A rare portrait of the late Princess of
Wales is currently on display this summer in London. The portrait
is an oil sketch done as a preliminary piece for Nelson Shanks’
full-length portrait. In it, Diana is wearing a dark green, velvet
military-style Catherine Walker evening gown, but she wore a
different ensemble for the final portrait. The green Catherine
Walker dress has gone on…
Queen Máxima learns about making curtains for palace
2nd July 2022
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands had a
busy Thursday and was on an engagement literally close to
home. On Thursday morning, Máxima visited the TextielMuseum
in Tilburg. Conservators at the museum are currently working on
repairing and restoring curtains from the…
Spending on Buckingham Palace tops £100 million
2nd July 2022
In the past fiscal year, the Royal Family
spent more than £100 million on significant repair work on
Buckingham Palace, drawing large amounts of funding. The
Royal Family released its annual spending report for the last
financial year, released on Thursday, 30 June.
Several members of the Royal Family are
in Scotland for Holyrood Week, including The Earl and Countess of
Wessex. Edward and Sophie are known as the Earl and Countess of
Forfar in Scotland, and they were in Moray on June 28 2022 to meet
with volunteers and celebrate the Platinum Jubilee. The
couple first visited Gordonstoun, Edward and his late father’s alma
mater, to present…
Queen Margrethe hands out "Queen's Clock"
26th June 2022
Queen Margrethe of Denmark has had a busy
June this year and carried out another engagement on Friday, 24
June, in Copenhagen with an annual event. On Friday,
Margrethe visited the Life Guards’ barracks in Copenhagen to
present the Queen’s Clock. She attended the…
The future Queen of Norway, Princess
Ingrid Alexandra, debuted a new-to-her tiara at her eighteenth
birthday celebrations. The pearl and diamond tiara belonged to
Ingrid Alexandra’s great-great-grandmother, Princess Ingeborg of
Sweden. Born Ingeborg Charlotte…
The Duchess of Cornwall has completed a
notable milestone in honour of her 75th birthday – she has graced
the cover of Vogue. The Duchess of Cornwall has had a long
road to get to where she is now. Quietly respected by those who
know her, her standing in the Royal Family has never been clearer.
On The Queen’s accession anniversary on 6 February, Her Majesty
explained in her…
Tickets to Noordeinde Palace now on sale
16th June 2022
Summer visits to royal palaces are
possible again, with a Dutch palace opening its doors.
According to the Dutch Royal Family’s official Twitter, tickets are
available to visit Noordeinde Palace on 23 July, 30 July, 6 August,
and 13 August. Visitors will be able to…
A gift from The Queen’s late sister is
going up for auction at the end of June. Princess Margaret, The
Queen’s younger sister, gave her then-boyfriend, Roderick
Llewellyn, a piano as a gift during their relationship in the late
1970s and early 1980s. The piano…
The Best Platinum Jubilee Food Gifts
6th June 2022
There are countless different souvenirs
that you can buy to remember the Platinum Jubilee by. At Royal
Central, we’ve gathered some of the best food-related Jubilee gifts
for you to enjoy. Fortnum’s Platinum Jubilee Blend, Loose Leaf Tea
Caddy Fortnum and Mason has held several royal warrants, and
continues to have a close relationship with the Royal Family. They
have released a…

