Star-studded royalty will show up for the
true royal, Queen Elizabeth II, this weekend at her Platinum
Jubilee celebrations in London. Musical guests from Diana
Ross and Queen to Lin-Manuel Miranda and Alicia Keys will be on
hand to perform their hits for the anniversary. Dame Julie Andrews
will appear at the Platinum Party at the Palace. Andrews, who has
played royalty on screen…
Millions of people across the UK and the
Commonwealth are expected to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee in the
coming days. Final numbers for organised street parties and beacon
lighting ceremonies indicate the festivities will be one of the
biggest royal events in British…
There are many traditions associated with
Jubilee celebrations and a rather special, if lesser known, one has
just linked Britain’s second Jubilee Queen to its first. A hebe
bush at Bishops Gardens in Norwich grew from a sprig taken from
Queen Victoria’s wedding…
The Queen: 70 Years of Majestic Style by
Bethan Holt covers The Queen’s fashion choices from the time she
was a princess to the current day. Her Majesty has worn an
estimated 10,000 outfits in her 70 years on the throne and has used
fashion to strengthen her reign through diplomacy and helped to
promote British fashion for decades. Holt does an excellent job of
covering various points of The…
The flags are up, the bunting has been
hung and royal fans from around the world are now arriving in
London for the Platinum Jubilee. For many, the trip is a lifelong
dream come true. “I have never been to England, let alone a royal
event,” said Kim Compton of…
The Platinum Jubilee Special: the details of a celebration, seventy years in the making
29th May 2022
Royal Central guides you through all the
details of what to expect from the Platinum Jubilee celebrations,
now just days away. In this special episode of our podcast, our
team gives you the lowdown on what’s happening when, who we expect
to see and discuss the history…
The Imperial State Crown is one of the
most symbolic images of the royalty, though it only dates back to
1937. The real history lies in the jewels that adorn it. It was
created the Coronation of 1937 but while it was being planned, it
was believed it would be placed on the head of Edward VIII.
However, he abdicated in December 1936, and instead, his younger
brother became George VI and the…
The outside of Buckingham Palace is
getting ready for a concert to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee. But
if you walk past, you’ll notice a new addition to palace grounds,
the “Tree of Trees.” The 21-meter-tall tree was put in place days
before it will be illuminated…
St Edward’s Crown is one of the most
recognisable symbols of royalty in the world. Used by British
monarchs at the moment of crowning, the history of this relic dates
back to the time of Edward the Confessor—who reigned from 1042 to
1066—after whom it was…
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…
