On 8 September 2022, Queen Elizabeth II
died at the age of 96. Upon her death, her son, King Charles
ascended the throne at the age of 73. As the one-year anniversary
of his ascension approaches, Royal Central is taking a photographic
look at the first year of his reign. September 2022 [getty
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The final goodbye to Diana: a look back at her funeral
5th September 2023
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…
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…
Tributes for Diana past and present
2nd September 2023
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 there and it’s an idea of how
much she meant to people, the tributes to Diana are everlasting.
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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…
The former London hub of the Royal Family - St James's Palace
29th August 2023
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's last summer
29th August 2023
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, here is how Diana, “the
People’s Princess,” spent her final months. May 1997 [getty…
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…
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…
Diana and one of her favorite homes, Kensington Palace
26th August 2023
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 life was like behind the private parts of the palace
walls. [getty src=”52101574″ width=”594″…

