Adding on to the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, the Elephant Family is hosting an exhibition and putting the conservation of elephants firsthand.
Seven giant egg-shaped pieces of art will be on pop-up display around Sloane Square in London’s Chelsea from 16 May to 12 June in honour of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The Elephant Family is joining forces with Clarence Court Eggs and…
The silver casket believed to have been owned by Mary, Queen of Scots, is now on display in Hawthornden Court at the National Museum of Scotland.
Made in Paris probably between 1493 and 1510, the casket is an extremely rare work of early French silver. Even in France…
Milestones of a Monarch: Devolution across the UK
19th May 2022
As Royal Central continues to highlight important moments during Her Majesty’s reign and all of the key moments, perhaps it is one of the most significant changes to power during The Queen’s 70-year-reign, the devolution of the United Kingdom.
Devolution is the…
We are now getting a better idea of the star jewels from Her Majesty’s personal collection that will go on display this year in celebration of the Platinum Jubilee.
The jewels will be on display at Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, and the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. Each display will represent a historic occasion in The Queen’s 70-year reign – the Accession, the…
Platinum Jubilee: The Royal Windsor Horse Show gets underway with a bang as Jubilee celebrations pick up
13th May 2022
As celebrations pick up ahead of the Platinum Jubilee weekend, The Royal Windsor Horse Show is underway.
The Royal Windsor horse show has four competitions, International Show Jumping, The Land Rover International Driving Grand Prix, International Endurance, and Showing.
Princess Beatrice and her husband Edoardo appear in rare red carpet appearance for Platinum Jubilee event
13th May 2022
Princess Beatrice and her husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, were the royal guests of honour at the preview of A Gallop Through History which is taking place in connection with the Royal Windsor Horse Show.
A Gallop Through History is a four-act show in honour of…
All smiles from Princess Anne as she welcomes veterans to garden party at Buckingham Palace - the first in three years
13th May 2022
The Princess Royal welcomed veterans to a garden party in Buckingham Palace, the first garden party since the global health crisis began.
More than 2,000 people attended what is usually known as an annual event. Honouring those with the Not Forgotten Association, veterans aged 20 to 102 were joined alongside celebrities Jeremy Vine, Vanessa Feltz, and Anton Du Deke.
Among those in…
In October 1972, nearly a little over 20 years into her record-breaking reign, The Queen made history as she made her first state visit to a communist country, Yugoslavia.
Dictator Marshal Josip Broz Tito personally asked Her Majesty to come in honour of his 80th…
Royal Spotlight: the Prince of Wales and Poundbury
9th May 2022
Poundbury is an experimental new town or urban extension located on the outskirts of Dorchester in the county of Dorset. While it was initiated by architect Léon Krier, it’s the keen endorsement of the Prince of Wales on which the land is built.
The land is in the…
The ruler who has just been overtaken by The Queen
9th May 2022
Queen Elizabeth II has just overtaken Johann II of Liechtenstein as the third-longest verified reigning monarch in history. But who exactly is Johann II?
Born 5 October 1840 in Elsgrub, Margraviate of Moravia in the Austrian Empire, Johann II was the elder son of Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein and Countess Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau. Johann II ascended to the throne shortly…