Innholdsfortegnelse for Young Royals i The Royal Family Souvenir Series

Our young royals are busy people. Not only are some raising families under the media spotlight – did you know that Kate and William like to do the school run themselves? – they also have diaries full of royal duties to carry out in support of The Queen. This covers public engagements and a lot of behind-the-scenes work, too. As patrons of numerous charities and organisations, the young royals spend time using their position for good, helping others and raising awareness of a wide variety of causes that they are passionate about. While some like to sensationalise the headlines about the young royals, there are no hard facts to show that they are anything other than a close-knit family, which extends across the wide group of individuals who we have…

Royal christenings are wonderful occasions, and are almost as eagerly anticipated as royal weddings and births. Not only are they full of tradition, it’s a chance to see the Royal Family gathered together in celebration. Royal christenings are usually private affairs – the only one to be conducted in public was that of Princess Eugenie in 1990, who was christened during morning service at the Church of St Mary Magdalene at Sandringham. This is why we don’t see too much of what goes on, the ceremony itself happens behind closed doors, so the images we see are usually the arrival and departure of the Royal Family. Royal christenings take place quite soon after the baby is born, Princess Charlotte’s occurred when she was just nine weeks old, and Prince Louis…

Prince Harry served in the Army for 10 years, entering the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in May 2005 and resigning from service in June 2015. Once he completed his officer training, he joined the Blues and Royals and was commissioned as an Army Officer on 12 April 2006. He then completed the Troop Leaders’ Course in October of the same year and was responsible for a troop of 11 soldiers. Due to his high profile, it was decided that he would not serve in Iraq as originally scheduled, as several threats had been made against him which would have put both Harry and the soldiers alongside him in danger. Harry was secretly deployed as a Forward Air Controller to Helmand Province in Afghanistan for 10 weeks, making him the first…

Just like her younger sister, Princess Beatrice does not receive a royal allowance from the Privy Purse and instead holds a full-time job. Despite being diagnosed with dyslexia as a child, she studied history and history of ideas at Goldsmiths College, graduating in 2011 with a 2:1 honours degree. Beatrice works for Afiniti, a multi-national data and software company, as Vice President of Partnerships and Strategy. She has held this position since 2017 and divides her time between London and New York. She also works for the Kairos Society, ‘a global community of top students and global leaders who aim to solve the world’s greatest challenges.’ Charity work As young girls, both Beatrice and Eugenie assisted their mother, Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, during charitable duties, which has instilled…

Being a member of the Royal Family means you can probably be on every guest list imaginable, but that doesn’t mean you can attend absolutely everything because, as a royal, appearances are paramount. For a start, displaying affection is a big no-no for royal couples. That’s why we loved seeing Kate and William add an extra post-wedding smooch on the Royal Balcony – the adoring crowd went wild. When travelling, royal couples are expected to ensure they do not make those from other, more conservative, cultures feel uncomfortable. You’ll notice the rather rigid-looking poses from William and Kate’s visit to the Taj Mahal in 2016 – they hadn’t had an argument, they were simply following royal rules! What we do love about our young royal couples is that they will…

There’s nothing more heart warming than seeing young couples happy and in love, but when it’s a royal couple we watch with even more interest as to what the union may hold for the future of the United Kingdom. William & Kate Prince William, eldest son to Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana, is second in line to the throne. William met his wife, Catherine Middleton (Kate) while he was at the University of St Andrews. They were flatmates and began dating in 2003. The couple reportedly split up in 2007 for a few months, before rekindling their relationship. William proposed to Kate while they were in Kenya in October 2010, with an engagement ring that had belonged to his mother. They married on 29 April 2011 in Westminster…

As the eldest son of Prince Charles and the late Diana Princess of Wales, Prince William is second in line to the throne. Although William chose to pursue a military career, his future royal role prevented him from being placed in combat situations and therefore a long-term military career with active service was out of the question. William trained at the Royal Academy of Sandhurst and graduated in December 2006 to become Lieutenant Wales. He joined the Blues and Royals as a troop commander in an armoured reconnaissance unit before going on to train in the Royal Navy to become a sub-lieutenant and in the Royal Air Force (RAF) to become a flying officer. He transferred his commission to the RAF in January 2009 and was promoted to Flight Lieutenant…

