Clarence House has released a new portrait to mark the 70th birthday of the Duchess of Cornwall.
To mark HRH The Duchess of Cornwall’s 70th Birthday, we are releasing this new portrait, taken by @MarioTestino. pic.twitter.com/tD05etWVl8
— Clarence House (@ClarenceHouse) July 16, 2017
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The picture, which was taken in May, was captured by celebrity…
Many will only know the Duchess of Kent as the lady who stood at the Wimbledon Tennis Championship Finals every year to hand out the prizes, famously having Jana Novotna cry on her shoulder in 1993. The Duchess of Kent, or Katherine Kent as she prefers to be known, is now an…
Spain’s former Monarch, King Juan Carlos, watched fellow Spaniard Garbiñe Muguruza win the Women’s Wimbledon Final from the Royal Box.
The 79-year-old, who abdicated as King of Spain in 2014, sat alongside the Duke of Kent and the Duchess of Gloucester as…
The Duke of York has Twitter meltdown
15th July 2017
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Analysis by Charlie Proctor, Royal Central’s Editor-in-Chief
Social media accounts often make mistakes when scheduling tweets.
Anybody who follows @RoyalCentral on Twitter will know we sometimes accidentally send tweets out at 10pm instead of 10am on occasions – it happens no matter what steps you take to avoid it!
However, it is how the mistake is dealt with that is…
Victory for Prince Harry as IPSO rules British newspaper breached his privacy with Jamaica photos
14th July 2017
The Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) has ruled that Prince Harry’s privacy was breached by the Mail Online after they published photographs of him wearing swimming trunks on a private beach in Jamaica.
Prince Harry made a complaint to IPSO, arguing that the…
The Queen appoints two new Ladies-in-Waiting
14th July 2017
It has been announced that The Queen has appointed two new Ladies in Waiting to assist Her Majesty in her official duties.
The Court Circular reads: “The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Lady Elizabeth Leeming and Mrs. Simon Rhodes to be Extra Ladies in Waiting to…
The Duchess of Cornwall opened up the grounds of Clarence House today for friends and charities as she hosted a special Garden Party to celebrate her 70th birthday.
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Camilla, who turns 70 next week, put on the party for the charities she supports. However, lots of celebrities were also present to with Her Royal Highness a Happy Birthday.
Among the guests were actress…
Princess Anne, Prince Andrew & Prince Harry receive Spanish Honour for their role in State Visit
13th July 2017
The Princess Royal, the Duke of York and Prince Harry have been recognised by the Spanish Royal Family for their efforts in King Felipe and Queen Letizia’s State Visit to the UK.
The three royals have been appointed to the Order of Isabel the Catholic – a Spanish…
The Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, has announced that The Queen has appointed former astronaut, Julie Payette, as the country’s new Governor General.
Ms Payette will be officially installed into office in a ceremony scheduled to take place in the…
On this day in 1982, an intruder managed to evade security and break into Buckingham Palace making his way into The Queen’s bedroom whilst she was in residence.
This incident is to this day one of the worst royal security breaches in modern history, with The Queen only managing to get help when she offered the intruder a cigarette.
The intruder was an unemployed decorator, Michael Fagan…