Symbolism abounds this week during the Platinum Jubilee. The jewellery on display is no exception and no one does messaging through jewels better than the Queen herself.
For Trooping the Colour, a ceremony steeping in tradition, Queen Elizabeth led the way by wearing her Brigade of Guards brooch. Worn for every Trooping since 1987, except three, this could be the Queen’s way of telling…
The Royal Family has arrived at St. Paul’s Cathedral for the Service of Thanksgiving for the Platinum Jubilee.
The Prince of Wales led the family after The Queen decided ”with reluctance” not to attend having experienced what was described as ”some…
Tens of thousands of people are already making their way to central London for the start of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
The Mall is already filling up with crowds ahead of Trooping the Colour which will see the first appearance by the Royal Family in the weekend of…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
