On July 23, 2012, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales visited the Northumberland Coast for a two-day visit.
On the agenda for the awesome prince was a tour of Auckland Castle, a visit to Abbeyfield House in Warkworth, a visit to Queen Street in Amble where he met with “… local artists, performers and fisherman…” and a visit to the RAF Boulmer were he “…viewed a demonstration of the Olympic Games Air Security Plan and received an operational briefing.”
To learn more about today’s visit as well as to view photos please click here, here, hereandhere.
Sources: Princeofwales.gov.uk, ITV News and Northumberland Gazette.
Here is the 1980 interview with Her Royal Highness Princess Anne from the show, Parkinson in Australia. The princess was joined by her ex-husband, Captain Mark Phillips in Part Five of the interview.
On July 19, 2012, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh continued their visit to North East England as part of Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
Click here to watch a 10:25 minute video regarding yesterday’s activities.
On July 18, 2012, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh began their two-day visit to North East England as part of Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
On the agenda today Her Majesty and the duke attended a Diamond Jubilee celebration in Saltwell Park, attended a luncheon held in their honor at Durham Castle, opened the Tyne Tunnel 2, opened the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee White Water Course and much more.
On July 18, 2012, Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall visited the island of Jersey as part of Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
On today’s agenda the royal couple visited the Royal Jersey Agricultural & Horticultural Society, toured the Grainville Secondary School, participated in a “… special meeting of the States…”, attended a reception and dinner at Samares Manor and much more.
Here is the documentary entitled, Mountbatten: Death of a Royal.
Louis Mountbatten was not only Prince Phillip’s uncle; he was an Admiral of the Fleet, a statesman, Viceroy of the British Indian Empire, Governor-General of the Independent India and a First Sea Lord. But in the summer of 1979, on a sailing holiday in the Republic of Ireland, he became the victim of an IRA assassination.
This documentary explores the events surrounding the bomb explosion, which took the life of not just Mountbatten, but his 14-year-old grandson Nicholas Knatchbull, a 15-year-old cabin boy and 83-year-old Baroness Brabourne.
Yes, here is another documentary for you to enjoy on this lazy Sunday afternoon. Click the links below to watch, Time to Remember: European Royal Families.