While she has made countless milestones and memories over her 70-year reign, Royal Central is taking a look back at Her Majesty’s historic 1965 visit to West Germany in honour of the Platinum Jubilee.
Her Majesty The Queen and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh paid a state visit as the climax of a political reconciliation that had been pushed hard by both the British and German…
They are a very special set of paintings that arrived in England in mysterious circumstances and which were only accessible to the guests of one of the richest and most powerful men in Europe for years. Now, they are at the heart of a new exhibition of Spanish art which has…
Milestones of a Monarch: The Queen rides by carriage to Trooping the Colour for the first time
5th April 2022
The Queen’s historic reign has seen many famous moments and milestones. For the first three decades of her rule, Her Majesty rode at Trooping the Colour and the year that she decided to start attending by carriage instead caused huge debate.
The famous ceremony…
June Brown, the legendary TV actress who has died at the age of 95, revealed she was so nervous at meeting The Queen on one of their several encounters that she almost fell over.
The star, who was awarded an OBE in the New Year’s Honours list just months ago, revealed that when she’d picked up her MBE at Buckingham Palace in 2008, she had almost tripped over as she made her way…
When you think of 70 years on the throne, you probably think of all the royal milestones and memorable moments during that time. But another way to think of 70 years on the throne is to think of all the history that happened outside the palace. For example, the invention of…
It was a colonial conquest that was supposed to be as “good as forever” but after more than 150 years of rule, at midnight on July 1, 1997, Britain handed over Hong Kong to the People’s Republic of China.
Hong Kong became part of the British Empire after the First…
THE DEBATE: Should Prince Andrew have walked with The Queen into one of the biggest royal events of 2022?
31st March 2022
Since Prince Andrew walked alongside his mother into the Service of Thanksgiving for the Duke of Edinburgh, his appearance at the Monarch’s side at one of the highest profile royal events of the year has been the subject of debate. Critics say it’s a seal of approval for a man in the midst of a terrible controversy, others argue that a few minutes of familial support are no one’s…
When I read about Princess Diana: Accredited Access Exhibition, I wasn’t quite sure what to think. It’s advertised as “the world’s first-ever walk-through documentary experience,” and to be honest, I wasn’t entirely sure what it meant. As…
In 1977, the United Kingdom and Commonwealth celebrated as it was the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II, marking the 25th anniversary of The Queen’s accession to the throne.
Celebrations were marked in June during “Jubilee Days” which coincided with The…
Seventy years ago, on February 6 1952, a young Queen Elizabeth II acceded to the British throne. She was crowned on 2 June 1953 at Westminster Abbey in London. And amongst the timeless jewels worn that day, was a necklace that has its own place in history.
The Queen wore the Coronation Necklace, a diamond necklace with large collet set diamonds. The necklace was originally created for Victoria…
