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On This Day In Royal History . 15 June 1330 . Edward, the Black Prince was born . ◼ Edward was born at Woodstock Palace in Oxfordshire. He was created Earl of Chester on 18 May 1333, Duke of Cornwall on 17 March 1337 (the first creation of an English duke) & finally invested as Prince of Wales on 12 May 1343 when he was almost thirteen years old . ◼ He was the eldest son of King Edward III & Philippa of Hainault, & the father of King Richard II of England. He was the first Duke of Cornwall (from 1337), the Prince of Wales (from 1343) & the Prince of Aquitaine (1362–72). . ◼ He was called “Edward of Woodstock” in his early life, after his birthplace, & since the 16th century has been popularly known as the Black Prince. . ◼ He was an exceptional military leader, & his victories over the French at the Battles of Crécy & Poitiers made him very popular during his lifetime. . ◼ In 1348 he became the first Knight of the Garter, of whose order he was one of the founders. . ◼ Edward died one year before his father, (8 June 1376) becoming the first English Prince of Wales not to become King of England. The throne passed instead to his son Richard II, a minor, upon the death of Edward III. . . . #OnThisDayInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #TheYear1330 #d15jun #EdwardofWoodstock #EdwardtheBlackPrince #BlackPrince #TheBlackPrince #WoodstockPalace #EarlofChester #DukeofCornwall #PrinceofWales #PrinceofAquitaine #otd #plantagenet #RoyalHistory #EnglishMonarchy #HouseofPlantagenet #OnThisDay #Plantagents #BritishMonarchy #MedievalHistory #medieval #Medievalperiod #medievaltimes #medievalage #historyinpictures #Englishroyalty #EnglishHistory #Britishhistory (at Woodstock, Oxfordshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQJfV67DzG6/?utm_medium=tumblr

On This Day In History . 23 February 1511 . Prince Henry, the Duke of Cornwall died . . About Henry; . ◼ Henry was born on 1 January 1511 at Richmond Palace, eighteen months after his parents’ wedding & coronation, & was the first son & first living child born to King Henry VIII & Katharine of Aragon. . ◼ He was christened on 5 January in a lavish ceremony where beacons were lit in his honour. The christening gifts included a fine gold salt holder & cup weighing a total 99 ounces, given by Louis XII of France, his godfather. . ◼ Henry & his queen planned extravagant celebrations rivalling that of their joint coronation for the birth of his son & heir, who immediately became Duke of Cornwall & was expected to become Prince of Wales, King of England & third king of the House of Tudor. The tournament at Westminster was the most lavish of Henry’s reign, & is recorded via a long illuminated vellum roll (pictured). . ◼ Henry carried Katharine’s favour in the tournament, riding under the banner of “Sir Loyal Heart” the relationship between the royal pair, already one of strong affection, had become even more of a love match because of Katharine’s success in providing a male heir. . ◼ Known as “Little Prince Hal” & “the New Year’s Boy”, the prince was fondly regarded by Henry’s court. However, on 23 February 1511, the young prince died suddenly. The cause of his death was not recorded. . ◾ There is no known portrait of Prince Henry. . ◼ Contemporary reports state that both parents were distraught at the loss of their second child & expected future king. The deeply religious Katharine spent many hours kneeling on cold stone floors praying, to the worry of courtiers. Henry distracted himself from his grief by waging war against Louis XII of France with his father-in-law, Ferdinand II of Aragon. . . . #d23feb #onthisdayinhistory #thisdayinhistory #theyear1511 #princehenry #dukeofcornwall #henrydukeofcornwall #houseoftudor #history #henryviii #kinghenryviii #katharineofaragon #englishmonarchy #britishmonarchy #kingofengland #queenofengland #royalhistory #Prince #Tudor #Tudors #thetudors #English #Westminster #onthisday #richmond #Tudorhistory #catherineofaragon (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/B85724ngyoA/?igshid=1x9m9jgetahgf

The Duke of Edinburgh at Royal Ascot in 2016, with his eldest son The Prince of Wales. . . . #princephilip #princephilipdukeofedinburgh #dukeofedinburgh #PrinceCharles #Princeofwales #CharlesPrinceofWales #DukeofCornwall #britishroyals #Britishroyalfamily #royalfamilyuk #Britishroyalty #Monarchy #GodSaveTheQueen #Royalcouple #royalstyle #royalascot #royalwedding #ClarenceHouse #HouseofWindsor #Britishroyal #RoyalFamily #Royalty #Royals #Royalnews #BritishMonarchy #Theroyals #instaroyals (at Ascot Racecourse) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_Zg0-yDl3w/?igshid=1nwpkz95m3kif

