The Duke of Cambridge has become the
Royal Patron of the largest resource for homeless people and those
facing housing insecurity in the UK. Prince William’s new role at
The Passage was announced on Wednesday morning, just a few hours
before he was due to visit. William has been involved with the
organisation for many years and made his first visit there in 1993
with his mother, Diana, Princess…
George Clooney has defended his friend,
the Duchess of Sussex, after a weekend which saw her father share
parts of a private letter between the two with the press. The Oscar
winner said Meghan was ‘being pursued…in the same way Diana was”,
adding ”we’ve seen how…
Olivia Colman has scooped yet another
prize for her portrayal of Queen Anne in ‘The Favourite’. She was
named Best Actress at this year’s BAFTAs, accepting her prize in
front of an audience that included the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge. There was a standing ovation…
The marriage of Queen Victoria and Prince
Albert is perhaps one of the most celebrated in royal history. Not
only were the couple young, rather good looking and desperately in
love, their union would become the bedrock of a new royal dynasty
that, in time, managed to weave itself into ruling houses across
Europe. Their wedding, on February 10th 1840, was a matter of state
as well as a ceremonial…
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…
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 moment in her tumultuous royal
career is going on show. The painting, by Francois Clouet, was only
recently confirmed to be of…
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…
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 engagements. (Photo…
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, February 7th 1952, London
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