Here’s a sentence you won’t read all that often on Royal Central in the year to come. It’s been a quiet week for the Princess Royal. Yes, Anne has been, by her standards, rather low key in the past seven days. And by low key, we mean just the four engagements. Here’s the Princess Royal’s week.
Anne’s first official appearance of the week came on Tuesday in her role as Colonel-in-Chief…
She took it with her wherever she went, even writing in her diary of ”my own little bed which travels always with me”, and now this significant piece of furniture, which Queen Victoria used while still a princess, is going on display.
The wooden frame, complete…
She’s already popped in on two of her new patronages and now the Duchess of Sussex has visits lined up to the remaining organisations which she’s supporting. Next week Meghan will carry out engagements at the National Theatre and the Association of Commonwealth…
The Queen has called for people to seek common ground in comments that are widely being interpreted as a reference to the situation surrounding Brexit. The remarks came during a speech to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Women’s Institute at Sandringham during a royal visit on Thursday.
Speaking to WI members, the Queen said ”as we look for new answers in a modern age, I for one…
The support given to people across the UK by care homes has been highlighted this week by two royal visits. The Countess of Wessex toured a new facility in Hampshire while Princess Alexandra popped into a long established facility in Surrey with very old royal links to…
The Duke of Cambridge has held a private meeting with former US Vice President, Al Gore, in Davos. The two chatted behind closed doors during their time at the World Economic Forum’s annual gathering, being held in the Swiss resort.
Prince William, who has already…
Queen Anne has won a right royal accolade for one of Britain’s favourite actresses. Olivia Colman, who plays the last Stuart monarch in the critically acclaimed film ‘The Favourite’, has been nominated for an Oscar for her portrayal.
The star, who scooped a Golden Globe earlier this month for her performance as Queen Anne, is up for Best Actress at the Academy Awards where she will go head…
The Countess of Wessex has a new patronage, reflecting her support for the air ambulance services which rushed her to hospital when she suffered a potentially life threatening ectopic pregnancy in 2001. Sophie’s new role as Royal Patron of the Thames Valley Air…
She’s the Windsor who regularly tops the list when the year’s engagements are counted up and yet often those many events can fly beneath the radar. OK, this week we all got to see Princess Anne in action as she batted away questions about the Duke of Edinburgh the day…
Six figure sum paid for Queen Victoria coin called 'most beautiful'
19th January 2019
It’s been dubbed one of the loveliest coins ever minted and, almost two centuries after it was struck, it’s making headlines again. A rare gold five pound coin, featuring an idealised image of Queen Victoria in the early years of her reign, has sold for a six-figure sum at a private auction.
The coin, minted in 1839, went for £204,000 when it was put under the hammer by US firm…
