Today, Canada’s 29th Governor General,
Julie Payette will be sworn in with a ceremony mixed from “old and
new traditions”. The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian
Heritage, invited the public to come
down to Parliament Hill to take part in the
event or watch live online or television.
Traditional components will include “the swearing-in ceremony,
the presentation of…
Remembering Princess Charlotte of Wales, 200 years after her death
30th September 2017
The 6th November 2017 marks 200 years
since the death of Princess Charlotte of Wales. She was the queen
that Britain never had, and easily the most popular member of the
Royal Family during her lifetime. When she died in childbirth aged
just 21, she was deeply mourned by the…
The Queen is looking for a new Black Rod with a salary of £93,000
28th September 2017
Parliament is advertising for a new
Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod to replace Lieutenant General
David Leakey, who is retiring. Black Rod, who is The Queen’s
representative in Parliament, is best known for his role during the
State Opening of Parliament, where he knocks…
Canadian government considering eliminating historic royal liaison role
20th September 2017
Created in 1959, the position of Canadian
Secretary to the Queen (CSQ) is now under review as Canadian
government officials assess the future of the role. When the role
of CSQ was first created, the ceremonial duties it consisted of –
including acting as Canadian adviser to the monarch and coordinator
for royal visits – were handled by people such as the
Sergeant-at-Arms in the House of…
Buckingham Palace, Clarence House & Kensington Palace release rare joint statement
16th September 2017
The three royal households, Buckingham
Palace, Clarence House and Kensington Palace, have taken the
unusual step of releasing a joint statement following claims that
there is an ongoing power-struggle between the houses. An
investigation by The Times newspaper revealed…
Woman arrested following incident at Prince George's new school
13th September 2017
Scotland Yard says that a 40-year-old
woman has been arrested on suspicion of attempted burglary at
Prince George’s new school. The woman was arrested at 14:15hrs on
Wednesday, 13 September relating to an incident that occurred at
Thomas’s Battersea School the day…
Two people die after a plane crashes on The Queen's Sandringham Estate
12th September 2017
Two people have died after a light
aircraft crashed on The Queen’s Sandringham Estate in Norfolk on
Monday morning. The male pilot, who was in his 50s, and a female
passenger in her 70s, were pronounced dead at the scene when the
plane came down in the village of Wolferton on the estate. No other
persons were injured, and the Air Accident Investigation Branch has
launched an investigation into…
Woman expected to become New Zealand's next Prime Minister wants country to become a republic
7th September 2017
She is widely expected to become Prime
Minister of New Zealand in less than a month, and a few weeks
before polling day, Jacinda Ardern says that the country
should have a debate on whether to remove The Queen as Head of
State. Ms Ardern, who recently became leader of the…
120 people arrested outside Buckingham Palace & Kensington Palace in past five years
4th September 2017
Scotland Yard have recently revealed that
there have been 120 arrests made outside Buckingham and Kensington
Palaces in the last five years alone. The Sun newspaper obtained
the information under the Freedom of Information Act. With an
average of 24 incidents per year on the…
It has been twenty years since the news
that shocked the world was announced: Diana, Princess of Wales had
been killed in a Paris car crash in the early morning of 31 August
1997 alongside her partner, Dodi Al Fayed. The headline of the
Sunday Mirror on this day 20 years ago. Photo: Royal Central It was
breaking news all across the world and the headline story in the
majority of papers. Historic…
