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 Scotland beat Italy in
the Six Nations. The Princess Royal is the patron of Scottish Rugby
Union and was at Murrayfield on…
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…
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 at three other
important visits between the two countries. State Visit to Morocco,
October 1980 Embed from Getty Images The…
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…
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 purple is among the tributes being left
for the monarch who was 56 when he passed away at Sandringham in
Norfolk. He had been king…
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…
Diana and Anne's relationship in spotlight as new TV show examines claims they didn't get along
5th February 2019
The relationship between Diana, Princess
of Wales and the Princess Royal is in the spotlight again as a new
series of programmes focused on the Queen’s family airs. The bond,
or lack of one, between the two women was often discussed in the
years before Diana’s death and…
The Prince of Wales has praised pupils
who set up their own business selling eggs. Prince Charles wrote to
the head girl of a school in Llandudno after being impressed at the
way she and her classmates had made money from the hens they keep.
Eleven year old Maisie Millican, who attends Ysgol San Sior, wrote
to the prince to let him know how many eggs the school had sold in
2018. Charles visited…
