The Duke of Sussex is set to return to the UK next week to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the Invictus Games. However, the Duchess of Sussex is not expected to be by his side but will instead accompany him to Nigeria to "discover her roots".
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The Duke of Kent is to step down as Colonel of the Scots Guards after 50 years and hand over the role to the Duke of Edinburgh, Buckingham Palace has announced. Edward, Duke of Kent, who was a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, paid tribute to the “bravery, selfless courage and devotion to duty” of the Scots Guards ahead of relinquishing his position.
The 88-year-old member of the royal family will mark his last day as Colonel by taking part in the Scots Guards Black Sunday events in London, the regiment’s annual day of remembrance for its fallen servicemen and their families. On handing over the colonelcy, the duke said: “Serving as Colonel of the Scots Guards since 1974, the longest anyone has spent in this role, has been a true honour and one which will forever fill me with great joy.
“Through those years, I have seen the work of the Scots Guards during peacetime and war and witnessed their bravery, selfless courage and devotion to duty. “To my fellow Scots Guardsmen, I am immensely proud to have served you all.
I am delighted that His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh will continue to champion all that you do and work towards preserving your great legacy.” The Scots Guards are one of the five prestigious Regiments of Foot Guards within the British Army’s Household Division – alongside the Irish, Welsh, Grenadier and Coldstream Guards – who carry out ceremonial duties like taking part in major state events in support of the monarch. The Guardsmen are also fighting soldiers who when not guarding the King or participating in Trooping the Colour are deployed on operations or training around the world.
The Duke of Sussex is set to return to the UK next week to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the Invictus Games. However, the Duchess of Sussex is not expected to be by his side but will instead accompany him to Nigeria to "discover her roots".
Fox News Digital.“Harry will always have access to his father, but the trust is long gone.”Prince Harry, 39, will be in town to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his Invictus Games. He last spoke to his father in person when he flew across the pond for 24 hours after the monarch revealed his cancer diagnosis. Their exchange only lasted a reported 45 minutes.King Charles III, 75, will be in London for engagements at the same time.
Prince Harry is set to return to the UK solo next week as it's been confirmed that Meghan Markle won't be accompanying her husband for his visit. The Duke of Sussex will be in London to attend a special event celebrating the Invictus Games, but Meghan and their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, will remain in the US.
Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, has become the first member of the Royal Family to visit Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion began in February 2022. According to Buckingham Palace, Sophie's trip was to "demonstrate solidarity with the women, men and children impacted by the war." Her visit was a continuation of her work to champion survivors of conflict-related sexual violence, and was at the request of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
last spoke in person for a measly 45 minutes — and next month could be an even shorter reunion.Harry, 39, is set to return to the UK for an Invictus Games event in May. However, his cancer-stricken father’s calendar is already filling up — and fast.The monarch’s diary is “quite busy,” the Telegraph reported on Monday, and therefore any potential meeting will likely be brief.The father-son duo will be in London at the same time, as the royal redhead — who stepped down as a working royal with his wife, Meghan Markle, in 2020 — is marking the 10th anniversary of the Games at St Paul’s Cathedral on May 8.Although Charles, 75, is busy, the Telegraph reports that he will try to make time to see his youngest son if he’s able.
10th anniversary of the Invictus Games in the UK, according to a report.The Duke of Sussex is gearing up to return to London on May 8 for the first time since his visit to see King Charles after his cancer diagnosis in February.It’ll be his first trip to his home soil since learning of his sister-in-law Kate Middleton’s cancer diagnosis last month.But unfortunately for Harry, 39, Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace officials have not confirmed any indication of a royal reunion being on the cards during his trip, the Telegraph reports.The father of two is expected to give a reading at London’s St Paul’s Cathedral on May 8 to mark a decade since the inaugural Invictus Games in the capital.Actor Damian Lewis is set to recite the Invictus poem during the service.Harry launched the Invictus Games in 2014 as multi-sport Paralympic-styled games for wounded or injured servicemen and veterans.It is thought that Harry will stay at a hotel during his upcoming trip — something Harry opted to do during his blink-and-you-miss-it trip to London in February.The celebratory service will take place two days after Harry and his wife Meghan Markle’s son, Prince Archie, celebrates his 5th birthday.
