On 10th July 1553, Lady Jane Grey became
Queen of England after the death of the 14-year-old King Edward VI.
Born in 1537, Jane was the great-granddaughter of Henry VII, making
her a Tudor through her mother’s lineage. As Edward VI was
gradually and without doubt dying, his regent the Duke of
Northumberland was challenged the likelihood of losing his power,
much his wealth and in all likelihood…
Since publishing this article, Royal
Central has learned per Clarence House that The Prince of Wales and
The Duchess of Cornwall plan to undertake official visits to
Colombia and Mexico later this year. Further details will be
released in due course. The Columbian President…
In London, salutes are fired in Hyde Park
by the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery and at The Tower of
London. Upon State Visits, the State Opening of Parliament and for
The Queen’s Birthday Parade, Green Park (next to Buckingham Palace)
is used for the salutes instead…
During a speech that saw Prince William
take over from Prince Charles's role, the speaker referred to
the Prince of Wales as having been 'quite buff' from a photograph
they saw in their office from the seventies of the Prince. The
compliment, however, was missed by the 66-year-old, and his son had
to explain to him what the term meant, saying 'you should be…
The Programme will run from 2015 to 2018.
During this time a total of 240 exceptional younger leaders from
the Commonwealth will be bestowed honours at Buckingham Palace. The
Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust, in partnership with Comic
Relief and The Royal Commonwealth…
Joined by long-term boyfriend Jack
Brooksbank on her left and along with the wife of the Chairman
of the All England Club, Gill Brook on her right, the decision for
Her Royal Highness to attend the match was an almost last-minute
one after Princess Eugenie heard that the…
On 5 July 1979 The Queen presided over
the Isle of Man’s 1000th open-air sitting of Parliament. She was
only the second British Monarch to satisfy this duty in person. The
last monarch to do so was Her Majesty’s father, King George VI in
1945. Her Majesty is the Lord of Mann as the official usage is
applied for traditional and cultural reasons. The title Lord of
Mann, though, was altered when…
The Communications Secretary to the Duke
and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry is set to step down later
this year to pursue a new career, retraining as a lawyer. Dr Ed
Perkins is perhaps most famous for his role in handing the document
to the driver to be taken to…
The Royal couple laid a wreath at the
foot of the Welsh National Mining Memorial, before touring and
officially opening the Aber Valley Heritage Centre. The Wales
National Mining Memorial is dedicated to all miners who lost their
lives in mining disasters across the…
Although Shakespeare credited King
Richard III with being a hunchback —and thus identified
him with an evil creature who could murder his two nephews to
gain the throne—new studies are calling this a mistake. Being one
of Duchess Cecily Neville’s three sons to live into adulthood,
Richard was given the title Duke of Gloucester before he took
to the throne after the death of his brother…
