Tag: Prince of Wales

Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 08:43 UTC
Princess of Wales smashes bottle of whisky and formally names HMS Glasgow, first of eight Type 26 frigate

The Royal Navy's most advanced anti-submarine warship has officially been named HMS Glasgow, honoring Scotland's second city. The Prince and Princess of Wales attended the naming ceremony at BAE Systems' shipyard in Glasgow, reports Forces.net.
Saturday, May 25th 2024 - 10:00 UTC
King and Prince of Wales will attend anniversary of the D-Day Landings

Following on the announcement of U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak who called an early parliamentary election for July 4, Buckingham Palace said that all members of the Royal Family were canceling most public engagements until after the vote to avoid doing anything that might divert attention from the campaign.
Monday, March 14th 2022 - 09:43 UTC
A very special Commonwealth Day: 54 countries celebrate 70 years of Queen Elizabeth II reign

Commonwealth Day will be commemorated by 54 countries across the world on 14 March, honoring their shared values and rich diversity as members of the Commonwealth.
Thursday, February 17th 2022 - 09:00 UTC
Prince of Wales foundation under corruption probe

One day after the scandal involving the Duke of York in New York was settled, the name of the Prince of Wales has been dragged into a new police investigation regarding irregularities in the granting of honorary titles to a Saudi national in exchange for donations to charities.
Tuesday, November 2nd 2021 - 20:22 UTC
Over 100 leaders at Glasgow Summit vow to eliminate deforestation by 2030

Over 100 world leaders gathered at Glasgow's COP26 Climate Summit have agreed Tuesday to do their utmost to halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation by the year 2030.
Monday, June 10th 2019 - 07:22 UTC
Trooping the Color parade attracts thousands. Queen is joined by Royal Family members

The Queen's official birthday has been marked with the annual Trooping the Colour parade,which took place on Saturday. She was joined by members of her family and thousands of spectators to watch the display in Horse Guards Parade in Whitehall.
Monday, March 25th 2019 - 08:59 UTC
Prince Charles, first member of the royal family to visit Cuba officially

The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall have made history by becoming the first members of the royal family to visit Cuba in an official capacity. Prince Charles and Camilla's trip is expected to usher in a new chapter in the UK's relationship with the communist state.
Monday, November 12th 2018 - 08:48 UTC
Royal Family and thousands commemorate end of the First World War

Queen Elizabeth and members of the Royal Family joined thousands of people on Sunday to commemorate the centenary of the end of the First World War, as part of the traditional National Service of Remembrance. . A two-minute silence was held at 11am and wreaths laid at the Cenotaph to commemorate the servicemen and women killed in all conflicts from the First World War onwards.
Wednesday, July 12th 2017 - 20:56 UTC
Queen and Phillip formally welcome Felipe and Letizia at Horse Guards Parade

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh on Wednesday formally welcomed the King of Spain to the UK with a military spectacle full of pomp and pageantry. Britain’s head of state and Philip warmly shook hands with King Felipe VI and his wife, Queen Letizia, at Horse Guards Parade, Henry VIII’s former jousting yard.
Saturday, April 2nd 2011 - 20:37 UTC
Spain’s Prince Felipe recalls Gibraltar at state dinner for Prince of Wales

Spain’s longstanding claim over the sovereignty of Gibraltar looked destined to continue into the next generation of Spanish politics as the heir to the Spanish throne, the Prince of Asturias, used a state dinner for the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall to reiterate Spain’s desire to ‘progress’ on Gibraltar.