The Queen will take a salute for the Sovereign’s Birthday Parade from the balcony of Buckingham Palace.
Just hours before the ceremony takes place, it was confirmed that the Monarch won’t be at Horse Guards Parade but will, instead, take a salute from her London residence as troops march past.
She will be joined on the balcony by her cousin, the Duke of Kent.
The Prince of…
Charles and Camilla get the ultimate TV accolade: their own version of the EastEnders theme
1st June 2022
When the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall appear on the Jubilee episode of BBC One’s EastEnders, they’ll do so with a special accolade: their episode will receive a special Platinum Jubilee version of the theme song.
“We felt it was only right that we…
Jubilee goers start to camp out in London for best spots as the Platinum celebrations approach
1st June 2022
People are already camping out on the streets near Buckingham Palace to secure the best spots to see the big events of the Platinum Jubilee when the celebrations get under way.
The most eager Jubilee goers were in place over forty eight hours before the first set piece…
Details of three major royal visits across the UK to mark the Platinum Jubilee have been shared just days before the celebratory weekend gets under way.
The Princess Royal will visit Edinburgh on June 3 where she will meet representatives of several of The Queen’s and her own patronages in a special ceremony on board the flight deck of HMS Albion.
Princess Anne, who will be accompanied…
The Jubilee week - your guide to the spectacular events marking The Queen's Platinum Jubilee
30th May 2022
The Platinum Jubilee weekend is just around the corner. The festivities, which were announced almost a year ago, are centred in London and will see the Royal Family lead celebrations for the 70th anniversary of The Queen’s reign. Royal Central guides you through what…
Milestones of a Monarch: The Queen agrees to be taxed
27th May 2022
In November 1992, Her Majesty The Queen would once again make history (as she has done many times throughout her reign) as she became the first British monarch to pay income tax for the first time since the 1930s.
Earlier in 1992, Prime Minister John Major informed the…
Style Moments of a Reign: The Queen at State Opening
26th May 2022
The State Opening of Parliament is a standard fixture on The Queen’s calendar; she has attending the event every year during her historic 70 year reign, aside from 1959, 1963, and 2022. Some of her most iconic style moments have come from the State Opening of Parliament.
1967 State Opening of Parliament
Norman Hartnell was one of The Queen’s favourite designers until his death in the…
Before there was reality TV, back in the 1960s, it was documentaries that provided the chance to show another side of life. The Royal Family starred in one of the best known fly no the wall documentaries of the era, which came to screens in 1969.
Called Royal Family and…
While the Canadian Federal government has made relatively few announcements or plans to mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, individual provinces are planning their own commemorations.
Newfoundland and Labrador have announced the Commemorative Commonwealth Walkway in…
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have touched down in Newfoundland, commencing a royal visit to Canada that will focus on indigenous communities and the environment as the royals kick off the country’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
Upon arrival at the airport in the capital city of Canada’s eastern-most province, Prince Charles and Camilla travelled to the Confederation…