30th August 2013

Prince William & the Duchess of Cambridge opened the Ring O'Fire race on the Isle of Anglesey.

 

The Royal Mail announced today that The Prince of Wales will lead the judging of its Christmas Stamp Design competition, the winners designs appearing on the 1st class and 2nd class stamps.

 

Prince Mohammed Ali of Egypt, Prince of the Said married Princess Noal Zaher of Afghanistan in the Ciragan Palace (a former Palace of the Turkish sultans), Istanbul, Turkey.

 

On 28th August, Mike Tindall, participated in the ISPS Handa Wales Open on the Twenty Ten course at The Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, Wales

 

The Order of Succession as at 28th August 2013

THE ORDER OF SUCCESSION

The list below of persons in line of succession to the present Queen is limited to the Queen's descendants (numbered 1 to 15) and others in the nearest collateral lines, namely, the other eligible descendants of the sons of George V (numbered 16 to 50).

(those in bold appear in the Court Circular)

 

1. HRH The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales

2. HRH The Prince William, Duke of Cambridge

3. HRH The Prince George of Cambridge

4. HRH The Prince Harry of Wales

5. HRH The Prince Andrew, Duke of York

6. HRH The Princess Beatrice of York

7. HRH The Princess Eugenie of York

8. HRH The Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex

9. HRH The Prince James, Viscount Severn

10. HRH The Princess Louise of Wessex (Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor)

11. HRH The Princess Anne, Princess Royal

12. Mr Peter Phillips

13. Miss Savannah Phillips

14. Miss Isla Phillips

15. Ms Zara Phillips (Mrs Zara Tindall)

16. David, Viscount Linley

17. The Hon Charles Armstrong-Jones

18. The Hon Margarita Armstrong-Jones

19. Lady Sarah Chatto

20. Master Samuel Chatto

21. Master Arthur Chatto

22. HRH The Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester

23. Alexander, Earl of Ulster

24. Xan, Lord Culloden

25. Lady Cosima Windsor

26. Lady Davina Lewis

27. Master Tāne Lewis

28. Miss Senna Lewis

29. Lady Rose Gilman

30. Master Rufus Gilman

31. Miss Lyla Gilman

32. HRH The Prince Edward, Duke of Kent

33. Lady Amelia Windsor

34. Master Albert Windsor

35. Master Leopold Windsor

36. Lady Helen Taylor

37. Mr Columbus Taylor

38. Master Cassius Taylor

39. Miss Eloise Taylor

40. Miss Estella Taylor

41. Lord Frederick Windsor

42. Miss Maud Windsor

43. Lady Gabriella Windsor

44. HRH The Princess Alexandra, Lady Ogilvy

45. Mr James Ogilvy

46. Master Alexander Ogilvy

47. Miss Flora Ogilvy

48. Ms Marina Ogilvy

49. Mr Christian Mowatt

50. Miss Zenouska Mowatt

(n.b. also mentioned in the Court Circular are the spouses of the above, i.e. the Duchess of Cornwall (1), the Duchess of Cambridge (2), the Countess of Wessex (8), Vice-Admiral Sir Tim Laurence (11) and the Duchess of Gloucester (22).  The Duchess of Kent is rarely mentioned.)

27th August 2013

The Earl of Wessex attended a Duke of Edinburgh's Award Dinner at Drum Castle Aberdeenshire.

Prince Michael and Princess Michael visited California, USA.  They visited their son and daughter-in-law, Lord & Lady Frederick Windsor, and their new granddaughter Maud.

25th August 2013

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh attended Divine Worship at Crathie Parish Church.  Rev David Scott preached the sermon.  Also attending were Princess Anne, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence and the Earl & Countess of Wessex.

Princess Caroline of Hanover has visited the French town of Saint-Tropez.

24th August 2013

Today is the 18th Birthday of Lady Amelia Windsor 

23rd August 2013

The Living Memories exhibition, which showcases the ways in which Painshill has inspired people from the time it was created, through its decay and dereliction, to its restoration and present glory, was opened in private today by painter Alexander Creswell.  One of the works of art on display is one painted by Prince Charles. 

The exhibition opens to the public on Saturday 24th August until Sunday 25th August in the Abercon Room, Painshill Park, from 10.30am to 5.30pm.

