The Queen’s most infamous moment during
Trooping the Colour occurred in 1981, when a teenager fired six
blank shots at her during the procession. Three days before
Trooping the Colour, a letter arrived at Buckingham Palace. It
read: “Your Majesty. Don’t go to the Trooping the Colour ceremony
because there is an assassin set up to kill you, waiting just
outside the palace.” It was…
The Queen has seen countries gain their
independence from The Crown throughout her reign, with the most
recent being Barbados’s transition to a republican country last
November. Barbados was claimed as a British colony during the
reigns of James I and Charles I in the…
There have been moments of The Queen’s
reign that have gone instantly viral, and her first meeting with
then-First Lady Michelle Obama in 2009—where the two women were
seen hugging—made headlines around the world. Obama was
accompanying her husband, US President…
When her fashionista sister married at
Westminster Abbey on 6 May 1960, all eyes were on the stunning
wedding dress of Princess Margaret, but The Queen’s beautiful blue
evening gown also drew accolades that day. Designed by court
designer Norman Hartnell, The Queen sported a belted turquoise
faille and lace evening gown with a full skirt and matching bolero
to the wedding of Princess Margaret…
With The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s
royal visit to Jamaica completed, let’s look at the sartorial
choices Kate made during this two-day trip. Andrew Parsons/
i-Images Upon arrival in Jamaica, Kate sported a canary yellow midi
dress by Roksanda and carried a…
“Twenty-five years ago my grandfather
broadcast the first of these Christmas messages. Today is another
landmark because television has made it possible for many of you to
see me in your homes on Christmas Day.” The Queen uttered these
words on Christmas Day 1957…
With The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s
royal visit to Belize completed, let’s look at the sartorial
choices Kate made during this three-day trip. On arrival in Belize
on Saturday, Kate returned to one of her favourite designers, Jenny
Packham, for this sapphire lace dress. Her earrings were Diana,
Princess of Wales’s sapphire and diamond earrings that Kate has
worn numerous…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s visit
to the Bahamas, their first official trip there, is part of The
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Royal Central takes a look
back at previous visits to the Bahamas by The Queen. She has
visited the country five times in…
Ahead of their upcoming visit to Ireland,
announced as part of a wide range of tours being undertaken by the
Royal Family in Platinum Jubilee year, Royal Central is looking
back at previous royal visits by the Prince of Wales and the
Duchess of Cornwall to the Republic of…
The Queen has always paid care and duty
to the veterans of the Second World War, having grown up during the
conflict and served herself as a mechanic with the Auxiliary
Territorial Service. Fifty years on from the successful D-Day
Landings at Omaha Beach in Normandy, The Queen helped lead tributes
to the veterans of this pivotal wartime operation in 1994,
accompanied by world leaders in…
