Buckingham Palace has announced that the
President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, will make
a State Visit to the United Kingdom in the first week of June.
President Trump, accompanied by the US First Lady Melania Trump,
will make their trip between June 3rd and June 5th 2019. The Queen
has formally invited the couple to make a State Visit and the Royal
Household confirmed on…
Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg: a life in pictures
23rd April 2019
Jean of Luxembourg, who ruled the tiny
state for 36 years, died early this morning. He was 98. As his
family say their final farewells to a much-loved member, Royal
Central takes a look back at his extraordinary story. From heir to
exile, soldier to hero, Grand Duke to…
Prayers for Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg
23rd April 2019
Church bells across Luxembourg will peel
in honour of Grand Duke Jean who has died at the age of 98. All
Catholic churches in the country will ring their bells at 12.15pm
to remember the former Head of State who passed away surrounded by
his family in the early hours of this…
Keeping up with Anne: the Princess Royal's week
19th April 2019
The Princess Royal, like much of the
House of Windsor, is now on an Easter break. We may well see Anne
at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor on Sunday as the Queen leads the
Royal Family at Easter Sunday service there. In the meantime,
here’s a look back at another busy week for the princess –
it’s time to keep up with Anne. This week’s installment starts with
some…
The Queen and Princess Eugenie at the Royal Maundy Service
18th April 2019
The Queen has distributed Maundy money at
a service at Windsor. The ceremony, which dates back centuries,
took place this year at St. George’s Chapel with Princess Eugenie
accompanying her grandmother for the day. Here are some of the best
images of the Royal Maundy…
A new royal record for Prince Philip
18th April 2019
The Duke of Edinburgh has become a royal
record breaker. Again. He is now the longest lived descendant of
Queen Victoria. Prince Philip, born on June 10th 1921 in Corfu,
overtook Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone who was one of Queen
Victoria’s granddaughters. She lived…
Prince Charles has written to the
President of France expressing his sorrow over the damage caused to
the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris. In his message, Charles
described the church as ”one of the greatest architectural
achievements of Western Civilization” and ”a treasure for all
mankind”. The famous church was devastated by flames on April 15th
2019 with firefighters…
Sadness and admiration are the central
planks of the message that the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have
sent to the President of France following the fire which devastated
Notre Dame Cathedral on April 15th 2019. Elizabeth II has also told
Emmanuel Macron that her…
The royal history of Notre Dame de Paris
15th April 2019
A race against time and flames to save
the priceless artwork of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris has begun
after it caught fire on the late afternoon of April 15th 2019.
Fortunately, it appears that no one has been hurt in the blaze
which engulfed the top part of the church as the sun began to fade.
Within hours, chunks of history had melted away as the flames took
hold. And that history is…

