Queen Camilla has returned to work today following the Easter break and began with an issue close to her heart – ending domestic violence.
The Queen, 76, patron of SafeLives, hosted four young pioneers from the charity at Buckingham Palace, in London, to discuss how violence and abuse in the home affects younger people.
Camilla has long been a prominent voice in calling for support for victims of domestic violence, a cause she has continued to champion since she became
It’s 209ft (63m) long and weighs about 180 tonnes – yet I can feel this giant aircraft being pushed around by the crosswind.
And I’m having issues keeping her on course.
I’m in the captain’s seat trying to guide a British Airways Boeing 777 in to land at Heathrow Airport, but the 40-knot (46mph) crosswind – just five knots beneath the maximum permitted for a 777 landing – is not making things easy.
Luckily, I’ve got some expert help. To
Money, in the hands of rogue states and terrorists, is a deadly weapon. Banks and financial regulators go to enormous lengths to ensure that dirty cash is not sluicing around in their accounts and making its way to criminals or hostile nations.
So hearts sank across the City when allegations emerged that Iran has used three of the UK’s biggest high street banks as part of a vast plot to elude US sanctions.
The finger was also pointed at international
The King and Queen have shared their birthday wishes for The Duchess of Edinburgh a she celebrates turning 59 today.
It comes following the double royal health scare on Wednesday afternoon that shocked the nation after it was revealed that Charles and the Princess of Wales are both dealing with medical issues.
But despite the King, 75, preparing to undergo hospital treatment for an enlarged prostate next week, the Royal Family’s social media accounts still took the time to mark
Buckingham Palace tonight released intimate behind-the-scenes pictures of the royals which revealed all the extraordinary detail of the Coronation of King Charles and Queen Camilla.
The official images showcase a series of special moments for the couple, who are dressed in their full regalia in each shot.
One shows the pair looking out onto The Mall from the Palace balcony, waving to the tens of thousands of cheering Royal fans who waited patiently to catch a glimpse of them.
Two
The Queen has arrived at Buckingham Palace for the final time, where she has been received by King Charles III and the entire Royal Family including the Queen Consort, the monarch’s warring sons Princes William and Harry and their wives Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle.
Mourners cheered and clapped in the rain as the new state hearse travelled down Constitution Hill and around the Queen Victoria Memorial as it slowed, then drove through the gates of the palace and through
The Queen is making her final journey from her beloved Scotland as her coffin is flown from Edinburgh to London then carried by hearse to her home of 70 years, Buckingham Palace.
The sound of pipes filled the streets as Her Majesty’s coffin – which was draped in the Royal Standard of Scotland and decorated with a large wreath – was carried out of St Giles’ Cathedral by kilt-incl thje wearing pallbearers after 4.15pm into a hearse then driven up
King Charles III wiped away tears today and appeared to clutch his heart after the first royal walkaround of his reign at Buckingham Palace today.
The King was greeted by kisses and shouts of ‘God Save the King’ as he received a rapturous welcome from thousands of well-wishers.
The King was heard telling well-wishers, ‘Thank you so much, it’s so kind, it really is’, ‘God bless you’ and ‘I’ve really dreaded this day’ during the 15-minute walkabout. One woman shouted
Packets of condoms, a pistol and two enigma machines used by the Germans to transmit coded messages during the Second World War are among a trove of items from a sunken Nazi submarine that have been documented for the first time.
The treasures were onboard U-boat 534 when it was sunk by an RAF Liberator bomber off the coast of the Danish Island of Anholt on May 5, 1945, as the war was coming to an end.
The U-boat was
As a Second World War veteran, Andrew Gauld has faced his fair share of battles. A rear gunner in the RAF’s Lancaster bombers regularly flying on dangerous missions over occupied Europe, he confronted his own mortality almost nightly.
Miraculously, he survived. But now, at the age of 97, Andrew is dealing with a new enemy – dementia. The brain-wasting disease has wiped his short-term memory and left him needing medicines to calm his agitation and despair.
‘Most of the time
