The young royals enjoyed the gymnastics
unnoticed, until the large screen in the Hydro Arena zoomed in on
them. Spectators broke into applause when a close up of William and
his brother showed up. Whereas gymnastics may be a relaxing, calm
sport to watch, boxing certainly isn't. Later in the day, the
Countess was left covering her eyes as Scott Fitzgerald of England
won his men's…
The 72-year-old was diagnosed and treated
for the disease last year according to the Daily Mail’s diary. The
Prince’s spokesman, Simon Astaire, said “This particular problem
was, happily, diagnosed very early and treated successfully last
year by a surgical team who…
The original waxwork Royals were
previously wearing the same outfits they announced their engagement
in: Catherine in her navy Issa wrap dress, and William a
dark suit and purple tie. The updated models are now wearing
opulent evening wear. The museum artists have dressed…
The oil-on-canvas piece, entitled
Fatherhood, was painted by the same artist, whose portrait of the
Queen last year was criticised for its resemblance to a Spitting
Image puppet. The portrait measures 90cm by 60cm and will be
revealed on Tuesday at the Wales Office in Whitehall to coincide
with the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War.
In the painting, William is wearing a dark…
The Queen looked on in the Royal Box
alongside her racing manager John Warren as Estimate crossed the
line; hoping that Estimate would win for the second year in a row.
John Warren explained after the race “with such little preparation,
Estimate ran one of the best races…
On the first day of the races, Her
Majesty The Queen was joined by Prince Harry, The Prince of Wales,
The Duchess of a Cornwall and the Duke of Edinburgh, accompanied by
Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie. The Queen is hoping that
her young horse, Estimate, will win the…
The proclamation, setting out the
specification for the coin, was made in a meeting of the Privy
Council where it was given The Queen's approval yesterday evening.
Her Majesty has given the order for the silver coin to be
produced and it will be the latest of many royal commemorative
coins. The coin will be in legal tender in the United Kingdom and
can be used on its face value, though the…
Last year, the Queen became the first
reigning monarch to own the winner of the prestigious race.
Speaking of Estimate, trainer Michael Stoute said “she’s made some
progress in the last month. The Gold Cup’s a tough assignment this
year, but I expect her to run very…
Despite only just arriving back in the UK
after the D-Day commemorations in Normandy, Prince Philip has a
schedule full of engagements for this week. Yesterday, on the eve
of his birthday, the Duke joined The Queen at a reception at
Buckingham Palace to recognise the UK’s…
Pictures today of the State Opening of
Parliament via @BritishMonarchy pic.twitter.com/B7VV7setLb — Royal
Central (@RoyalCentral) June 4, 2014 This year’s 10 minute speech
was full of drama as it was announced that plans would be brought
in to support economic growth, legislations to end slavery. The
introduction to the speech featured heavily on the Conservatives
and Liberal Democrats…
