On 30th April, Queen’s Day in the Netherlands, Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands will officially abdicate from the throne and will be immediately succeeded by her son and the Prince of Orange, Prince Willem-Alexander.
On the 29th April, at 8 o’clock in the evening, local time, at the invitation of Her Majesty the Queen, with members of the Royal Family and other royal and…
“His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales has been pleased to appoint Mr Edward Lane Fox to the position of Private Secretary,” the official press release read.
Mr Lane Fox is currently a Senior Associate with the global financial communications firm, RLM…
Reading “Elizabeth The Queen” was my first exposure to the writing talents of Sally Bedell Smith, but it definitely will not be my last.
This was one of the better biographies I have read. It was emotional, informational, personal, human, real, insightful and moving. It…
1. Planning Ahead
Funerals for top members of the Royal Family are already planned ahead. For many years, the funerals for Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh have been planned on the occasion they should die. The Queen and the Duke have alway been involved in laying out their own funeral plans. Her Majesty’s funeral plans are codenamed ‘London…
Mute swans are being targeted by people with crossbows as the RSPCA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) say people are trying to catch them for food.
Unfortunately for these people, it is unlawful in the UK to hunt Mute Swans because they’re all…
In late 2011, it was confirmed that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge would be moving into Apartment 1A after renovation works completed to bring the apartments up to Their Royal Highnesses personal specification. The Duke and Duchess had occupied another set of apartments…
Royal Central is pleased to announce that we have a new site Deputy Editor. Jordon-Lee will be working on site to help with reporting on the latest royal news, keeping up Royal Central’s high standards and working to make more content available. He will also be involved in developing Royal Central in the future and working with Royal Central’s Editor-in-Chief to make the site one of…
This is the second interview in our series. Click here to see our first interview with Andrew Jamieson, the Queen’s official scribe and illuminator.
Grant Harrold worked in the Prince of Wales’s household from 2004-2011. You can see Grant’s new…
The 47-year-old man was arrested by police outside Canterbury Cathedral.
Joel Tennant, 22, a student from the University of Kent, was stood outside the gates of The Kings School near Canterbury Cathedral at the time. He said there were around 10 protesters there. But when a…
Yesterday, Royal Central reported that the Duke of Kent had been admitted to hospital and had cancelled engagements for the next 3 weeks.
At the time, it was not clear why the Duke had cancelled and what was wrong with him.
The Duke of Kent is The Queen’s 1st cousin and closest related cousin. Her frequently performs engagements on her behalf and cancelled an engagement on Monday where he…
