The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of
Cornwall will have extra reason to celebrate as they head off for
their annual week long tour of the principality. For this year,
Wales Week co-incides with the fiftieth anniversary of Charles’
investiture with the traditional title given to the heir to the
throne. The Queen invested her eldest son as Prince of Wales on
July 1st 1969 in a special…
He was the uncle she never knew but now
Sarah, Duchess of York has shared his story as she took on a new
patronage with a charity aiming to end deaths from food allergies.
Speaking to ITV News, Sarah revealed that her father’s brother died
at the age of 10 after eating…
The latest accounts show that the cost of
the Royals went up in the last financial year The Royal Family’s
finances for the last year have been published and show that costs
went up by over 40% for 2018/19, compared to the previous twelve
months. Much of the rise is…
The Queen had a good Ascot and so did the
bookies, thanks in part to the now customary practice of predicting
the colour of the royal hat in carriage number one. Betting on the
Queen’s choice of topper is as much a part of Ascot as the royal
procession itself and this year, Her Majesty kept everyone on their
toes by favouring one shade in particular. ICYMI or even if you
didn’t and…
His birth secured the succession in a way
the British royal family had never known before. When Mary, Duchess
of York delivered a healthy boy on June 23rd 1894 she ensured that
her royal dynasty had three heirs in direct line to the throne. But
the baby who arrived that day…
It is the high point of summer and a high
point in the royal history books. For June 22nd, in the very heart
of midsummer, has seen some of the most celebrated and sparkling of
all regal events. And all of them are milestones in famous
reigns. Here are four special royal…
A picture is worth a thousand words and
sometimes captures the essence of a moment more than the most
perfect prose. The royal story is filled with images that tell a
tale all of their own. In this occasional series, Royal
Central looks at some of the best known pictures in regal history
and today we rewind almost four decades to a very famous debut in
London. The picture – June 22nd 1982…
Greek Royal House denies reports King Constantine of Greece has been rushed to hospital
21st June 2019
The Greek Royal House has issued a
statement denying that the country’s former King, Constantine II,
has been admitted to hospital following a deterioration in his
health. A spokesperson said: “His Majesty King Constantine is in
good health and is not in the…
As she celebrated her twentieth wedding
anniversary with a day out at Royal Ascot with her husband, it
appeared that the Countess of Wessex was paying her own tribute to
her famous day as a royal bride. For Sophie was in white and black
on her big anniversary, just as she…
The last major Windsor wedding of the
20th century became something of a turning point for The Queen and
her family. It wasn’t just that this royal celebration was more
informal and more relaxed than the spectacular ceremonial of
previous royal marriages. The wedding of the Earl and Countess of
Wessex, on June 19th 1999, seemed to mark a change in direction
following a tumultuous decade that had…