22nd August 2013

The Queen hosted the Ghillies Ball at Balmoral Castle.

20th August 2013

Prince Radu of Romania presented the Bucharest Fire Service with a royal standard.

19th August 2013

Prince Charles has donated "a substantial" amount of money to save a medieval church from ruin.  It is thought to be the second time Prince Charles, who will become head of the Church of England when he ascends the throne, has made a donation to Bothwell Parish Church in Lanarkshire, after a sum was donated in the 1970s.  The exact amount donated by Prince Charles has not been released.

Prince Harry visited Iceland, where he spent two days fishing on the Langa river and caught a few salmon, according to the Icelanding fishing website Vötn og veiði. 

18th August 2013

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh attended Divine Worship at Crathie Parish Church.  Rev Dr Dane Sherrard preached the sermon.

17th August 2013

The wedding of Count Maximilian von Habsburg & Arabella Stafford Northcote took place today in Austria.

16th August 2013

Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, attended the General Assembly of the Commonwealth Games Federation at the Hilton Glasgow Hotel in Glasgow.

Later he watched a gala variety performance before officially opening the Beacon Arts Centre, Custom House Quay in Greenock.

Maud Windsor became the newest member of the Royal Family.  Prince & Princess Michael's first grandchild was born to Lord Frederick Windsor and Lady Frederick Windsor (aka Sophie Winkelman) in Los Angeles, at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.  Maud, who weighed in at 7lb, is 42nd in line to the throne.  Lord Frederick was present at the birth.

The funeral took place of Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau in the Stulpkerk in Lage Vuursche, in the municipality of Baarn, Netherlands.  The service was conducted by Reverend C.A. ter Linden.  In addition to members of the Dutch Royal Family, King Harald V of Norway, who was Prince Friso's godfather, attended.

15th August 2013

Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, visited Glasgow, as Vice-Patron of the Commonwealth Games Federation.

With one year to go to the Glasgow Commonwealth Games he opened the Tollcross International Swimming Centre which will host the swimming events.   He also toured the Commonwealth Games village in Dalmarnock.

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Loughgall Presbyterian Church in Northern irealnd played host to a royal wedding as Crown Prince Mustapha Oniru of Lagos married Kirsty Crooks from Loughgall.

The regal ceremony in the tiny village was attended by royalty from the African continent. The Prince’s father Oba Idowu Abiodun Oniru and Queen Olori Arike Oniru attended the service in Loughgall Presbyterian Church which was conducted by Rev Philip McKelvey. While Prince Mustapha wore a regular wedding suit, his family, King Idowu and Queen Olori wore their traditional Nigerian dress. The Prince brought with him a huge entourage included family members, officials and chiefs.

14th August 2013

Prince William visited the final day of the 2013 Anglesey Agricultural County Show in North Wales.  He viewed a display of gundogs, viewed the horses, and took part in the falconry demonstration, before meeting people at the show.  Afterwards he gave a speech, beginning in Welsh to the delight of the show-goers.

13th August 2013

Princess Marie-Chantal has been interviewed by the Hong Kong Tatler.  Born into fabulous wealth and status as the second eldest daughter of DFS tycoon Robert Miller, she grew up in Hong Kong with all the riches money can buy – before attaining something it can’t through her marriage to Prince Pavlos.  The article tells her story.

 

King Willem-Alexander and his wife Queen Máxima cut short their summer holiday in Greece to fly back to the Netherlands following the death of his brother Prince Friso.

12th August 2013

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, presented medals at the Royal Society of Edinburgh.   The Duke presented medals to Professor Sir John Cadogan, the former head of research at BP; Professor Mike Ferguson, Dean of Research in Life Sciences at Dundee University, and Sir Ian Wood, the former chairman of the Aberdeen-based oil and gas services company Wood Group.

The Royal Medals are awarded by the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland's 230-year-old academy of science and letters, in recognition of outstanding achievement, having been instituted by the Society's patron, the Queen, to mark the Millennium.

Afterwards Prince Philip travelled to Balmoral.

Nearly a year and a half after falling into a coma after a skiing accident in Austria, Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau has died aged 44.  In July, Prince Friso was transferred from a London hospital back to Huis ten Bosch, a royal palace in The Hague but had since suffered further complications. Prince Friso was struck by an avalanche in early 2012 whilst skiing in Austria; he was buried until rescuers finally managed to pull him out unconscious 20 minutes later. He was resuscitated at the scene and flown to hospital. He remained in a coma for many months.

