Queen Elizabeth II

Gun salutes mark The Queen's 96th birthday

To celebrate Her Majesty’s 96th birthday, The Tower of London fired a 62-round gun salute. With The Queen turning 96, one might wonder, why 62 rounds? Twenty-one rounds represent a royal anniversary while 20 rounds are fired to reflect the tower’s status as a royal palace and fortress. As for the other 21 rounds, those are for the City of London, symbolising the city’s…
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The murder of Lord Mountbatten

Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma was the second cousin of Her Majesty The Queen, and his nephew was her husband, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. The great-grandchild of Queen Victoria, Lord Mountbatten was once Viceroy of…
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Why The Queen topped an initial Sunday Times Rich List

In 1989, Her Majesty made headlines as she was placed at the top of the Sunday Times Rich List. This caused controversy as her finances included state assets that were not personally hers. The Queen was listed as the wealthiest person in the United Kingdom with a net worth of £5.2 billion. In today’s value, that equates to about £13.2 billion. In the original list of the…
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The history of Royal Maundy Services

With the Easter holiday fast approaching, Royal Central is looking into the history of Royal Maundy Services. Royal Maundy is a religious service in the Church of England held on Maundy Thursday, which precedes Good Friday. At the service, the British monarch, or a royal official, ceremonially distributes small silver coins referred to as “Maundy money.” Legally, the coins are known…
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Milestones of a Monarch: the start of the walkabout

Royal walkabouts have created some of the most iconic moments in history, whether that’s a special hug or a royal going out of their way for a special interaction. Believe it or not, as common as they are now, the royal walkabout didn’t actually start until the…
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Meet Missis Kwin, Head of State in Papua New Guinea

As Britain’s monarch and Head of the Commonwealth, Her Majesty The Queen holds a number of titles and some might be more familiar than others. Ahead of The Princess Royal’s visit to Papua New Guinea in honour of the Platinum Jubilee, Royal Central is looking at the Queen’s title there. In Papua New Guinea Elizabeth II is known as Missis Kwin. The Queen is Head of State in the…
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