Australia Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, was waiting for Prince Frederik and Princess Mary, greeting them each with a … Continue reading
Posted in Danish Royals | Tagged Audience, Australia, Crown Prince Frederik, Crown Princess Mary, Environment, Exhibition, Governor-General Bryce, Memorial, Official Visit, Prime Minister Gillard | Leave a commentFrederik & Mary in Australia – Day Two
The Danish Crown Prince Couple have completed the second day of their official visit to Australia, spending another day in Sydney. Prince Frederik and Princess Mary began the day by opening Bright Green Denmark’s conference State of Green – Join The Future. Think Denmark at the Hotel Sofitel. This event, and those surrounding it which will be held in Melbourne later this week, is the main point of the couple’s … Continue reading
Posted in Danish Royals | Tagged Ambassador, Audience, Australia, Awards, Crown Prince Frederik, Crown Princess Mary, Environment, Hospital, Official Visit | Leave a commentFrederik & Mary in Australia – Day One
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary have begun their official visit to Australia today, after arriving in the country yesterday with their youngest children, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine. The couple’s first engagement of the visit, which begins in Sydney, was a visit to the Sculpture by the Sea exhibition at Bondi Beach. They were greeted by the New South Wales Premier, Mr Barry O’Farrell, before taking a tour … Continue reading
Posted in Danish Royals | Tagged Audience, Australia, Awards, Crown Prince Frederik, Crown Princess Mary, Environment, Exhibition, Governor-General Bryce, Official Visit, Patronage, Prince Vincent, Princess Josephine | 2 CommentsAustralia’s Other Royal Visitor – Princess Birgitta
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh are not the only royals that are currently in Australia – Princess Birgitta of Sweden and Hohenzollern is also visiting the country. The Princess is spending four days in the Sydney area, marking the 100th anniversary of the Swedish-Australian Chamber of Commerce (SACC). Princess Birgitta arrived on October 19th, sans a large security detail, later telling The Mosman Daily that she prefers … Continue reading
Posted in German Royals, Swedish Royals | Tagged Anniversary, Australia, Hohenzollern, Official Visit, Princess Birgitta, Sport | Leave a commentQueen Elizabeth & Prince Philip Arrive in Australia, Visit Canberra
Queen Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh arrived in Australia yesterday, beginning their eleven-day official visit. The royal couple arrived in the nation’s capital, Canberra, yesterday afternoon. The Queen and The Duke were greeted at Canberra’s RAAF Fairbairn Base by Governor-General Quentin Bryce and Prime Minister Julia Gillard. The Australian Federation Guard military band played God Save The Queen, while a 21-gun salute sounded a short distance away. Wearing … Continue reading
Posted in British Royals | Tagged Australia, British Commonwealth, Elizabeth II, Flower Show, Governor-General Bryce, Official Visit, Prime Minister Gillard, The Duke of Edinburgh | 2 CommentsQueen and Duke of Edinburgh Heading to Australia
Queen Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh are set to undertake their sixteenth official visit to Australia in the tail end of October, as was announced by Buckingham Palace and the Australian Prime Minister’s office this week. The purpose of the visit is for the Queen to open the biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), which will be held in Perth beginning on October 26th. The meeting will … Continue reading
Posted in British Royals | Tagged Australia, British Commonwealth, Elizabeth II, Official Visit, The Duke of Edinburgh | Leave a commentDanish Crown Princely Couple to Visit Australia in November
The Danish Royal Court today officially announced that Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary will partake in an official visit to Australia in November this year. The news was first broken in May, on the ‘Bright Green Denmark’ website, the business delegation who will be accompanying the couple on the visit. The Crown Prince and Princess will visit Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne, between November 19th and November 26th. According … Continue reading
Posted in Danish Royals | Tagged Australia, Crown Prince Frederik, Crown Princess Mary, Governor-General Bryce, Official Visit, Prime Minister Gillard | 1 CommentWilliam and Catherine Visit Belfast
