Well that happened more quickly than I expected. Prince Andrew announced this afternoon that he is stepping down from royal duties. In a statement Buckingham Palace dropped at 1pm US ET/6pm GMT, the Duke of York said: It has become clear to me over the last few days that the circumstances relating to my former […]
Kate wears McQueen for Royal Variety Performance
Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge attended the Royal Variety Performance last night, November 18, at the Palladium Theatre in London. This is the third time William and Kate have attended this event, having previously attended in 2014 and 2017. Upon arrival, William was presented with the 2019 program, and Kate received a posy […]
Prince Andrew must step down from royal duties
On Saturday night, Prince Andrew – who has been accused of raping Jeffrey Epstein victim, Virginia Giuffre (nee Roberts) – gave an interview to Emily Maitlis for BBC Newsnight, against a backdrop of Buckingham Palace. The interview was an attempt to… clear his name, broker some good PR, publicly deny the allegations against him? Whatever […]
Kate opens The Nook after 5 year campaign
The Duchess of Cambridge was in Norfolk today, November 15, to officially open The Nook – East Anglia Children’s Hospices newest location. Kate has been Patron of EACH since 2012. Five years ago, in November of 2014, Kate launched The Nook Appeal, which was a £10 million fundraising appeal. Since then, she made a handful […]
William & Kate celebrate Shout at volunteer event
Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge attended a volunteer celebration event today for Shout, a 24-hour crisis text line which operates with a team of volunteers. Shout is modeled after the US text service, Crisis Text Line, which was founded in 2013 and is a national text service. Shout was launched in May 2019 […]
British royals pay respects on Remembrance Sunday
Today, November 10, marks Remembrance Sunday in the UK, and the British Royal Family were out to commemorate the service men and women who were killed in all conflicts since the First World War. For the third year in a row, Prince Charles laid The Queen‘s wreath at the Cenotaph while HM watched from the […]
Cambridges at Festival of Remembrance 2019
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge joined The Queen and other members of the British Royal Family for the annual Festival of Remembrance on Saturday night, November 9. This is the fifth year Kate has attended this event, and the fourth for William (he missed this event in 2017). The annual Festival of Remembrance is […]
Kate joins William for National Emergencies Trust launch
The Duchess of Cambridge accompanied Prince William to the launch of the National Emergencies Trust on Thursday, November 7. The National Emergencies Trust is an independent body that will work collaboratively to raise and distribute funds at a time of domestic disaster. The operating model is to launch an appeal in response to a specific […]
William & Kate host BBC Radio 1 Teen Heroes
Back on October 1, before Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge left for their Pakistan tour, they held a reception at Kensington Palace for the finalists of BBC Radio One’s Teen Hero Award. Like every year they’ve hosted this event (this is their fourth year), the event was a no press event until weeks […]
William & Kate round out tour of Pakistan
Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge rounded out their tour of Pakistan last week with some unexpected changes of plans. After visiting Lahore on October 17, the couple and press pack flew back to Islamabad, but the plane was unable to land due to weather, so they had to fly back to Lahore and […]