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…
