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
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Sandringham Flower Show is one of the most celebrated horticultural
events in the East of…
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…
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 mere earl. It is an exciting
headline but like much of Louise’s life – her lofty position in the
line of succession, the…
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 and…
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…
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 was also attended by the Lord
Lieutenant of Cirencester as well as the High Sheriff and local
councillors. Prince Charles handed…
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…
On this day in 1860, Queen Victoria
welcomed her first granddaughter. She was a young grandmamma, just
41 at the time, but the baby girl born in Berlin 155 yeas ago today
was Victoria’s second grandchild. She was also the last of the
second generation born in the lifetime of her grandpapa, Prince
Albert. So far, so fairytale. But the life of Charlotte of Prussia
was anything but a happy ever…
