#Royal Berkshire Hospital

[world-of-wales]

HAPPY 42ND BIRTHDAY TO HRH THE PRINCESS OF WALES, CATHERINE ELIZABETH ♡

Catherine Elizabeth (nee. Middleton) was born to Michael and Carole Middleton at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, on 9 January 1982. She was christened when she was six months old at the parish church of St. Andrew’s Bradfield in Berkshire on 20 June.

Catherine studied in nursery school in Amman during her family's time in Jordan. After moving back to the UK, she joined St. Andrew’s School, from where she went on to study in Marlborough College in Wiltshire, studying Chemistry, Biology, and Art at A-level.

The Princess undertook a gap year gap year studying at British Institute in Florence, working with Raleigh International programme in Chile, and crewing on Round the World Challenge boats in the Solent. In 2001, she enrolled in the University of St. Andrew’s where she met William for the first time to study Art history.

Cat and William fell in love during their time at uni, and married at Westminster Abbey on 29 APRIL 2011 at Westminster Abbey. The couple have three adorable cupcakes Prince George (b.2013), Princess Charlotte (b.2015) and Prince Louis (b.2018). The family of five divide time between their official residence, Kensington Palace and their two private residences - Amner Hall & Adelaide Cottage.

Upon her wedding, Catherine became HRH The Duchess of Cambridge, The Countess of Strathearn and Lady Carrickfergus. She received the titles of the Duchess of Cornwall & The Duchess of Rothesay upon King Charles's accession to the throne. William and her were made The Prince and Princess of Wales by him on 9 September 2022.

As well as undertaking royal duties in support of The King, both in the UK and overseas, The Princess devotes her time to supporting a number of charitable causes and organisations with some of her key areas of interest being Early Childhood Development, Children's Mental Health, Visual Arts and Sports among others.

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George harrison at the Royal Windsor Hospital in Berkshire. UK, August 1, 1978

[thewales-family]

Special post ahead of Prince George of Wales's 10th birthday (1/4) : from 2013 to 2015.

•Prince George's first appearance on July 23rd 2013, after his birth at St Mary's Hospital on July 22nd 2013, in London.

•First official portrait with his parents The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their dog Lupo, on August 19th 2013, at Bucklebury Manor in Berkshire, England.

•Christening on October 23rd 2013, at St James's Palace in London.

•First Royal Tour to New Zealand and Australia in April 2014.

•First birthday on July 22nd 2014 at the Natural History Museum in London.

•First official portrait for Christmas, on December 13th 2014, at Kensington Palace in London.

•Meeting his little sister, on May 2nd 2015, Princess Charlotte, after her birth at St Mary's Hospital in London.

•First official portrait with his little sister Princess Charlotte, on June 6th 2015, at Amner Hall in Norfolk, England.

•Princess Charlotte's christening on July 5th 2015, at the Church of St Mary Magdalene on the Sandringham Estate, in King's Lynn, England.

•Prince George's first stamp on the occasion of Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday in 2016, at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England.

📷 (2, 3 ,5, 6 & 8) : Michael Middleton, Jason Bell, John Stillwell, Ed Lane Fox, The Duchess of Cambridge/Kensington Palace.

(10) : Ranald Mackechnie/The Royal Family & Royal Mail.

[princesscatherinemiddleton]

The Working Royals of the British Royal Family: A Series

Full name: Catherine Elizabeth (née Middleton) Title: Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales (Duchess of Cambridge, Countess of Strathearn, Lady Carrickfergus, Duchess of Cornwall, Duchess of Rothesay, Countess of Carrick, Lady Renfrew, Countess of Chester) Birth: 09 January 1982 at Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading Current Age: 41

Catherine is the eldest of three children and was born to Carole and Michael Middleton. She spent her early life in Jordan, where she attended a multicultural nursery, before returning to Berkshire with her sister Pippa and baby brother James. Catherine studied History of Art at the University of St Andrews, where she met the then-Prince William of Wales, whom she later married on April 29th 2011. Catherine has three children - Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. She is passionate about children, mental health and the early years.

[stephensmithuk]

A Study in Scarlet Chapter 1

This novel was originally published in 1887 as part of Beeton's Christmas Annual.

Netley is a village near Southampton, home to a military hospital that was opened in 1863 and at 435m long, was the longest building in the world at the time. It saw use in both World Wars, but fell into disrepair after that - after a 1963 fire damaged much of the building, the place was demolished in 1966 and only the chapel remains. A military psychiatric facility remained on site until 1978,

The Fifth Northumberland Fusiliers is now part of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, whose 5th Battalion is today a Reserve regiment.

