Buckingham palace has announced that the Duke of Edinburgh will undertake his final solo official engagement before retirement, when he will attend The Captain General’s Parade on August 2nd. Click HERE to learn about his retirement. Continue reading
Buckingham Palace is staging Royal Gifts, a special exhibition for the Summer Opening of the Palace in 2017. It features a wide-ranging display of official gifts presented to the Queen during the past 65 years. Also on display at the Palace is the desk of the late Diana, Princess of Wales, which includes items selected by the Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry, as a tribute on the 20th Anniversary of her death. The exhibition runs from July 22nd to October 1st.
Sad news out of the UK today, Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten, cousin of the Duke of Edinburgh, godmother of the Prince of Wales, and a member of the extended British Royal Family has died aged 93 at her home in Kent on June 13th. Continue reading
Featuring the relationship between Queen Victoria and her Munshi Abdul Karim, the trailer for the upcoming British-American biographical drama film, Victoria & Abdul was released yesterday. Based on the book of same name by Shrabani Basu (a personal favourite of mine), the plot focuses on an older Queen Victoria’s relationship with her Indian bearer, Abdul Karim, who eventually became her Munshi (tutor), and taught her Urdu and the Quran, as well as introduced her to the country of which she was Empress. Dame Judi Dench reprises her role as Queen Victoria from the 1997 film Mrs Brown, while Abdul is played by Indian actor, Ali Fazal. The movie premieres in the UK on September 15. Take a look at the trailer below- Continue reading
The Duke of Cambridge had given an interview on mental health to British GQ, as part of the Heads Together Campaign. The feature includes pictures taken with the Duchess, Prince George and Princess Charlotte by Norman Jean Roy at Kensington Palace in April.
Condolences from around the world have been pouring into London since the despicable attack in the Manchester Arena after an Ariana Grande concert on the evening of May 22nd. Read the Royal Condolences below- Continue reading