Prior to marrying Prince Harry and becoming the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle had a successful film and television acting career. She was most notably known for her role as Rachel Zane on the series Suits, which was filmed in Toronto, Canada. Alongside her acting career, Meghan wrote and edited a lifestyle blog, The Tig, where she penned articles on a numerous subjects including fashion and travel but also discsussions on social subjects such as gender equality. Gender equality At the age of 11, Meghan campaigned against an advert by washing-up liquid brand, Ivory, that said: ‘Women are fighting greasy pots and pans’. Feeling that the message was sexist, she wrote a letter to Proctor and Gamble requesting that they change their wording to ‘people’ rather than ‘women’. The company…

Since her schooldays, Zara Tindall has been a keen sportswoman, representing her schools in hockey, athletics, and gymnastics. Her parents, Princess Anne and Mark Phillips are both accomplished equestrians – her mother was the first member of the Royal Family to compete at the Olympic Games – and Zara has followed in their footsteps, securing a sponsorship deal with Cantor Index in 2003 that allowed her to pursue an equestrian career. Throughout her work life, Zara has collected numerous gold and silver medals, both individual and team, and she was the reigning Eventing World Champion until 2010. In 2006, Zara was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year, following in her mother’s footsteps who achieved the same accolade in 1971. This topped a fantastic year for the 25-year-old, who had…

Everybody loves a good wedding. It’s the perfect chance to dress up, catch up with friends, and celebrate the union and love of two people dear to us. There’s something magical about catching the first glimpse of the bride in her wedding gown, and we all want to see the anticipation on the groom’s face, too. When it comes to royal weddings, we can’t help but adore them just as much – even if we don’t hold that all-important invitation. While we aren’t cordially invited, we are able to watch these splendid affairs as royal weddings have been televised since May 1960 when Princess Margaret, The Queen’s sister, married photographer Anthony Armstrong-Jones at Westminster Abbey. More than 20 million viewers watched as the entire ceremony was broadcast across a number…

Prior to marrying Prince William on 29 April 2011, Catherine Middleton was employed as an accessories buyer for the retail chain Jigsaw until November 2007. She then worked for her family’s business, Party Pieces, until January 2011. Just before their marriage, on 24 February 2011, Kate and William attended a lifeboat-naming ceremony in Trearddur, Anglesey, in North Wales. This was Kate’s formal introduction to public life and royal duties, and she has carried out numerous official engagements ever since. Her first engagement as the Duchess of Cambridge was in May 2011 when she and William met Barack and Michelle Obama, and her first solo event was on 26 October 2011 for In Kind Direct. The Royal Foundation Kate regularly contributes to The Royal Foundation, which was renamed The Royal Foundation…

Princess Eugenie does not benefit from an allowance from the Privy Purse. While she does carry out some official engagements, these are usually connected with the charities she supports. Eugenie isn’t classed as a ‘working royal’, which is a member of the Royal Family who carries out public engagements full time, but she did represent The Queen in Berlin and Hanover, Germany, in 2013 with her sister, Princess Beatrice of York. Career Eugenie studied English literature and art history at Newcastle University, graduating with a 2:1 in in 2012. She has used her degree to help carve out her career, which began in New York City with an online auctions firm Paddle8, where she worked as a benefit auctions manager for a year. Eugenie moved back to London in 2015…

Seeing the younger generation of the Royal Family raising their children has always been something that fascinates the public. We love to see them together during royal engagements, and it’s even better when portraits are revealed of the family together. Releasing official portraits has been a tradition that harks back to Queen Victoria’s reign, there was a huge interest in The Queen, her husband Prince Albert and their nine children, so providing official imagery allowed the public to feel a sense of closeness to their monarch. As times have changed, the portraits have become less formal and more relaxed, in fact Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip were the first royal couple to show off the engagement ring in their official engagement photographs. This has become the norm these days,…