For many, Frogmore’s associations are
chiefly with those of royal burial. The estate, located between
Windsor Great Park and Home Park, is indeed the setting for two
important royal mausoleums – the Royal Mausoleum of Queen Victoria
and Albert, the Prince Consort, together with that of the Queen’s
mother, Victoria Duchess of Kent – with the royal burial ground in
front of the Royal…
Buckingham Palace reacts to images showing The Queen as a child appearing to give Nazi salute
18th July 2015
Buckingham Palace has said it is
disappointed by the decision of The Sun newspaper to publish an
image taken in 1933 of The Queen performing a Nazi salute under the
gaze of her uncle, the man who later became Edward VIII. The image
that appears on their front page this…
The 70th anniversary of Victory over
Japan Day will be commemorated by the Royal Family on Saturday 15th
August as The Queen, accompanied by Prince Philip, will attend a
service at St Martin-in-the-Fields Church, Trafalgar Square. On the
same day, the Prince of Wales will be…
Today is the 68th birthday of The Duchess
of Cornwall. To celebrate the occasion, Royal Central has compiled
a list of 10 facts about The Duchess. The Duchess of Cornwall
pictured here in 2011 at the Hampton Court Flower Show. 1. The
Duchess of Cornwall is the daughter of Major Bruce Middleton Hope
Shand and the Hon Rosalind Maud Shand. She was born Camilla
Rosemary Shand on 17th July 1947 at…
Prince George turns two years old on the
22nd July and to mark this special occasion, the Royal Mint have
released a commemorative sterling silver £5 coin. The limited
edition coin depicts a contemporary re-imaging of the St George and
the dragon legend by Christopher Le…
The Great Storm of 1703 occurred during
the reign of Queen Anne and was one of the worst natural disasters
ever recorded in Southern England. The week long hurricane began on
26th November 1703 and sent the roofs of houses flying and knocking
flat thousands of trees…
Looking at the images coming from Sweden
on July 14th this year, two things struck me. Firstly, the second
in line to the throne, Princess Estelle, has royal engagements
wrapped up at the age of three. Secondly, doing a walkabout every
year on a royal birthday is really rather a good idea. And it got
me wondering whether it’s time our royals started doing the same
thing. Before everyone starts…
As most readers of Royal Central know,
The Prince of Wales is my favourite royal. As I have written many
articles on Charles, I came across a quote during some research and
inquired as to where it originated. In 2010, Charles wrote: “And
what greater icon could we have…
The Great Yorkshire Show, now in
157th-year continued its royal connection on Tuesday. Its patron,
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall attended the first
day of what is heralded as “England’s Premier Agricultural Event .”
The Prince of Wales and…
At the end of this month, a lock of hair
snipped from the head of a woman who died almost 500 years ago will
be sold at auction. The estimate on this tiny lot is up
to £500. The sale will take place just days after a pair of
100 year old bloomers sold for over £12,000. And what do both these
unusual objects have in common? They both belonged to long
dead queens. Royal memorabilia is…
