Tag: Prince William

• Wednesday, December 14th 2011 - 16:29 UTC

  Duke of Kent to visit Falklands to mark Queen Elizabeth II diamond jubilee

  

  Britain's royal family will tour the globe next year to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II diamond jubilee marking 60 years on the throne, Buckingham Palace announced on Wednesday.

• Monday, November 14th 2011 - 06:16 UTC

  Falklands’ deployment of Prince William not intended to be a “provocative act”

  

  Britain's chief of armed forces David Richards denied that the recent announcement of the deployment of Prince William to the Falklands Islands was a “provocative act” towards Argentina.

• Saturday, November 12th 2011 - 09:48 UTC

  Argentina describes Prince Williams Falklands’ deployment as “a provocative act”

  

  Argentina complained Friday that Prince William's six-week mission as a rescue pilot in the Falkland Islands, the object of a 1982 British-Argentine war, is “a provocative act.”

• Friday, November 11th 2011 - 07:35 UTC

  Prince William to be posted to the Falklands on tour of duty with the RAF

  

  Prince William will be posted on a tour of duty to the Falkland Islands next year, the Royal Air Force said Thursday in a statement. The South Atlantic Islands are disputed by Argentina.

• Tuesday, July 19th 2011 - 13:22 UTC

  South Georgia set of stamps to celebrate marriage of Prince William and Kate

  

  A set of three stamps, a beautiful souvenir sheet-let and two first day covers will be released by South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands on July 25th to mark the recent Royal Wedding, reports the June edition of the South Georgia Newsletter.

• Tuesday, July 19th 2011 - 02:06 UTC

  Duke and Duchess of Cambridge thank Falklands for wedding gifts

  

  The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have thanked the Falkland Islands Government and the people of the Falkland Islands for their recent wedding gifts.

• Friday, May 6th 2011 - 06:26 UTC

  Malvinas events overshadowed by Royal Wedding, complains Argentine minister

  

  Argentine Defence Secretary Arturo Puricelli said he was disappointed with the “excessive coverage” granted by the Argentine media to the Royal Wedding and regretted so little attention was given to the commemoration of Malvinas conflict events.

• Friday, May 6th 2011 - 02:40 UTC

  Falkland Islands issue special stamp to commemorate the Royal Wedding

  

  The Falkland Islands Post Office issued a special stamp to commemorate the wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton.

• Friday, April 29th 2011 - 06:09 UTC

  Falkland Islands declares public holiday and celebrates with a community party

  

  AT least thirty bridal gowns will be paraded before guests at the Falkland Islands’ Friday community party to celebrate the Westminster wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, reports the Penguin News.

• Friday, April 29th 2011 - 06:01 UTC

  An estimated two billion will watch ‘the most popular event ever broadcast’

  

  Hundreds of millions of people around the world are expected to watch the royal wedding of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton on television. More than 8,000 journalists have descended on London to jockey for positions outside London's Westminster Abbey for Friday's ceremony.