A period of national mourning is now
underway in Luxembourg as people across the country remember Grand
Duke Jean who has died at the age of 98. The former Head of State
passed away in the early hours of April 23rd 2019. The mourning
period will last until 6pm on Saturday May 4th 2019, the day of his
funeral. Grand Duke Jean, who was 98, died in hospital following a
pulmonary infection. He had…
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…
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…
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 morning. The peels will last
for fifteen minutes and come as the country starts to mourn the man
who led it for 36 years.
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…
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…
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 to the ripe old age of 97
years and 313 days and saw six monarchs, including her granny, on
the throne. As the clock chimed…
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”…
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…
Millions are watching as efforts continue
to save Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris which continues to burn after
a huge fire broke out in the roof in the early evening of April
15th 2019. Messages of support for France are pouring in from
around the world. And among those expressing sadness over the fire
and hopes that some of the medieval glory of the cathedral can be
saved are members of royal…