On This Day In History . 1st January 1511 . Henry, Duke of Cornwall was born . About Henry; . ◼ Henry was born on 1 January 1511 at Richmond Palace, eighteen months after his parents' wedding & coronation, & was the first son & first living child born to King Henry VIII & Katharine of Aragon. . ◼ He was christened on 5 January in a lavish ceremony where beacons were lit in his honour. The christening gifts included a fine gold salt holder & cup weighing a total 99 ounces, given by Louis XII of France, his godfather. . ◼ Henry & his queen planned extravagant celebrations rivalling that of their joint coronation for the birth of his son & heir, who immediately became Duke of Cornwall & was expected to become Prince of Wales, King of England & third king of the House of Tudor. The tournament at Westminster was the most lavish of Henry's reign, & is recorded via a long illuminated vellum roll (pictured). . ◼ Henry carried Katharine's favour in the tournament, riding under the banner of "Sir Loyal Heart" the relationship between the royal pair, already one of strong affection, had become even more of a love match because of Katharine's success in providing a male heir. . ◼ Known as "Little Prince Hal" & "the New Year's Boy", the prince was fondly regarded by Henry's court. However, on 23 February 1511, the young prince died suddenly. The cause of his death was not recorded. . ◾ There is no known picture of Prince Henry. . ◼ Contemporary reports state that both parents were distraught at the loss of their second child & expected future king. The deeply religious Katharine spent many hours kneeling on cold stone floors praying, to the worry of courtiers. Henry distracted himself from his grief by waging war against Louis XII of France with his father-in-law, Ferdinand II of Aragon. . . #OnThisDayInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #theyear1511 #PrinceHenry #DukeofCornwall #KingHenryVIII #HenryVIII #HenryVIIIofEngland #Houseoftudor #KatharineofAragon #Catherineofaragon #history #EnglishMonarchy #BritishMonarchy #Heritage #RoyalBaby #England #Thebritishmonarchy (at Richmond Palace) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsGO90NFOXK/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1gb3lfappahvo

50 years since his first parachute jump, HRH The Prince of Wales presented The Parachute Regiment with its new Regimental Colours. . At Merville Barracks in Colchester, the airborne regiment received its new Colours for the first time since 1998. . Read more: https://www.army.mod.uk/news-and-events/news/2021/07/new-colours-for-the-parachute-regiment/ . . . #PrinceCharles #Princeofwales #CharlesPrinceofWales #DukeofCornwall #britishroyals #Britishroyalfamily #royalfamilyuk #Britishroyalty #RegimentalColours #Monarchy #GodSaveTheQueen #royalstyle #ClarenceHouse #HouseofWindsor #Britishroyal #RoyalFamily #Royalty #Royals #Royalnews #BritishMonarchy #Theroyals #Britisharmy #Paras #parachuteregiment #Britishtroops #Britishsoldiers #Thearmy #MervilleBarracks #British #AirborneRegiment (at Merville Barracks Colchester 2Para) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRRqzGjM7Ii/?utm_medium=tumblr

Prince Charles Royal Portraits by Marcus Adams, 26 October 1949 . published by Raphael Tuck & Sons. . . . #PrinceCharles #Princeofwales #CharlesPrinceofWales #DukeofCornwall #britishroyals #Britishroyalfamily #royalfamilyuk #Britishroyalty #Monarchy #Royalbaby #GodSaveTheQueen #royalstyle #ClarenceHouse #HouseofWindsor #Britishroyal #RoyalFamily #Royalty #Royals #Marcusadams #BritishMonarchy #Theroyals (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CG0kjvRjaYu/?igshid=110e3fyuck9q9

In 2008 Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, looks at the scar of patient Anthony Stephens, who underwent an aortic valve replacement, at Royal Brompton Hospital. #saveroyalbromptonhospital Royal Brompton Hospital services are being dismantled and historic buildings being sold off bit by bit. Two petitions are currently available online to sign and add your voice to stop the closure of The Royal Brompton Hospital: Petition 1: https://www.change.org/p/royal-save-the-royal-brompton Petition 2: https://www.change.org/SaveBromptonHospital . . Photo by Anwar Hussein Collection . . #princeofwales #dukeofcornwall #dukeofrothesay https://www.instagram.com/p/CGqLg4sAOQ6/?igshid=19k88v0sr92rc