In March 1995, Her Majesty The Queen
would make a historic visit to South Africa. It was hugely
significant for many reasons and came less than a year after the
country’s first fully democratic elections had seen Nelson Mandela
chosen by his people as their president. It was also very special
for The Queen as it was her first trip back to a county she loved
since she visited as a…
Milestones of a Monarch: the start of the walkabout
13th April 2022
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…
Blue, gold and cream: the intricate wedding dresses that turned a controversial consort into a royal bride
9th April 2022
It was one of the most talked about royal
weddings in decades. When Camilla Parker-Bowles and Charles,
Prince of Wales on April 9th 2005 in Windsor, millions were
watching. And they saw a royal bride with not one but two different
wedding outfits for her big day. As the…
Meet Missis Kwin, Head of State in Papua New Guinea
9th April 2022
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…
On 14 November 1973, Princess Anne, the
only daughter of Her Majesty and the Duke of Edinburgh walked down
the aisle at Westminster Abbey in London to wed Mark Phillips, a
British Army cavalry officer, and a skilled equestrian and
horseman. Not only would this mark the first…
Grand National Memories: Zara Tindall’s horse finishes third in the world's most famous horse race
9th April 2022
A horse co-owned by Zara and Mike Tindall
finished in third place in the 2015 Grand National held at Aintree
Racecourse. It was a huge gamble entering Monbeg Dude in the
National – the world’s most famous horse race which attracts a
global audience of over…
Platinum Jubilee: Jubilee visits to Papua New Guinea
9th April 2022
In honour of 70 years of the throne,
senior members of the Royal Family are touring the United Kingdom
and parts of the Commonwealth. With The Princess Royal set to visit
Papua New Guinea in honour of the Platinum Jubilee, Royal Central
is taking a look at past Jubilee visits to the country. The Queen
marked her first visit to the country in February 1974 alongside
The Princess Royal and the…
Grand National Memories: Devastation for The Queen Mother as she suffers the most heartbreaking defeat in racing history
9th April 2022
The Queen Mother suffered one of the
cruelest defeats in the history of sport when her horse
bellyflopped at the finishing line of the Grand National back in
1956. Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, was a huge horse racing
lover, with it being estimated that she had owned…
A royal wedding, decades in the making
8th April 2022
It was a wedding 35 years in the making
for Prince Charles and Camilla. On April 9, 2005 after a royal
scandal, a tragic death, forbidden love, two marriages and four
children, Charles and Camilla were finally able to tie the knot.
But like the years leading up the…
Charles Spencer, the 9th Earl Spencer,
continues to be busy in his career. It was announced this week that
his seventh book, the 2017 To Catch a King: Charles II’s Great
Escape, will be developed for the screen. Steve Coogan and Jeff
Pope, the duo behind The Lost King and Philomena, have bought the
rights to the book, but it is still unknown whether or not it will
be developed for…

