Britons are booking month-long holidays at villas with Wi-Fi and a desk so they can continue to work while spending time abroad this summer, travel firms have revealed. This comes as Downing Street last night said the ban on foreign holidays is on track to be lifted on May 17, with travel opened up to … Read more
Led by the Dean of Windsor, a coffin processes slowly through St George’s Chapel with a grieving son and daughter walking immediately behind; a small congregation, led by the Queen and other members of the Royal Family, watch from their seats in the Quire. That was the scene at Windsor Castle more than half a century … Read more
Princess Alice of Battenberg circa. 1910 Alice was born Princess Alice of Battenberg in 1885 at Windsor Castle, a great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria, and raised as an English princess, although both her parents were German. Alice was congenitally deaf but she could speak clearly. Photographs show how beautiful she was, with her upswept hair and … Read more
Prince Philip knew he wanted to marry the Queen from the age of 18 and used to frequently flirt with her and make her giggle, a royal expert has claimed. The Duke of Edinburgh, who died aged 99 at Windsor Castle on Friday, met Princess Elizabeth when she was just 13 years old at the … Read more
Greek islands have never sounded more alluring. Ever popular with British tourists seeking their own slice of Mamma Mia! with sun, sea and an easy-going atmosphere, the Aegean archipelago now has an added Covid string to its bow – the Greek government says it is on target to vaccinate everyone on more than 60 of … Read more
The First Sea Lord has paid tribute to Royal Navy veteran Prince Philip, highlighting praise he received for his ‘bravery and enterprise’ during the Battle of Cape Matapan in the Second World War. The Duke of Edinburgh was a midshipman aboard HMS Valiant off the southern coast of Greece when he earned his honourable citation. A … Read more
From the moment the Queen, as a prim young girl of 13, was shown around the Royal Naval College at Dartmouth by a dashing 18-year-old cadet, no other man really counted. His death yesterday severed a partnership that had lasted for eight decades. As the Queen’s oldest friend, the late Margaret Rhodes, once told the … Read more
During the early days of his public life in Britain, the Duke of Edinburgh‘s nickname — waspishly repeated by Private Eye — was ‘Phil the Greek’. But he had no Greek blood, and he intensely disliked the country of his birth. Hounded out of a nation where his grandfather and uncle had once reigned as … Read more
The story of the Duke of Edinburgh‘s family is as fascinating as it is tragic. Born a Prince of Greece and Denmark, Philip – who passed away peacefully at Windsor Castle this morning aged 99 – was the fifth child and only son of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and his wife, Princess Alice … Read more
While the Duke of Edinburgh will be remembered for his dedication to public service, his love of sport offers a glimpse at a personal side of the determined and passionate man he was. Prince Philip, who died today at the age of 99, graced the world of sport as a spectator and capable participant, becoming a … Read more