The 66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot disappeared in 1881 as part of army reforms, being one of the ancestors of the modern day The Rifles.

The Battle of Maiwand on 27 July 1880 was one of the key battles of the Second Anglo-Afghan War; to put it simply, it was a heavy British loss although the Afghans, led by Ayub Khan, themselves had a lot of casualties themselves. Two Victoria Crosses were awarded for the battle and the retreat afterwards. Khan's forces were decisively defeated a month later at the Battle of Kandahar, the British ultimately winning that war.

A jezail was a handcrafted long-barreled rifle; very accurate for their time, they were generally highly decorated as well. Some saw use against Soviet forces in that particular conflict in Afghanistan.

Enteric fever is another name for typhoid fever; even with modern treatment, the death rate can be 1-4%.

The Criterion Restuarant is located on 224 Piccadilly and a plaque commemorating Watson's meeting with Stamford was added by the Baker Street Irregulars in 1981. It is currently closed, but the current owners plan to turn it into an Indian restaurant with as much decor as the listed building status allows.

The Bunsen burner was developed in the 1850s by German chemist Robert Bunsen and his assistant Peter Desaga.

Police News of the Past references The Illustrated Police News, a sensationalised tabloid newspaper that ran from 1864 to 1938.

[charlotte-of-wales]

Happy 6th birthday to Prince Louis of Wales!

Born on April 23rd 2018, Louis Arthur Charles is the third and youngest child of William, Prince of Wales, and Catherine, Princess of Wales, as well as a grandson of King Charles III. Louis is currently fourth in the line of succession to the British throne.

Prince Louis was born in the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital, London, at 11:01 BST II as the third child of the then Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. On April 27th April 2018, it was announced that the baby had been named Louis Arthur Charles, after his paternal great-great-granduncle Louis, Earl Mountbatten of Burma, his paternal grandfather King Charles III and his father, the Prince of Wales.

On 9 July 2018, Louis was christened by the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Chapel Royal at St James's Palace, using water from the River Jordan. He currently lives in Adelaide Cottage in Windsor Home Park and attends the Lambrook preparatory school in Berkshire.

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So which do you think is the deal?

The children are one week with K and another week with W? And the week she isn’t with them she goes to her parents house? Or she prefers to spend her week with the children at Berkshire and W spend his at Windsor? Even though I find it kinda odd, since K is very much about routines and apparently hates changes when is about her children’s routines, I can’t believe they are taking turns, specially during school (that would have work during holidays but now? But who knows) and W’s schedule has been more busy the last weeks, even the trip to Monaco, so that week wasn’t his week with them (so they were with Carole and that’s why mom went shopping) or he only sees them on weekends.

I mean, I think that if he is spending one week with them can be a new agreement, specially because of his comment about the beard (it seemed that he didn’t see them much or just on weekends), now it seems he has more time with them (or what he is making people to believe). But if that’s the case, he still looks VERY bad, if he was spending 1 week with the children he would look happier (even when he smiles, he looks empty and forced), less stressed, but he now looks even worse (specially today) or does he really loves K that much that he can’t function without her despite having his children one week with him?? Or it’s hard for him taking care of them, too much work for him?

No one really knows for sure. The press knows more, but they're not saying things outright. When The Sun posted those first two paragraphs and then a whole lot of already established info, I knew they're looking for a way to spill the beans without having KP breathe more directly down their necks, while KP still has enough sway to even do things like that. (KP won't be able to influence negative articles into the Phantom Zone for much longer.)

I never thought about Kate--or William--spending time at Kensington Palace solo without the kids until Kate went shopping in London last week.

The thing is that all of the palace staff--cooks, housekeepers, etc.--probably have a specific idea of what W&K's arrangement is right now, but they're not spilling the beans directly. I would suspect some of the royal rota has an idea of what's going on, but perhaps not enough details to justify a full article.

The kids are probably staying at home in Adelaide Cottage, and if not there, then George & Charlotte are able to board at the school. Louis is still too young to board there. Except I don't know if that would be happening when one set of grandparents is 45 minutes away, and nanny Maria is reportedly still working for Will & Kate. I expect that we're going to get more details as the weeks go on, probably starting in March.

I suspect that Kate probably spent a lot of time with her parents a year ago after she got out of the hospital. She was seen with Carole in early March. I suspect they didn't start splitting time with the kids until after the kids got out of school last July because that seems to correlate with William starting to grow a beard.

