Olivia Colman has scooped yet another prize for her portrayal of Queen Anne in ‘The Favourite’. She was named Best Actress at this year’s BAFTAs, accepting her prize in front of an audience that included the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
There was a standing ovation for the star as she came on stage to pick up her award from Gary Oldman. The awards were held at the Royal Albert Hall in…
The marriage of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert is perhaps one of the most celebrated in royal history. Not only were the couple young, rather good looking and desperately in love, their union would become the bedrock of a new royal dynasty that, in time, managed to weave…
The start of February saw no let up for Princess Anne who packed her week with trips across the UK, sporting success and quite a lot of science. Here’s what the last seven days brought for the Princess Royal.
Last weekend got Anne off to a winning start as she watched…
The House of Windsor just can’t get away from weddings. While Lady Gabriella Windsor keeps on with the planning for her big day with Thomas Kingston, set for Windsor at some point in 2019, the castle itself is fast turning into a one stop shop for wedding dresses.
Just as the exhibition of the outfits worn at their marriage by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex is coming to an end, a new display…
In the portrait she is a young widow, mourning a husband who had died not long after their wedding and whose death left her free to pursue the power she had been born to wield. Almost five hundred years after it was painted, an image of Mary, Queen of Scots at a crucial…
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are to make a three day visit to Morocco, touching down on February 23rd for a series of engagements carried out at the request of the UK government. As Harry and Meghan prepare for this latest high profile trip, Royal Central takes a look back…
You know what it’s like for a royal going about their business. One minute you’re learning to be a barista, the next you’re starting at a wall of silage. That’s just what happened to the Countess of Wessex as she headed to Cumbria for a day of engagements.
(Photo: Royal Family Twitter)
Sophie spent Wednesday in the county and, as many of us do mid week, started off with…
Royal Pictures from History: first sight of Elizabeth II as Queen
7th February 2019
In this occasional series, looking at famous royal images from history, Royal Central goes back to 1952 and the moment the world first saw Elizabeth II after her sudden accession to the throne on the death of her father, King George VI.
The Image:Queen Elizabeth II…
Flowers are being laid on the grave of George VI at Windsor today to mark the 67th anniversary of his death. The Queen’s father, who died in his sleep on February 6th 1952, is buried at St. George’s Chapel.
A wreath of seasonal flowers in yellow and regal…
The Queen ascended the throne 67 years ago today. She will mark the day, which is also the anniversary of her father’s death, privately at Sandringham in Norfolk.
Elizabeth II’s reign began at some point in the early hours of February 6th 1952 when King George VI passed away in his sleep. His death was discovered that morning when his valet went to wake him. The news that she was now…
