Visit to Cambridgeshire

The Duchess of Cambridge visited the Air Cadets skills development camp at the Royal Air Force base in Wittering on February 14th in her role as Air Cadets Honorary Air Commandant

This is the Duchess' third visit to the Air Cadets since succeeding Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, who served as Air Commodore-in-Chief for the past 63 years back in 2015.



It has 42,000 Air Force cadets aged 12 to 19 and 15,000 adult volunteers spread throughout the UK and around the world.

Valentine's day seems to have inspired the Duchess' look. It is in her new $1,515 Philosophy di Lorenzo Serafini double-breasted twill blazer, a black turtleneck top, Zara Body Curve Jeggings, black bow gloves  and her Stuart Weitzman 'HalfNHalf' Suede Boots. For accessories, she had her usual pieces notably the Cartier Ballon Bleu de Stainless Steel Bracelet Watch, she sometimes wore her hair up in a loose pony tail which show her KIKI Lauren Yellow Gold Diamond Pave Leaf Earrings. The Duchess climbed into the cockpit of the training aircraft, where generations of cadets first flight. 

If she did not take off, Catherine also tried on the flight simulator, and according to her lieutenant instructor, "She was very tricky with the controls. Often people are brutal in their gestures, but they have done very well. "
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Her Majesty at the Cyber Security Center

Queen Elizabeth II is back in London for the past week. She and her husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, resume royal activities on Tuesday, February 14th 2017 by visiting the NCSN, the National Cyber ​​Security Center. The center is aimed at better securing government sites and electronic accounts while computer attacks are ramping up in industrialized countries, it is an integral part of the UK's GHCQ (Government Communications Headquarters).
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Although the National Cybersecurity Center, which was supposed to protect the United Kingdom from internet piracy, notably orchestrated by Russia, had already been operational for three months, the monarch was coming to the official inauguration . For the occasion, Elizabeth had opted for a total turquoise blue look matched her coat with a zigzag at the buttoning to her hat decorated with tone-on-tone flowers.


"We see an increase in cyber attacks in terms of frequency, severity and sophistication. In the first three months of its existence, the NCSC has already responded to attacks on 188 occasions, "said British Finance Minister Philip Hammond at the inauguration, AFP reported.
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Queen Elizabeth II is back in London

In the aftermath of her Sapphire Jubilee at Sandringham, Queen Elizabeth II is back in London.

After a long winter break at Sandringham Castle. After celebrating her 65th anniversary her accession to the British throne and of the death of her father, King George VI, Queen Elizabeth II is back in the capital. After seven weeks at her family estate in Norfolk, the Royal grandmother took the train at 10:54 a.m this Tuesday, February 7th 2017 at the King's Lynn's station, for a 90 minutes journey to King's Cross Station in London.

Arriving a few minutes before the departure, the 90-year-old sovereign was not accompanied by her husband Prince Philip. To travel, she had chosen to wear a green coat, on a dress of the same tone. She had protected her hair in a scarf tied. The scarf was in white, it was decorated with motifs evoking the seabed, between exotic fish, corals and colored plants. But as soon as she was seated in the wagon, she withdrew it.


The "Eastern Daily Press" points out that "a first-class car on the train Thameslink Great Northern was reserved for the monarch, who is believed to have bought a standard first class ticket to 56.10 pounds Trip '. This regional media broadcast in Norfolk also states that the station manager, who escorted her from the platform to the train, said they had exchanged jokes and talked about the weather.

Usually it was by this same train that Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, joined their castle of Sandringham a few days before Christmas. However this year, due to a strong flu that affected them both, the royal couple had to resolve to break with the tradition and had embarked on December 21, 2016 aboard a helicopter.

Child Mental Health Week

During a visit to Mitchell Brook Primary School in London with her husband Prince William, the Duchess of Cambridge made a plea in favour of the "K Factor" (kindness in English), on the occasion of the child mental health week.

This annual event was launched by the association Place2Be, under the patronage of the Duchess This charity works with more than 75,000 children who are victims of psychological problems in school and helps them with any serious problems they may encounter such as harassment in school, domestic violence, loneliness.

This year's theme is "Spread a Little Kindness". "My parents taught me the importance of qualities such as kindness, respect and honesty, and I realize that values ​​like these have been central throughout my life," explained the Duchess who looked elegant in her well know favourite Luisa Spagnoli red suit which we have seen a couple of time. She accessorized with Gianvito Rossi 'Gianvito 105' Black Suede Pumps, Mulberry 'Bayswater' Black Suede Clutch and Mappin & Webb Empress Drop Earrings

"That's why William and I want to teach our children George and Charlotte how important these things are as they grow up," continued The Duchess. "In my opinion, it's just as important as being excellent in math or sports."

