With The Queen alone having racked up
more than one million air miles over the years, The Royal Family is
the most well-travelled monarchy in history. Now a new documentary
series is taking viewers behind the scenes to see what it’s really
like to travel in royal style. The two-part series, Secrets of
Royal Travel, will premiere on PBS in the United States on 15
November at 10 p.m. EST…
A new official Canadian portrait of the
Queen has been unveiled. Taken at Windsor Castle in March 2019 by
photographer Chris Jackson, it shows Her Majesty wearing her
Canadian insignia, as Sovereign of the Order of Canada and the
Order of Military Merit. However, this…
As Mike Tindall celebrates his birthday
today, learn more about the husband of Zara Tindall and son-in-law
to the Princes Royal. Michael James Tindall was born on 18 October
1978 in Otley, West Yorkshire to Philip Tindall and Linda Shepherd.
His father was a banker for…
Forty years ago, on 17 October 1980,
Queen Elizabeth II made history as she became the first British
Monarch to make a state visit to the Vatican. The visit was seen as
a chance to forge relations between the Church of England and the
Roman Catholic Church. The Queen, who was accompanied by her
husband the Duke of Edinburgh, dressed in a long black taffeta gown
in line with Vatican protocol.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex to discuss creating safer online spaces in Time100 Talk
17th October 2020
TIME Magazine has announced that The Duke
and Duchess of Sussex will curate a special edition of their
TIME100 Talks on Tuesday, October 20. The talk, which is free to
all who register, is titled “Engineering a Better World” and
convenes thought leaders and…
This week, we’ve got some exciting new
videos coming up on our special Facebook group, Royal Central
Extra. This subscriber only service is already packed with original
content and some really exciting debates. And in the coming days,
we’ll be adding: A new…
Opinion: The Queen and Prince William should have worn masks on Porton Down visit
16th October 2020
Anyone who knows me well knows I am a
fervent fan of Her Majesty The Queen. Which was why I was so
surprised to see the pictures of Her Majesty’s joint engagement
with Prince William yesterday. Neither royal (nor the staff
accompanying them) wore masks on their visit to open the new
Energetics Analysis Centre at the Defence Science and Technology
Laboratory, located in Porton Down…
Royal weddings are now major
celebrations, glittering events that capture the imagination and
draw huge crowds who cheer the vows and shout demands for a kiss
when the deal is done. However, in centuries past a royal union
might be a discreet event, witnessed by just a…
King Philippe shows he is not like his father as he embraces his secret half-sister
16th October 2020
The Belgian Royal Palace revealed a
welcomed surprise announcement on Thursday – King Philippe of the
Belgians had met his half-sister, Princess Delphine (formally known
as Delphine Boël) for the first time. The newly discovered siblings
had a three-hour meeting…
Secret Royal Weddings: the mystery of Anne Boleyn’s two marriages
15th October 2020
It was a royal union that changed England
forever. The marriage of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn followed years
of legal wrangling by the king which led to a religious revolution
and an international controversy. When they said ‘I do’, they did
so in secret but five centuries on, the question remains – how many
clandestine ceremonies did Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn take part in?
Their union…
