Mary Elizabeth Truss, commonly known as
Liz, has been announced as the next Prime Minister of the United
Kingdom. Ms Truss has seen a sudden rise through the political
ranks, having first being elected as a Member of Parliament in
2010. Her rise to the top is perhaps not unexpected, however, with
the 47-year-old being one of the few Tory MPs to remain in
ministerial and cabinet positions…
Why 'Liz meets Liz' isn't strictly true as The Queen prepares to welcome a new Prime Minister
5th September 2022
The Queen is about to appoint her
fifteenth Prime Minister and headline writers are readying
themselves for a field day. For the new premier is Liz Truss – cue
yards and yards of ‘Liz meets Liz’ lines as the two come face to
face at Balmoral where HM will ask her…
Katherine Parr, reduced to a nursemaid by history, was actually Henry VIII's most successful queen
5th September 2022
On a hot summer day in 1543, a young
widow married an ageing and much wed king in a ceremony that took
many by surprise. By the time Katherine Parr said ‘I do’ to Henry
VIII in the Queen’s Closet at Hampton Court Palace on July
12th 1543, his five previous unions and…
An ancient tradition hitting the headlines again - what is the 'kissing of hands'?
4th September 2022
When The Queen appoints her 15th prime
minister, she’ll do so with an ancient custom called the kissing
hands ceremony. What is this element of a government change?
Buckingham Palace has confirmed that, on 6 September, The Queen
will receive the out-going Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, for a
farewell audience at Balmoral followed by an audience with the new
Prime Minister—either Liz Truss…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have
written the foreword for a new children’s book coming out later
this month. The couple have penned the introduction
for Puzzles for Spies, written by officials from the
Government Communications Headquarters. Puzzles for…
American by birth, hugely popular and
credited with helping turn Monaco from a forgotten principality
into a European hotspot – but this isn’t the story of Grace Kelly.
Almost seven decades before her famous marriage to Prince Rainier
III, another US born princess had…
The Queen is never truly on holiday.
Currently at Balmoral Castle, Her Majesty is still receiving her
red boxes on a daily basis. And advisors are no doubt keeping her
in the loop about the choice of a new Prime Minister. Though
politically neutral, the Queen is the Head of State and does have a
role to play once new leaders are elected. The question is, where
will The Queen carry out those…
Can The Queen reject the new Prime Minister chosen by the Conservative Party?
1st September 2022
The UK is about to get a new Prime
Minister but before they get to work, they need to meet The Queen.
Can Her Majesty reject the selected candidate? Technically, yes.
Realistically, no. The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy
and The Queen’s role is mainly…
"I'll never forget" - Royal Central's editorial team and readers share the moment they learned about the death of Diana
31st August 2022
It was a defining moment of its
generation – a time when the world stopped to collectively grieve
the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, following the tragic car
crash in Paris that claimed her life in the early hours of 31
August 1997. Twenty-five years later, the…
The Duchess of Sussex is not known as
‘Princess Meghan’ for exactly the same reasons that the Duchess of
Cambridge is not known as ‘Princess Catherine’. Although both
women listed their job titles as ‘Princess of the United Kingdom’,
neither woman is afforded the title. Upon their marriage in 2018,
The Queen granted Prince Harry the title of Duke of Sussex, with
Meghan being…