Their love story began more than two decades ago as young students on the cobblestoned streets at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. Now, as the Prince and Princess of Wales celebrate their 13th wedding anniversary, the poignancy of the marital landmark will surely not be lost as the princess continues her treatment for cancer.
In a matter of days, The Prince and Princess of Wales will celebrate their 13th wedding anniversary. While this is impressive enough, the couple have been in one another's lives for more than twenty years. Very few of us need reminding that the royal couple met when they were both students at the University of St Andrews in Scotland in 2001.
The Royal Family are known all over the world by their long, official titles. But behind the formality and away from the glaring media spotlight, the royals are just like any other family. They share jokes, buy each other ridiculous presents and even have silly nicknames for one another.
Prince Harry is said to be considering cancelling his upcoming visit to the UK over security concerns.The 39 year old Duke of Sussex was due to be visiting the UK - his former home country - in May to celebrate ten years of his sporting event, the Invictus Games, which he set up for wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women, both serving and veterans. During his trip to the UK, Harry was due to give a speech at St Paul's Cathedral, however, since losing his High Court battle against the UK Home Office regarding the security provided to him and his family when they are in the UK, the Duke is thought to be concerned for his safety.
claimed America as his home in new paperwork in which he declared that his “new country/state” was now the “United States.”Now, respected photographer Arthur Edwards, who has been photographing the royal family since 1977, has weighed in on Harry’s new homeland, saying the decision to turn his back on the UK has left the Firm unimpressed.“[The loss of] Frogmore was a very small part of it, probably an excuse when he left the UK to make his home in North America,” Edwards told The Sun.“By signing this document saying he’s now a resident of the US, he’s probably burnt his bridges but I live in hope. I loved working with him.
Prince William returns to public duties on Thursday for the first time since his wife’s cancer diagnosis, bolstering the royal family’s ranks as health problems continue to sideline the princess and King Charles III.William is set to visit a surplus food redistribution center and a youth club it serves, highlighting efforts to reduce food waste as a way to cut greenhouse gas emissions and feed people in need. The prince stepped away from public duties after Kate, the Princess of Wales, announced on March 22 that she was undergoing treatment for an unspecified type of cancer.In a video message released that day, Kate asked for “time, space and privacy” as she and her family adjusted to her diagnosis.“I have been doing everything we can to process and manage this privately for the sake of our young family,” she said at the time.“It has taken us time to explain everything to George, Charlotte and Louis in a way that is appropriate for them, and to reassure them that I am going to be okay,” she added.Both Charles and Kate have been largely absent from the public stage since January due to health problems, leaving Queen Camilla, Princess Anne and other members of the royal family to pick up the slack on the whirl of events and awards ceremonies that dominate the work of Britain’s monarchy.Charles announced on Feb.
They have rapidly become one of the Royal Family’s greatest assets and so it proved again last week when the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh stepped up to the plate and carried out a historic ceremony on behalf of King Charles. But as Prince Edward, 60, and Sophie, 59, watched French soldiers parade in the Buckingham Palace forecourt to mark 120 years of friendly relations between the two countries the couple must have reflected that their rise has been many years in the making.Their ascension, former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond notes, is also setting the perfect example for two young royals of how to make a success of being the 'spare' to the throne.
