Category Archives: British Royals

(VIDEO) Members of the British Royal Family Attend the Gurkha 200 Pageant.

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On Tuesday, June 9, 2015, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh accompanied by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, His Royal Highness Prince Harry of Wales, and His Majesty The Sultan of Brunei attended the Gurkha 200 Pageant held in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea in London.

Per a press release:

“Organized by and in aid of The Gurkha Welfare Trust, this spectacular open-air Pageant will chronicle 200 years of Gurkha service. The story of the Gurkha soldier will be told with narration by Joanna Lumley and Dan Snow, battle re-enactments and musical performances by the popular Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas. The event will include performances by hundreds of serving Gurkhas and their families.”

For more information about today’s celebrations including a video news report from the BBC News please click here and here.

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HRH The Duchess of Cornwall Visits St. Martin’s Church.

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On the morning of Tuesday, June 9, 2015, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall arrived at St. Martin’s Church in Bladon, Oxfordshire, to unveil a new stain glass window on the occasion the 50th anniversary of the death of Sir Winston Churchill.

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HRH The Duchess of Cornwall Opens a Memorial Garden at Churchill Memorial Garden at Blenheim Palace.

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On Tuesday, June 9, 2015, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall officially opened the Sir Winston Churchill Memorial Garden at Blenheim Palace in Woodstock , Oxfordshire.

According to the official website for Blenheim Palace the new garden, designed by landscape architect, Mr. Kim Wilkie, is:

“…located by the Temple of Diana, where Winston proposed to his wife Clementine in the summer of 1908. [The garden consists] of a winding path 90 metres long, the same number of years in Churchill’s extraordinary life. Visitors will have the chance to learn more about him with various milestones incorporated into the walk-able timeline. An abundance of carefully selected flowers have been planted in a linear flowerbed that intertwines with the pathway, and a bench with a bust on a plinth will be situated at a point along the path, allowing visitors a moment of reflection.”

During today’s opening the lovely duchess unveiled a bust of the late Prime Minister, created by Mr. Oscar Nemon, in front of dozens of officials as well as the 12th Duke of Marlborough, His Grace Jamie Churchill Spencer, Sir Nicolas Soames.

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(VIDEO) Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal Visits Lincoln Castle.

On Monday, June 8, 2015, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal opened the newly restored Lincoln Castle in Lincoln, England.

The £22 million restoration of the castle “…comes on the eve of the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta…” writes the newspaper, Lincolnshire Echo.

For more information about today’s opening as well as to view photos please click the links below.

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British and Dubai Royals Attend the Races.

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On Saturday, June 6, 2015, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh along with Her Royal Highness Princess Michael of Kent, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum of Dubai and His Highness Prince Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai attended the 2015 Investac Derby Festival held at the Epsom Racecourse in Epsom, England.

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(VIDEO) New Photos of TRHs Princess Charlotte and Prince George of Cambridge Have Been Released.

On the evening of Saturday June 6, 2015, Kensington Palace released new photos of Their Royal Highnesses Princess Charlotte and Prince George of Cambridge.

The lovely images of the little royals were taken by Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge last month at her and her husband’s country estate, Anmer Hall, in Norfolk, England.

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(VIDEO) European Royals Celebrate the 200th Anniversary of the Royal Yacht Squadron.

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On Friday, June 5, 2015, His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh accompanied by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal and Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, Their Royal Highnesses The Earl and Countess of Wessex, His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco, His Majesty King Harald V of Norway, and His Royal Highness Prince Henrik of Denmark celebrated the 200th anniversary of the Royal Yacht Squadron in Cowes, Isle of Wight, England.

Since 1948, The Duke of Edinburgh became a member of the Royal Yacht Squadron, and in 1953 he became Admiral of the RYS.

For more information about today’s celebrations as well as to watch a video and to view photos please click the links below.

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