The Duke of Edinburgh has spoken out
today about the news of his retirement from royal duties. At a
reception hosted at St James’s Palace, a guest said to the
95-year-old: “I’m sorry to hear you are standing down.” In his
usual wit and dry sense of humour, Prince Philip replied: “Well, I
can’t stand up for much longer!” It was announced on Thursday
morning…
Royal Central is to undergo a change of
ownership in July. Charlie Proctor, Editor-in-Chief of Royal
Central, will become 100 per cent owner of the website following
the departure of the site’s current Director. Speaking of the
changes, Charlie Proctor said: “I would…
Crisis averted for The Queen as Royal Ascot & the State Opening of Parliament fail to overlap
27th April 2017
A near-crisis has been averted for The
Queen after it was revealed that the State Opening of
Parliament and Royal Ascot meeting would fall on different days. It
was feared that Her Majesty would be forced to miss one of her
favourite days of the year at the Berkshire…
La Reyne le veult - why are Acts of Parliament confirmed in Norman French rather than English?
27th April 2017
As part of the prorogation of Parliament,
the giving of Royal Assent takes place for bills that have been
passed by both houses. This is because prorogation signals the end
of all parliamentary business, meaning if a bill isn’t passed into
law by this point, it may not be carried on into the next
Parliament. Once Black Rod has summoned the House of Commons to the
bar of the House of Lords…
Emotional scenes as the 2015-2017 Parliamentary session is officially brought to a close
27th April 2017
The 2015-2017 Parliamentary session has
officially been brought to a close on Thursday after
the prorogation was made in the House of Lords. This means
Parliament will now not meet until after the June 8th General
Election so all legislature and government business
have…
There will be major changes to this
year’s State Opening of Parliament due to the snap general election
due to be held in the UK in June. In a heavily dressed down affair,
Her Majesty will not wear her Imperial Crown or Robes of State this
year, and will also arrive in…
A man dressed as a jockey had to be
escorted away from the parade ring at Newbury on Friday whilst The
Queen was there celebrating her 91st birthday. Embed from Getty
Images The man, who is believed to have been on a stag trip,
entered the secure parade ring ahead of the 3:05 race – a race in
which Her Majesty had a runner. Head of Communications at Newbury
Racecourse, Andy Clifton said…
Former Spice Girl and popstar Victoria
Beckham has been presented with an OBE by Prince William today at
Buckingham Palace. Mrs Beckham received an OBE for services to the
fashion industry. After the ceremony, the 43-year-old
said: “It was an absolute pleasure to be…
Former gold medal winning Olympian,
Jessica Ennis-Hill, collected her Damehood from the Duke of
Cambridge today in a ceremony held at Buckingham Palace. Dame
Jessica was named in the 2017 New Year Honours list for her
services to athletics. The 31-year-old retired from the…
The Prime Minister Theresa May has called
a snap General Election for the United Kingdom. Embed from Getty
Images This means the British people will go to the polls in June
to elect a Prime Minister. Mrs May said that Britain needed
certainty, stability and strong leadership following the triggering
of Article 50 to leave the European Union. The Labour Leader Jeremy
Corbyn has said that he…