Prince William and Prince George were spotted spending some father-son time Thursday at the Aston Villa soccer match.TNT Sports’ coverage of the match showed the royal duo cheering on the team as they scored their opening goal against Lille at Villa Park in Birmingham.George, 10, sported a scarf in support of his father’s favorite team as the pair smiled, clapped and appeared in conversation with each other during the youngster’s Easter break from school.The outing comes almost exactly a year after George and William watched Aston Villa win against Nottingham Forest on April 8, 2023.William, 41, has been a longtime supporter of Aston Villa, telling the Sun in December, “A long time ago at school, I got into football big time. All my friends were Chelsea or Manchester United fans, and I didn’t really want to follow the run-of-the-mill team.”The Prince of Wales continued, “I wanted to have a team that was more mid-table that could give me more emotional rollercoaster moments.
Princess Eugenie looked effortlessly elegant as she appeared on a fashion panel following King Charles' reported cold shoulder. The younger daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson is said to have been "snubbed" by the monarch when picking his Counsellors of State in an effort to avoid upsetting Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.The princess, 34, attended a reception and panel discussion on the fashion industry's commitment to sustainability on Thursday, 11 April. For the occasion, Eugenie stunned as she donned a grey pleated short-sleeve dress with button detailing.
For many years, the Duke of Sussex enjoyed a very warm relationship with his sister-in-law, the Princess of Wales - even going so far as to describe her as "the sister I've never had and always wanted" in his memoir, Spare. While the pair have grown apart in recent years since the Sussexes very public split from the Royal Family, a leading royal expert has pointed out how Harry in particular will feel about losing his bond with Kate, while also making it clear where his priorities now lie.
In his memoir Spare, which was released last year, Prince Harry shockingly revealed which member of the Royal Family had first given him the rather cruel nickname.The controversial book saw the Duke of Sussex lift the lid on the realities of life as a Royal. In one excerpt from the book, Harry revealed that it was his father King Charles who first labelled him as the 'spare.' The Prince wrote that Charles coined the nickname, in response to Princess Diana giving birth to a second son.
Prince Harry is reportedly only willing to return to the UK with Meghan and their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, to the UK under one specific condition.The Duke of Sussex is expected to return to the UK in a few weeks for another visit. He's set to attend a special service at St Paul's Cathedral on May 8, celebrating the 10th anniversary of his highly successful Invictus Games.The first event of these games, created for sick and injured servicemen and women, was held in London in 2014 and co-founded by Harry.
prerecorded clip shared on March 22, the Princess of Wales revealed her health woes to the world, saying doctors discovered her cancer during a planned abdominal surgery in January.According to a British YouGov poll, the Princess, 42, has since become the nation’s most favored member of the royal family between February and April of this year.Back in February, before her diagnosis was known to the world, the Prince of Wales held a strong 77% rating as Britain’s most-liked royal, with his wife following closely in the second spot at 74%.But at the start of April, the mom of three’s rating increased in the days after her shock cancer announcement, boosting her popularity to 76%, with William’s sliding to 73%.What’s more, the third most-liked royal is William’s aunt, Princess Anne, who is known for stepping up to the task when the going gets tough.Anne, the Princess Royal, is liked by 71% of the UK population, proving just how popular she is.In fourth place is King Charles, who himself is currently battling cancer.The monarch, 75, holds a 63% popularity rating on his home soil, while his younger brother Prince Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh, sits at 54%.The King’s wife, Queen Camilla, follows behind with a 50% rating.As for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle — the runaway royals — it seems as though the pair’s popularity plunged soon after they shut the door on royal life in 2020.The Duke of Sussex’s popularity rating sits at 31% as the “Suits” alum’s rating follows closely with 26%.Still, the pair are placed significantly higher than scandal-scarred Prince Andrew, whose woeful rating lands him in the bottom spot at just 6%.The Duke of York has consistently ranked the lowest since his alleged friendship with convicted pedophile
Prince Harry has been open about his intentions to reconnect with the Royal Family after years of tension, and it appears he now has the perfect chance.The Duke of Sussex is set to return to the UK next month for a special event celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games. The commemorative service will be held at St Paul's Cathedral on May 8, but Harry's wife, Meghan Markle may not be accompanying him as her attendance is still "to be confirmed", reports the Mirror.