On Monday, The Princess Royal visited the NW RFCA based at the Altcar Training Camp in Hightown to officially open the new headquarters and seal a time capsule.
The new headquarters of the RFCA (Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Association) for the North West of England and Isle of Man will help support and promote the Reserve Forces of all three Armed Services as well as support the…
The Queen thanks artist for 'pretty awful' and 'creepy' portrait of Prince Philip
30th July 2021
A woman who painted a ‘pretty awful’ portrait of the late Duke of Edinburgh and sent it to The Queen received a personalised letter back from Buckingham Palace. 23-year-old Honor Morrison sent the art because she found it ‘creepy’ and felt as if…
Appeal to raise £60K for completion of landmark King George IV statue for Ramsgate Harbour
30th July 2021
Organisers of the celebrations marking Ramsgate’s 200-year status as a Royal Harbour are appealing for £60,000 so a landmark statue of King George IV can be finished. The bicentennial weekend events are planned for 24-26 September and will boost the fundraising needed…
Princess Anne makes surprise visit to Cannon Hall Farm to open new 'super-size' dog cafe
30th July 2021
On Thursday, The Princess Royal unveiled the new Lucky Pup dog-friendly cafe at Cannon Hall Farm near Barnsley. The cafe is an expansion of a previous venture, and the cafe now allows for seating for about 150 people.
The project has been three years in the making after the owners, the Nicholson family, realised their smaller dog cafe outgrew its own building. Offering a variety of treats for…
The Scottish government has given Her Majesty The Queen advanced access to at least 67 parliamentary bills. These bills are said to affect her public powers, private property, or personal interests under an arcane custom inherited from Westminster. The Queen’s consent…
The Prince of Wales has written the foreword for an upcoming memoir penned by Holocaust Survivor Lily Ebert (97) and her great-grandson, Dov Forman (17.)
Born in Hungary, the upcoming book, Lily’s Promise: How I Survived Auschwitz and Found the Strength to Live, will be…
On 29 July 1981, 750 million people around the world watched as Prince Charles married Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul’s Cathedral in London. Dubbed the “wedding of the century”, the wedding broke records and set global fashion trends. Forty years on, Royal Central is looking back at how Britain celebrated the royal romance they called a fairytale.
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Official website of the British monarchy updated to include Lili's place in the succession
27th July 2021
The official website for the British monarchy has been updated to represent the newest member of the family’s place in the line of succession, Lilibet Diana. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s daughter was born 4 June at the Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in…
A sense of normality - Changing of the Guard takes place for the first time in 17 months
23rd July 2021
On Thursday, for the first time since March 2020, the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards performed the Changing of the Guard at Windsor Castle. The ceremony marks the moment when soldiers who are currently on duty, the Old Guard, exchange places with the New Guard.
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Royal Collection Trust sees operating loss of £36 million due to pandemic
16th July 2021
The Royal Collect Trust annual accounts show it experienced operating losses of £36 million over the last year because of the pandemic.
The charity warns it’s expecting it will take several years before visitor numbers and trading activity at royal residences return to pre-pandemic levels. On top of that estimate, the trust expects there will be further significant losses over the next…