This Sunday, February 5, together with Prince Harry, Kate and William went to a training session to promote the London Marathon. The race will this year support "Heads Together", a collective of associations fighting mental health, whose three crowned heads are at the origin.


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Prince Harry the first Royal Patron of the Rhino Conservation in Botswana

Prince Harry formalized his involvement in safeguarding the rhinoceros by becoming the new and first Royal Patron of the Rhino Conservation Botswana.

Prince Harry told the American magazine "Town and Country" that he felt more at ease in Africa. Apparently, the young son of Prince Charles and the late Lady Diana is not ready to stop going to this continent. Already involved in Lesotho and Botswana with his Sentebale Foundation - which helps vulnerable children, especially those who are HIV-positive and / or whose parents have died from AIDS-, the thirty-year-old has taken on a new responsibility in Africa. The Rhino Conservation Botswana (RCB) announced on Thursday January 19th 2017 that Harry was now their new royal patron.

THe Rhino Conservation Botswana monitors and protects black and white rhinoceros from southern Africa and moves them to Botswana. "Here, thanks to strong anti-poaching laws of the government and the support of the army, rhinoceros can prosper - and ultimately one of the last great hopes for the survival of their race," says the association on its site Internet.



The news was immediately relayed on the Kensington Palace's Twitter and an opportunity to publish several photographs of the younger Wales actively participating in September 2016 in a Rhino Conservation Botswana operation to equip electronic monitoring devices for critically endangered black rhinoceroses.

A video was also shared. Prince Harry is seen in action with his friends the rhinos during this mission in the Okavango Delta. In this film, the young man, who now shares the life of American actress Meghan Markle, says: "This is one of the most emblematic species in Africa ... If we can not save these animals, What can we save? "

Regarding his new "royal patron", the Rhino Conservation Botswana points out on its website that it has highlighted: "I have been lucky enough to visit Botswana for more than 20 years and I am incredibly happy to be able to 'Call it my second home. Being the Patron of RCB is the opportunity to give something back to a country that gave me a lot. " He added: "It is time for us to start honoring and supporting countries that take the lead in conservation."

Children's Hospital raising funds by the Duchess of Cambridge

Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge, resumed her fundraising campaign for sick children. Prince William's wife was on Tuesday, January 24th 2017, in Quidenham, near Norwich, to help fund a new children's hospital in Norfolk.

This fundraiser, called "The Nook Appeal" was launched in 2014 by the Duchess of Cambridge, on behalf of the charity East Anglia's Children's Hospices. EACH, which Catherine is the patron of since 2012, supports families and cares for over 750 children with serious illnesses throughout the British East-Anglia region - Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and The Suffolk.

The campaign's goal is to raise £ 10m (€ 11.5m) to build a new children's hospital in Norfolk. Last June, in the majestic setting of Houghton Hall Castle, two steps from her country residence in Anmer Hall in Norfolk, Catherine had organized a charity gala (the first of her royal engagement) to raise £ 100,000 .

The 35-year-old had preferred an emerald green skirt suit, it would be a new piece of her wardrobe. And this set is branded Hobbs, A British brand specialized in high-end cashmere. Consisting of of a green boiled-wool 'Sinead' peplum jacket (£189) and matching 'Sinead' pencil skirt (£110).

Another novelty, also French, was the silk blouse that she wore under her zipped jacket and revealed only the collar Claudine flying, underlined with an embroidered zigzag featuring a frilled collar with a black pussy bow, along with buttoned cuffs. Which appears in the collections of Gérard Darel under the name of "Josephine"shirt. The wife of the grandson of Queen Elizabeth II, who had left her long hair detached, had accessorized her outfit with her Mulberry 'Bayswater' Black Suede Clutch, her KIKI Morganite Cushion Drop & Diamond Earrings and Gianvito Rossi 'Gianvito 105' Black Suede Pumps -

Tuesday, Catherine de Cambridge came to inquire about the progress of the operation, and at the same time, renew her call to support the project. According to the director of EACH, five million pounds sterling were collected, half of the way. Kate also took the opportunity to visit the local center, meet families taking part in an art therapy session and volunteers, supporters of the operation.

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