What with the Olympics and the Diamond Jubilee, 2012 had been such a banner year for the Royal Family and Great Britain as a whole that 2013 was looking like a bit of an anti-climax. Then came the announcement that all of Britain had been waiting for: after 20...
On the morning of the Royal Wedding, Westminster Abbey?s giant loudspeak- ers started to play choir music at 8 a.m., and Big Ben, the bell inside the clock tower at the Houses of Parliament, started chiming. A group of children chanted ?We love William, we love Kate.? The crowds...
Catherine Elizabeth "Kate" Middleton was born on the 9th of January, 1982, the eldest of three children born to flight attendant Carole Elizabeth and flight dispatcher Michael Francis Middleton, an airline officer for British Airways. Michael and Carole married on 21 June 1980 at the Parish Church of St....
As befits her status as head of state, the Queen ? along with many other members of the Royal Family - will have a huge role to play in the 2012 Olympics. With Prince Philip at her side, the Queen will open the Games during a glittering ceremony at...
Over two billion people watched in hushed anticipation as William placed the ring on his bride's finger in Westminster Abbey. For one short moment it looked as if it wouldn't fit, but the Prince kept his cool as he managed to put the simple gold band in place. It...
As a male-line grandchild of the sovereign and son of the Prince of Wales, William was styled His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales, though he was affectionately called Wombat or Wills (the latter a name by which he is still known by the general public) by his parents.
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