Every year, the finances of both The Queen and the Prince of Wales are released, in great detail, to the media and the public. While figures show that the Prince of Wales is a net contributor to public funds, the funding arrangements of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge – the next most senior members of the Royal Family – are a lot less clear cut.
In fact, the exact expenditure of the…
New photo exhibition shows Queen, Camilla and William in remarkable mirrored portraits
1st August 2015
A new exhibition which begins this month at Eleven in London titled The Queen’s People is set to show some of Britain’s high office holders in their traditional outfits, using a photographic technique inspired by 17th century portrait painting.
The…
The stories of Queen Victoria's granddaughters: Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine
1st August 2015
‘A supremely honest woman, full of courage’. Those words, written about Queen Victoria’s second granddaughter, perhaps sum her up better than anything else.Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine lived through many tragedies but never gave up.
Victoria of Hesse and by…
Oak Apple Day was a formal public holiday celebrated in England on the 29th May in recognition of the Restoration of the Monarchy in 1660 following ‘The Commonwealth’ of England and rule of Oliver Cromwell from 1649. It is so named ‘Oak Apple Day’ because of King Charles II’s escape from the Roundheads following the Battle of Worcester in 1651, in which he hid in an…
Arriving by carriage as per tradition, The Prince of Wales attended the 134th Sandringham Flower Show with The Duchess of Cornwall on Wednesday.
Prince Charles has been Patron of the Sandringham Estate Cottage Horticultural Society since 2002.
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The Prince of Wales visited The Old Prison in Northleach on Tuesday meeting volunteers and members of The Friends of the Cotswolds.
The site was built in the 1790s as the Northleach House of Correction, one of four houses of correction in Gloucestershire.
Built in the 1790s…
Getting to know Royal Central's editors and writers: reflections as we celebrate three years
27th July 2015
As Royal Central recently turned three years old (as old as Prince George thinks he is) the editors and writers took a few moments to answer some questions reflecting on all things royal.
Cindy Stockman, Editor in Chief
You are invited to a State Dinner at Buckingham Palace, you do you want to sit next to? “On my right, I would like to be seated next to Prince Harry and on my left, either…
On this day, 126 years ago, a shy young woman married a man almost two decades older than her in London. But this was no ordinary wedding. The bride was Princess Louise of Wales, granddaughter of Queen Victoria, and her marriage had set tongues wagging for her groom was a…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge travelled to Portsmouth on Sunday to watch the second day of racing at the America’s Cup World Series, though were left disappointed after the event was abandoned due to extreme weather. Plans for William and Kate were hastily changed…
The weather might not be all that sunny but it is definitely summer season at Buckingham Palace. Today, the doors of The Queen’s London home are opened up to visitors from around the world for eight weeks.
The State Rooms at Buckingham Palace are open every year to the public, allowing visitors a chance to see the Royal Family’s most famous residence for themselves. There are nineteen…
