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. [getty…
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…
Cirencester welcomed a very special
visitor on Friday as The Prince of Wales paid a visit to the town
to present graduates from the Royal Agricultural University with
their degrees. The graduation ceremony took place at St John the
Baptist’s Church in Market Place and…
Former King Farouk of Egypt once said
“The whole world is in revolt. Soon there will be only five Kings
left —the King of Spades, the King of Clubs, the King of Hearts,
the King of Diamonds, and the King of England.” Farouk’s quip left
out a number of crowned heads…
Backstairs Billy: The Life of William Tallon, the Queen Mother's Most Devoted Servant: your 90 second summer reading review
24th July 2015
For the eight-hour flight to London, I
thought why not read something easy to pass the time instead of the
usual history or biographies I read. Figured let’s see how
sensationalised the story of Backstairs Billy: The Life of William
Tallon, the Queen Mother’s Most Devoted Servant by Tom Quinn was.
Why not waste just a meager amount of money on a book I already
knew I had my…