[theworldofwars]

Miss Emily M Gould, Voluntary Aid Detachments. Died in the Royal Berkshire Hospital.

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Flames were seen in a derelict building at the old Broadmoor Hospital site on Chaplains Hill in Crowthorne, Berkshire, just after 09:30 BST.

A fire has broken out on the site of a former psychiatric hospital where notorious criminals were held.

A well-developed fire was discovered in the building and crews are likely to remain on scene for some time, according to Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service.

No injuries have been reported.

[grandmaster-anne]

Court Circular | 21st February 2023

Buckingham Palace

His Excellency Mr Pedro Antonio Serrano de Haro was received in audience by The King today and presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from the European Union to the Court of St James’s. Ms Ana Perez Kramer was also received by His Majesty. Her Excellency Ms Aïchatou Boulama Kané was received by The King and presented the Letters of Recall of her predecessor and her own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from the Republic of Niger to the Court of St James’s. Sir Philip Barton (Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs) was present. The Rt Hon James Cleverly MP (Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs) was received in audience by The King this afternoon. The Lady Sainsbury of Preston Candover was received by His Majesty and delivered up the Insignia of the Order of the Garter worn by her husband, the late Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover. The King held a Privy Council at 4.30pm. There were present: the Rt Hon Penelope Mordaunt MP (Lord President), the Rt Hon Sue-Ellen Braverman MP (Secretary of State for the Home Department), the Rt Hon David Davies MP (Secretary of State for Wales), the Rt Hon Alister Jack MP (Secretary of State for Scotland) and the Rt Hon Olukemi Badenoch MP. The Rt Hon Olukemi Badenoch MP took the Oath of Office, kissed hands upon appointment and received the Seals of Office as Secretary of State for Business and Trade (International Trade). Mr Richard Tilbrook was in attendance as Clerk of the Council. The Rt Hon Penelope Mordaunt MP had an audience of His Majesty before the Council. The Rt Hon Sir Clive Alderton (Principal Private Secretary to Their Majesties) and the Rt Hon Sir Edward Young (Joint Principal Private Secretary to His Majesty) were in attendance. The Governor-General of Canada (the Rt Hon Mary Simon) had an audience with The King via telephone this evening. The Princess Royal, on behalf of The King, held an Investiture at Windsor Castle this afternoon. The King and The Queen Consort were represented by the Earl of Rosslyn (Lord Steward and Personal Secretary to Their Majesties) at the Memorial Service for Dame Frances Campbell-Preston (formerly Lady-in-Waiting to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother) which was held in the Chapel of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, London SW3, this afternoon.

Kensington Palace

The Princess of Wales this morning visited Oxford House Nursing Home, 204 Stoke Road, Slough, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the Royal County of Berkshire (Mr James Puxley).

St James’s Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Patron, Central Caribbean Marine Institute, this morning visited the Central Caribbean Marine Institute Coral Nursery, Little Cayman, Cayman Islands. His Royal Highness this afternoon attended a Lunch given by the Premier of Cayman Islands (the Hon, Wayne Panton) at Southern Cross Club, Guy Banks Road, Little Cayman. The Earl of Wessex, Patron afterwards visited the Central Caribbean Institute Research Centre, Little Cayman. His Royal Highness, Patron, Central Caribbean Marine Institute, this evening attended a Reception on Little Cayman to launch the Coral Fund. The Earl of Wessex, Patron, Central Caribbean Marine Institute, later attended a Dinner at Southern Cross Club, Guy Banks Road, Little Cayman. The Countess of Wessex, Global Ambassador, 100 Women in Finance, this morning participated in a Panel Discussion at the Ritz Carlton, Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman. Her Royal Highness, Global Ambassador, 100 Women in Finance, this afternoon attended a Lunch at WaterColours, 719 West Bay Road, Grand Cayman. The Countess of Wessex later visited YMCA Field of Dreams, Fairbanks Road, George Town, Grand Cayman. Her Royal Highness, Global Ambassador, 100 Women in Finance, this evening attended a Dinner at the Ritz Carlton, Seven Mile Beach.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, Past Master, the Worshipful Company of Carmen, this evening attended a Joint Services Awards Dinner at Plaisterers’ Hall, One London Wall, London EC2.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, President, Crown Agents Foundation, this evening attended a Reception and Slava Concert in support of Ukraine at Canada House, Trafalgar Square, London SW1.