11th August 2013

The Queen attended Divine Worship at Crathie Parish Church.  Rev Ian Murray preached the sermon.  She was accompanied by the Duke of York and Princess Beatrice.

Prince Harry flew to Botswana to commence a safari holiday.  Also flying out to Botswana were Princess Eugenie and her boyfriend Jack Brooksbank.

10th August 2013

Prince William visited Saunton Sands in Devon for a private visit with a group of his friends.  While there they donned wetsuits and hit the surf on bodyboards.

9th August 2013

Prince Harry visited Angola.  He called upon the Vice-President of Angola, Manuel Vicente, and later visited Kuando Kubango province, where he viewed the mine clearance works.

 

Prince Andrew, Duke of York, together with Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice visited Balmoral to visit the Queen.  The Duchess of York also visited.

The Countess of Wessex took the salute at the Sovereign's Parade at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Surrey.

8th August 2013

The Queen commenced her annual holiday by inspecting the Guard of Honour formed by C Company, The Royal Scots Borderers, at the gates of Balmoral Castle.

Princess Beatrice celebrated her 25th birthday at Royal Lodge, Windsor.  Amongst those attending the celebrations were her boyfriend Dave Clark, her sister Princess Eugenie, her father Prince Andrew, Duke of York and her mother Sarah, Duchess of York.  Also attending was Prince Harry.

7th August 2013

The royal train risks the scrapheap after the government failed to help Railcare out of financial crisis.  The rail union, RMT, is putting pressure on Business Secretary Vince Cable to rescue Railcare works in Glasgow and Milton Keynes.
It has now emerged a question mark hangs over the royal train - based at Wolverton near Milton Keynes for 98 years.
Railcare was forced into administration last week due to a cash-flow crisis.
On Friday over 150 job losses were announced - around 40 per cent of permanent staff

Prince George stamps

A number of postal administrations are issuing stamps to commemorate the birth of Prince George.

Stamps are from:

Aitutaki

Antigua & Barbuda

Australia

Central African Republic

 

Commonwealth of Dominica

Cook Islands

Ghana

Gibraltar

Grenada

Guernsey

Guinea Bissau

Isle of Man

New Zealand

Niger

Papua New Guinea

Penrhyn Northern Cook Islands

Sao Tome & Principe

Tanzania

Togo

Uganda

The British Post Office has announced that there will be no Royal Baby stamp from Great Britain.

6th August 2013

Princess Anne, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, viewed Cowes Week Races from the Royal Yacht Squadron platform in Cowes.  Later they attended an English Heritage reception at Osborne House.

5th August 2013

Prince Charles (Duke of Rothesay) visited Thurso in Caithness.  He visited Reids Bakery at 3 High Street

Afterwards he visited the Coronation Meadow at Burn of Midsands (Greenland Links) in his capacity as Patron of Plantlife International, 5 August 2013. The meadow is located near Dunnet Bay, a two-mile beach on the northern coastline, which is home to rare plants and the most northerly population of bumblebees and blue butterflies in the UK. Links of Greenland Corornation Meadow, Burn of Midsands as part of the Coronation Meadows initiative.

Princess Anne accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence visited the Isle of Wight.  She opened the new Mattinson headquarters and training centre at Corf Campsite, Shalfleet, Newport. 

She later visited, with her husband, the offices of Cowes Week Ltd at Regatta House in Cowes, and visited John Cheverton Centre at Earl Mountbatten Hospice, Cowes. 

Princess Anne then visited the Classic Boat Museum in East Cowes, where she met Olympic medallist sailor Shirley Robertson.

In the evening they attended the 175th anniversary dinner at the Royal London Yacht Club, the Parade, Cowes.

Meanwhile Zara Phillips attended the Smiths Lawn Horse Trials in Windsor.

It was also announced that Princess Beatrice is to become the patron of the Theatre Royal in York.

4th August 2013

Prince Charles (Duke of Rothesay) attended morning service in Canisbay Church, Caithness, near to his holiday residence, the Castle of Mey.

Prince Harry took part in the second day of the Audi Polo Challenge, this time without his brother.