A super-secret visit to Northern Ireland yesterday, March 8th, by Prince William and his fiancé, Catherine Middleton, was kept so hush-hush that organisers only confirmed the visit after the couple had arrived in Belfast. The couple were greeted by Belfast’s Lord Mayor, Pat Convery, and the Lord Lieutenant, Dame Mary Peters, as they disembarked their plane at an airport east of Belfast. Prince William and Miss Middleton’s first stop was … Continue reading
Posted in British Royals | Tagged Australia, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Official Visit, The Duchess of Cambridge, The Duke of Cambridge | Leave a commentBritish Royal January and February Events
The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh Current Events; January 9th; The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh attended a Sunday church service at St Mary Magdalene church on the royal estate at Sandringham in Norfolk. January 16th; Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip attended a church service at Hillington Parish Church, Norfolk, Britain. January 20th; Queen Elizabeth has made her annual visit to The Sandringham Women’s Institute, at West Newton … Continue reading
Posted in British Royals | Tagged Accession, Ambassador, Anniversary, Audience, Australia, Education, Elizabeth II, Military, Northern Ireland, Official Visit, Premiere, The Duchess of Cornwall, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales | Leave a commentQueen and Prince Charles Contribute to Flood Relief Appeal
Buckingham Palace and Clarence House have both confirmed that HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH the Prince of Wales have both contributed to the Premier’s Flood Relief Appeal, whose funds will go towards helping rebuild the Australian state of Queensland following disaster flooding which began in December 2010. A statement from Buckingham Palace said the Queen had made a private donation to the Appeal, while Clarence House’s Twitter stated that … Continue reading
Posted in British Royals | Tagged Australia, British Commonwealth, Donations, Elizabeth II, Natural Disaster, The Prince of Wales | 1 CommentPrince William Says Farewell to Australia
Prince William said coming to Australia was a “realization of a dream.” Judging from his three days spent Down Under, it appears it certainly was for the 27 year-old Prince. On Wednesday, he enjoyed a hip-hop performance at a teen center, shot guns on a military firing range, and had another barbecue this time with Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. He joked with the Prime Minister of getting a second-home … Continue reading
Posted in British Royals | Tagged Australia, British Commonwealth, Natural Disaster, Official Visit, Prime Minister Rudd, Sport, The Duke of Cambridge | 2 CommentsPrince William Leaves New Zealand, Goes to Australia
Britain’s Prince William enjoyed the remainder of his New Zealand trip these last few days, before heading west to Australia on Tuesday as he continued his tour of the Oceania region. He attracted enthusiastic crowds while in the Kiwi nation, met with Maoris, and opened the country’s new Supreme Court building in Wellington. Upon arriving in New Zealand’s capital to open the building, William was greeted by an eight foot … Continue reading
Posted in British Royals | Tagged Australia, British Commonwealth, Children, Hospital, New Zealand, Official Visit, Prime Minister Key, The Duke of Cambridge | Leave a commentZara Phillips attends 2009 Emirates Melbourne Cup
Zara Phillips, the eldest granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, has paid a flying visit to Melbourne, Australia, where she attended the 2009 Emirates Melbourne Cup. Zara attended the event on Tuesday November 3rd as one of the year’s international guests (others included Good Charlotte rockers Benji and Joel Madden), and was a prominent fixture in the Birdcage (the place to be). Wearing a royal blue frock by American brand Thread … Continue reading
Posted in British Royals | Tagged Australia, British Commonwealth, Horse Racing, Sport, Working Visit, Zara Phillips | Leave a commentPrince Overboard – Frederik in Sydney for the WMG
HRH Crown Prince Frederik ended up in the drink of Sydney Harbour earlier today, during his 35+ Tasar sailing competition at the 2009 World Masters Games in Sydney, Australia. The 13-16°C weather in Sydney today created a chilly experience for the Prince. Due to strong winds between Point Piper and Mosman Bay, Frederik and his partner Chris Meehan saw their boat, Nanoq, capsize before they had even competed. The pair … Continue reading
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