[theroyalfanzine]

Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie patronages

Princess Eugenie:

Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital’s Redevelopment Appeal (April 2012)

Elephant Family (June  2015)

Teenage Cancer Trust (June 2016)

 Coronet Theatre, Kensington (November 2016)

The European School of Osteopathy (April 2017)

Charity:water  (May 2017)

The Tate Young Patrons (May 2018)

Big Cat Sanctuary (June 2018)

Horatio’s Garden (May 2019)

Anti-Slavery International (October 2019)

Princess Beatrice:

Children in Crisis (Global Ambassador, 2007)

The Big Change Charitable Trust (Co-Founder, 2012)

The York Musical Society (2012)

Broomwood African Education Foundation (2013)

The Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity (2013)

Helen Arkell Dyslexia Centre (April 2013)

Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice (July 2013)

The York Theatre Royal (2014)

Berkshire Community Foundation (2014)

English National Ballet School (June 2015)

Oscar’s Book Prize (May 2016)

Teenage Cancer Trust (June 2016)

Outward Bound Trust ( March 2019)

[world-of-wales]

─ •✧ CATHERINE'S YEAR IN REVIEW : JANUARY ✧• ─

9 JANUARY - Catherine celebrated her 41'st Birthday.

11 JANUARY - Catherine was spotted driving in Windsor.

12 JANUARY - Catherine and William were received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Merseyside (Mr. Mark Blundell). They opened Royal Liverpool University Hospital and later visited the Open Door Centre in Birkenhead.

13 JANUARY - Catherine held an Early Years Meeting.

18 JANUARY - Catherine was received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire (Mrs. Susan Lousada) as she visited Foxcubs Nursery in Luton

19 JANUARY - Catherine held an Early Years Meeting. Later in the afternoon she held a Reception for England Wheelchair Rugby Football League Team at Hampton Court Palace to celebrate the World Cup win.

25 JANUARY - Catherine held a Meeting with the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood Advisory Group at Windsor Castle.

26 JANUARY - Catherine and William visited Windsor Foodshare in Berkshire. Later in the afternoon she held an Early Years Meeting. 28 JANUARY - Catherine appeared in a video for the Shaping Us Campaign. 29 JANUARY- Catherine visited Bethnal Green School in London. She also released an open letter explaining her work with the Early Years.

30 JANUARY - Catherine attended the Centre for Early Childhood "Shaping Us" Campaign Preview and Reception along with William.

31 JANUARY - Catherine appeared in a video message promoting the 'Shaping Us' Campaign of the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood. The Princess of Wales also carried out the engagements in Leeds to launch the campaign. She was received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of West Yorkshire (Mr. Edmund Anderson) as she visited Kirkgate Market. Subsequently, Catherine visited the University of Leeds.

[princesscatherinemiddleton]

The Princess of Wales’ Stats - Fourth Quarter

In the final three months of 2023, the Princess of Wales completed 33 engagements, averaging 11 engagements a month. Her overall work rate has definitely improved after the coronation, although her she only undertook 5 engagements in December due to a relatively early break for Christmas. She also appeared in 17 released photos, videos, or statements, and was spotted four times - twice in October, once in November, and once in December. While none of these months have been her “busiest”, November was her busiest November without a tour.

Of her now 29 patronages, she has visited or completed work for 6, totalling 18 engagements in total. In October, Catherine completed three engagements on behalf of the Royal Foundation of the Prince and Princess of Wales and one each on behalf of the Rugby Football League, the Rugby Football Union, and SportsAid. In November, seven of Catherine’s eight patronage related engagements were for the Royal Foundation, while she also completed one for the 1st Queen's Dragoon Guards. In December, she completed one engagement for Evelina London Children's Hospital and three for the Royal Foundation.

Of her 33 engagements, 16 have been solo while another 9 were when she was accompanied by her husband, the Prince of Wales. Two engagements took place with foreign royals (Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden), while six took place with a range British royals present.

All of her engagements - bar one (her Rugby World Cup appearance in France) - have taken place in the UK, in England (27), Wales (2) and Scotland (3). More specifically, 14 of her engagements took place in London, while 8 took place in Windsor. She has also undertaken engagements in Cardiff, Birmingham, Hull, Nottingham, Berkshire, Moray, Inverness, and Norfolk.

Many of her engagements have linked to her Early Years Initiative, with eight engagements falling under that umbrella, while four engagements apiece were linked to diplomacy, culture and mental health. There were also 3 engagements linked to children and young people, 2 linked to sport and 3 linked to the military. Four of her engagements did not fit into the theme headings I have created.

