In November 1992, Her Majesty The Queen
would once again make history (as she has done many times
throughout her reign) as she became the first British monarch to
pay income tax for the first time since the 1930s. Earlier in 1992,
Prime Minister John Major informed the House of Commons of The
Queen’s wish to change her tax arrangements. This meant she took
full responsibility for working…
When you hear the term “Granny’s Chips,”
you might be thinking of your grandma and her homemade chip recipe.
When it comes to the Royal Family, Granny’s Chips is the furthest
thing from a plate of fried potatoes; it’s one of the most…
The Queen is taking centre stage at this
year’s Chelsea Flower Show in more ways than one. Renowned
florist Simon Lycett has created a larger-than-life
display in honour of Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee, and the
spectacular creation is at the heart of this…
Queen Elizabeth II is known for her
stylish headwear. Her hats are legendary, for a while she was the
owner of a string of seriously stylish turbans and then, of course,
come those tiaras and the crown. But one accessory The Queen truly
enjoys is a headscarf. Most recently, Her Majesty was seen wearing
a scarf and beaming with pride at the Royal Windsor Horse Show,
where her pony won first…
Before there was reality TV, back in the
1960s, it was documentaries that provided the chance to show
another side of life. The Royal Family starred in one of the best
known fly no the wall documentaries of the era, which came to
screens in 1969. Called Royal Family and…
Milestones of a Monarch: The Queen makes first UN speech more than 50 years
20th May 2022
In June 2010, The Queen addressed the
General Assembly of the United Nations for the first time since
1957. The seven-minute speech touched on The Queen’s first visit,
decades earlier when the United Nations was still a young
organisation itself. During the…
Silver casket believed to have been owned by Mary, Queen of Scots on display
20th May 2022
The silver casket believed to have been
owned by Mary, Queen of Scots, is now on display in Hawthornden
Court at the National Museum of Scotland. Made in Paris probably
between 1493 and 1510, the casket is an extremely rare work of
early French silver. Even in France, very little French silver is
known to survive. Those at the National Museum of Scotland say
there’s a chance the casket…
Stanley and Douglas become two of the world's newest cities for The Queen's Platinum Jubilee
20th May 2022
If anyone welcoming a baby boy this
Jubilee year is looking for a name then the answer might just lie
in two of the cities created to mark this special occasion. Stanley
in the Falkland Islands and Douglas on the Isle of Man have just
made history by winning the civic…
The Queen’s devotion to family has always
been on full display, and that was the case when her grandson
Prince Harry was married in 2018 to Meghan Markle. Harry and
Meghan, who were married at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle on
19 May 2018, had begun dating in…
As Royal Central continues to highlight
important moments during Her Majesty’s reign and all of the key
moments, perhaps it is one of the most significant changes to power
during The Queen’s 70-year-reign, the devolution of the United
Kingdom. Devolution is the process of transferring the power and
funding from a national to a local government. This process allows
decisions to be made…
