Prince William and Princess Kate Visit Scotland

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Prince William and Princess Kate Visit Scotland

Kicking off a busy 'away day' to Scotland, William and Catherine, known as the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay in Scotland, visited the National Curling Academy in Stirling to wish the Team GB and Paralympics GB Curling teams good luck ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games that start in Milano-Cortina next month.

Curling, which sees players slide stones across the ice towards a target area, is one of Team GB and Paralympics GB's most successful winter sports, earning six Olympic medals and two Paralympic medals to date.

But the prince and princess soon learned just how difficult it is to master the sport after being given a short introduction of how to throw the stone. Read more @ https://tinyurl.com/2myka8bw

Queen of Jewelry

Brooches, usually worn on the left shoulder, were a favourite for the royal and the Queen was believed to have over 100 in her collection. A selection that would go with an outfit were presented to her - usually three at a time - by her senior dresser and confidante Angela Kelly on special trays that once belonged to Queen Mary. The royal had a wide variety of different brooches which she often wore with her usual pearl earrings and necklace, including a spray of flowers brooch by the people and government of Australia during her Coronation tour of 1954./