Clotheswise, her most worn identified designer was Holland Cooper, followed by Emilia Wickstead and Alexander McQueen. Her carried ten different bags, each from a different bag designer. Her most-worn shoe designer is, again, Gianvito Rossi, although she has worn Emmy London and See by Chloe twice, and has two unidentified pairs. In terms of jewellery, she has continued wearing the late Queen's jewellery, with 5 pieces worn. She has also worn four unidentified pieces and four pieces which were once owned by Diana. When it comes to hats, Catherine was seen in three hats - one from Philip Treacy, one from Jane Taylor and one from Juliette Botterill - as well as the Strathmore Rose Tiara and Queen Mary's Lovers Knot Tiara.

[stephensmithuk]

The Retired Colourman

Published in 1926, this was placed last in the Case-book compilation, although it was not the last Holmes story Doyle published. That is "Shoscombe Old Place", which we have yet to cover.

A colourman is someone who makes and sell paint. The term is very little used these days.

Lewisham is a London suburb located six miles from Charing Cross; it had transferred from Kent to London in the 1889 creation of the London County Council and today forms its own London Borough.

The Coptic Pope at the time was Cyril V, who reigned from 1874 to 1927, the longest serving head of the Coptic Orthodox Church.

The Theatre Royal Haymarket was opened in 1720 and remains in use today as a theatre. It's currently running a production of Noises Off and next year will play host to The Picture of Dorian Gray, which is going to see Sarah Snook play all 26 roles.

Blackheath is a suburban station today served by electric trains operated by Southeastern from Victoria, Charing Cross and Cannon Street.

Lothario dates back to Don Quixote as a name, but its use for a serial seducer of women comes from the 1703 Nicholas Rowe play The Fair Penitent.

Crockford's Clerical Directory is a book listing clergy in the UK and Ireland.

Little Purlington is fictitous, but Frinton is real. Now Frinton-on-Sea, it is located on the Essex coast and by 1927 was attracting regular high society visitors. Former residents of note include Deborah Watling, who played Victoria Waterfield in Doctor Who. Due to its reputation as a place to retire to, it became the subject of a common joke "Harwich for the Continent, Frinton for the incontinent", the former being an LNER advertising slogan. Probably not a good idea to make that gag locally though.

Third Class trains had originally been ones with wooden seating, but by this time, Second Class had been abolished and the former passengers were now generally in upholstered carriages. Third Class became Second Class in 1956 on British Railways and is now Standard Class.

I have been unable to find when cyanide pills became a thing. Doing a search for them gives you the number of a suicide prevention line first, which is quite reasonable.

Broadmoor is a high-security psychiatric hospital in Berkshire, completed in 1863. Notable patients have included Ronald 'Ronnie' Kray, 'Yorkshire Ripper' Peter Sutcliffe and Edward Oxford, a barman who tried to kill Queen Victoria. Until 2018, it maintained sirens to be used in case of an escape.

[charlotte-of-wales]

Happy 5th birthday to (the boss baby) Prince Louis of Wales!

Born on April 23rd 2018, Louis Arthur Charles is the third and youngest child of William, Prince of Wales, and Catherine, Princess of Wales, as well as a grandson of King Charles III. Louis is currently fourth in the line of succession to the British throne.

Prince Louis was born in the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital, London, at 11:01 BST II as the third child of the then Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. On April 27th April 2018, it was announced that the baby had been named Louis Arthur Charles, after his paternal great-great-granduncle Louis, Earl Mountbatten of Burma, his paternal grandfather King Charles III and his father, the Prince of Wales.

On 9 July 2018, Louis was christened by the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Chapel Royal at St James's Palace, using water from the River Jordan. He currently lives in Adelaide Cottage in Windsor Home Park and attends the Lambrook preparatory school in Berkshire.

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Catalina, princesa de Gales, popularmente conocida como Kate Middleton, es un miembro de la familia real británica, esposa de Guillermo, príncipe de Gales, quien es el primero en la línea de sucesión al trono británico. Catalina creció en Chapel Row, un pueblo cerca de Newbury, Berkshire, Inglaterra. Wikipedia

Nacimiento: 9 de enero de 1982 (edad 42 años), Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, Reino Unido

Educación: Universidad de St Andrews (2005), St Andrew's, Berkshire, más

Cónyuge: Guillermo, príncipe de Gales (m. 2011)

Abuelos: Ronald Goldsmith, Valerie Middleton, Peter Middleton, más

Hermanos: Pippa Middleton, James William Middleton

Padres: Carole Middleton, Michael Francis Middleton

Estatura: 1,75 m