The UK will get a Bank Holiday to mark
the Coronation of King Charles III. His Majesty will be crowned at
Westminster Abbey on Saturday May 6th 2023. Her Majesty Queen
Camilla will be crowned at the same ceremony. The Bank Holiday will
take place on the following Monday, May 8th 2023. The government
announced the extra day off for everyone in the UK with exactly six
months to go until the…
Nine royal houses have ruled England
since the Norman Conquest in 1066 and all of them have made their
mark. But eight have seen their power pass elsewhere and this
summer Royal Central is looking at what happened to those that have
now faded into history. Today we look at a…
The Princess of Wales to host Christmas carol service with special tribute to Queen Elizabeth II
4th November 2022
The Princess of Wales is to host another
Christmas Carol service at Westminster Abbey. The ceremony, just
days before Christmas Day, will feature music and readings and
follows the success of the festive celebration she held at the
Abbey in 2021. Then, a piano…
King Charles ends major international reception with poignant tribute to Queen Elizabeth II
4th November 2022
King Charles III has placed his ”dear
mama” at the heart of one of the most important international
events he has hosted in his reign. As a reception marking COP27
ended at Buckingham Palace, His Majesty stepped into the gardens to
plant a tree as part of The Queen’s Green Canopy. The canopy was
set up in 2021 to mark the Platinum Jubilee and has seen millions
planting a…
The youngest ever British Empire medal recipient is honoured by the Countess of Wessex
4th November 2022
The Countess of Wessex has presented the
British Empire Medal to its youngest ever recipient. Tobias Weller
BEM is 11 years old. He was awarded the British Empire Medal for
his fundraising for Paces, a school and charity which supports
people with cerebral…
''I think I'm supposed to do this now'' - Stella McCartney's curtsey conundrum on meeting King Charles
4th November 2022
Top fashion designer, Stella McCartney,
gave an elaborate curtsey to King Charles III as the two met again
at Buckingham Palace. The leading couturier first tried to curtsey
to The King as he approached her as she waited alongside Prime
Minister, Rishi Sunak, at…
King Charles III hosted a celebratory
reception at Buckingham Palace for Olympic and Paralympic medal
winners. His Majesty was joined by Queen Camilla for the event
which brought together champions from Tokyo and Beijing at the
Palace. The Earl of Wessex who is patron of Paralympics GB and the
Princess Royal who is President of Team GB were also present as was
the Duke of Gloucester.
Queen Camilla champions favourite cause in historic solo audience
3rd November 2022
Queen Camilla has put one of her great
passions at the heart of her first solo audience as consort. Her
Majesty received the Children’s Laureate, Joseph Coelho, at
Buckingham Palace on the morning of November 3rd 2022. Queen
Camilla has long championed literacy…
When being a queen meant that you had
married a king, rather than being a ruler yourself, life stories
were told very differently. The queens of yesteryear might have
ended up as some of the best known personalities of their time but
the start of their stories were often as…
Queens and witchcraft aren’t words that
go together. In books and in films, witches are the wicked women
who stand in the way of pretty princesses as they search for a
happy ending. In the history of royalty, witchcraft was a tool to
use against women who might otherwise be untouchable. And several
of England’s queens found themselves accused of being witches at
times when enemies…
