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The British Royal Family were out in full force yesterday to mark the Queen’s official birthday with the annual Trooping the Colour parade. Queen Elizabeth II was joined by her first cousin, the Duke of Kent, for the journey from Buckingham Palace down The Mall towards Horse Guards Parade to receive the official salute from the Household Cavalry. She was joined by the Duke in place of her husband, the … Continue reading
Posted in The United Kingdom | Tagged Birthday, Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, Fashion, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Duke of Kent, Trooping the Colour | 4 CommentsThe Duke of Kent in Dublin
May 1st, 2013 The Duke of Kent was in Dublin, Ireland yesterday. The first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II paid a visit to the Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin where he laid wreaths at both the memorials to the Irish war dead of both wars and those who died during the 1916 Easter Rising. The 77-year-old Duke is the first royal to pay an official visit to the cemetery since Princess … Continue reading
Posted in The United Kingdom | Tagged Ireland, Patronage, The Duke of Kent | Leave a commentRoyals At Buckingham Palace Reception For Team GB
Great Britain’s Olympic and Paralympic heroes were honoured yesterday at a glittering Buckingham Palace reception hosted by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. British Royals turned out in force to show their appreciation for the sporting heroes who had won Britain an unprecedented haul of gold, silver and bronze medals during the spectacular London 2012 Games. Team GB did the country proud with an outstanding performance during the Olympic … Continue reading
Posted in The United Kingdom | Tagged Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, Fashion, London 2012, Olympic Games, Prince Michael of Kent, Princess Beatrice of York, Princess Eugenie of York, Sport, The Countess of Wessex, The Duchess of Cambridge, The Duchess of Gloucester, The Duchess of Kent, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Duke of Gloucester, The Duke of Kent, The Duke of York, The Earl of Wessex, The Princess Royal, Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, Zara Tindall | 1 Comment‘Spot the Royals’ at Wimbledon Gentlemen’s Final
It was a game of ‘spot the royals’ in the Royal Box at Wimbledon yesterday afternoon, as Roger Federer and Andy Murray battled it out for the Gentlemen’s Singles Title. The Duchess of Cambridge was joined by her sister, Philippa Middleton, arriving in a Duchess-driven Land Rover. The two sisters sat in the front row of the Box, and watched the match with smiles on their faces. The Duchess wore … Continue reading
Posted in The United Kingdom | Tagged Celebrities, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, Fashion, In-Laws, Lady Frederick Windsor, Lady Helen Taylor, Lord Frederick Windsor, Prime Minister Cameron of the United Kingdom, Princess Alexandra Lady Ogilvy, Princess Michael of Kent, Sport, The Duchess of Cambridge, The Duchess of Gloucester, The Duke of Kent, Timothy Taylor, Wimbledon | Leave a commentLuxembourg Royals at Sandhurst Graduation
The Luxembourg Grand Ducal Family was out in force on Friday in Sandhurst, England where they were present at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst for the passing out ceremony of Prince Wenceslas of Nassau and Archduke Alexander of Austria. The two princes, both grandsons of former Grand Duke Jean, took part in the Sovereign’s Parade to signify the end of the military training at the Academy. Their regiment, among over … Continue reading
Posted in Austria-Hungary, Luxembourg, The United Kingdom | Tagged Archduchess Adélaïde of Austria, Archduchess Marie-Astrid of Austria, Archduke Alexander of Austria, Archduke Carl Christian of Austria, Archduke Christoph of Austria, England, Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, Hélène Vestur, House of Habsburg, Military Training, Prince Constantin of Nassau, Prince Jean of Luxembourg, Prince Louis of Luxembourg, Prince Wenceslas of Nassau, Princess Marie-Gabrielle of Nassau, Princess Tessy of Luxembourg, Sandhurst (RMAS), The Duke of Kent | 1 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
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HM Queen Elizabeth II yesterday visited the Wimbledon Tennis Tournament, for the first time in thirty-three years. The Queen spent several hours at the event, touring the grounds around ‘Murray Mount’ (or Aorangi Terrace, its proper name) and meeting some of today’s top tennis stars. Accompanied by the Wimbledon Club Chairman Tim Phillips, Queen Elizabeth met a group of ball boys and girls before watching a part of the club’s … Continue reading
Posted in The United Kingdom | Tagged Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, Sport, The Duke of Kent, Wimbledon | 1 CommentDuke of Kent Dedicates RNLI Memorial
The Duke of Kent recently participated in a ceremony to unveil and dedicate a new memorial created to honor the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) members who have lost their lives while trying to save the lives of others. During the ceremony at the RNLI headquarters in Poole, Dorset, the Duke of Kent unveiled the 4.5 meter-high memorial. It was designed by Sam Holland ARBS. It shows a person in … Continue reading
Posted in The United Kingdom | Tagged Memorial, The Duke of Kent | Leave a commentDuke of Kent Helps to Modernize Wimbledon
The scoreboards at Wimbledon have undergone a change. They are no longer listing the names of the players with “Miss” or “Mrs.” (or even Ms.). In the past, female players have been listed with “Mrs.” or “Miss” before their names on the scoreboards, but men have never had a title before their names. A spokesman for the prestigious tennis tournament said, “We decided to bring it in line with the … Continue reading
Posted in The United Kingdom | Tagged Bowing & Curtseying, Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, Patronage, Protocol, Sport, The Duke of Kent, Wimbledon | Leave a commentPrince Edward, Duke of Kent, Marries Katharine Worsley, June 1961
On the 8th June 1961, Miss Katharine Lucy Worsley married Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent in York Minster. It was the first royal wedding to take place there for over six hundred years when King Edward III had married in 1328. The bride, who had been born in 1933, was the only daughter of the late Sir William Worsley of Hovingham Hall. The couple had met in 1956 whilst … Continue reading
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