She was known as “the People’s Princess,”
and even after her untimely death, it proved so as an estimated
billions across the world watched Diana, Princess of Wales’s
funeral on 6 September 1997. This made it one of the biggest
televised events in history. [getty src=”829948984″ width=”594″
height=”474″ tld=”com”] Hours…
The controversial planning of the funeral for Diana, Princess of Wales
2nd September 2023
When a member of the Royal Family dies, a
funeral plan is usually ready. In the case of Diana, Princess of
Wales, things were much different, especially since she had just
finalised her divorce from Prince Charles. The Royal Family had
just a week to organise…
Following Diana, Princess of Wales’s
untimely death in August 1997, thousands of flowers famously were
placed in front of Kensington and Buckingham Palace. At Kensington,
60 million flowers were placed, spanning 30 feet from the gates.
While those flowers are no longer…
26 years later: A look back on the day the people lost "their princess"
31st August 2023
Another 31 August and another year since
the untimely passing of Diana, Princess of Wales. She was known as
“the people’s princess,” and her death took a toll on people
worldwide. As another sombre anniversary passes, Royal Central
looks at how that fateful day played out – hour by hour. At 11:30
a.m. local time, Diana and her rumoured boyfriend, Dodi Al-Fayed,
were…
St James’s Palace is one of London’s most
senior royal palaces, but it would never live to be the regular
London home of the most senior royal, the monarch. The palace was
built by order of King Henry VIII in the 1530s on an isolated
hospital dedicated to…
Diana, Princess of Wales had just
divorced Prince Charles and was ready for a fresh start when her
life was cut short in a Paris car crash in August 1997. Her final
months were spent advocating for a number of humanitarian issues.
As another sombre anniversary passes…
Hillsborough Castle lies in the village
of Royal Hillsborough in the northwest of County Down in Northern
Ireland. While the official government residence might look the
part of a royal castle, it’s anything but. The Georgian county
house was built in the 18th century for the Hill family, Marquesses
of Downshire, who owned it until 1922. At that point, The 7th
Marquess of Downshire sold…
Following the German invasion of Poland
in September 1939, Britain declared war on Nazi Germany. King
George VI would be the monarch to lead the UK through some of the
country’s darkest times. During the war, Windsor Castle would
become pivotal for the royal…
She was known as “the people’s princess”
and 26 years after her death, people still go to see where Princess
Diana spent her final years, Kensington Palace. While apartments 8
and 9 are not open to the public, there is still plenty of detail
as to what her…
When one thinks of the British monarch
and their London residence, Buckingham Palace is likely what comes
to mind. For King Charles III and Queen Camilla, they are often at
Buckingham for work, but it is the 19th-century townhome, Clarence
House, that Their Majesties call “home.” [getty src=”912220758″
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