In the past fiscal year, the Royal Family
spent more than £100 million on significant repair work on
Buckingham Palace, drawing large amounts of funding. The
Royal Family released its annual spending report for the last
financial year, released on Thursday, 30 June. The Sovereign Grant
report details how the Royal Family has spent their funds.
During the last financial year, the Royal…
The short royal garden party season has
come to a close for 2022. The Prince of Wales, the Earl and
Countess of Wessex, and The Princess Royal hosted guests at the
Palace of Holyroodhouse for the final party of the season. The
Royal Family did not travel just for the…
Summer visits to royal palaces are
possible again, with a Dutch palace opening its doors.
According to the Dutch Royal Family’s official Twitter, tickets are
available to visit Noordeinde Palace on 23 July, 30 July, 6 August,
and 13 August. Visitors will be able to…
With the Platinum Jubilee right around
the corner, The Queen’s past jubilees have become a popular topic
of discussion again. At Royal Central, we are looking at the
Milestones of a Monarch and among the biggest moments in her reign
was Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012. The Queen
celebrated her Diamond Jubilee in 2012, with the main festivities
taking place over a four day weekend in…
A new and historic rose has been planted
in the Buckingham Palace Gardens in honour of one of Britain’s
first black gardeners. The rose, bred as a mark of community and
friendship, is named the John Ystumllyn rose after a celebrated
horticulturalist who lived in…
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee emblem is
taking centre stage in a new, limited exhibition at the Victoria
and Albert Museum in South Kensington. The display will celebrate
the creativity of the young aspiring designers and the number of
submissions for emblems to mark…
Two people have been taken to hospital
after an incident occurred during a rehearsal for a key Platinum
Jubilee event in London. The Ministry of Defence has refused to
comment on what the incident was, although it is understood a stand
collapsed. According to reports, two people have been taken to
hospital and three others were treated in Horse Guards Road where
Trooping The Colour will take…
A slice of royal history has been bought
at auction twice by the same man, and he’s determined to have his
cake and eat it, too. When Gerry Layton of Alwoodley, Yorkshire,
saw a piece of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer’s wedding cake
for sale at a 2021…
Prince Charles delivers The Queen's Speech whilst Her Majesty watches on from home at Windsor
10th May 2022
The Prince of Wales has for the first
time delivered The Queen’s Speech in place of his mother at the
State Opening of Parliament. The ceremony, on May 10th 2022, was
the first time in 59 years that The Queen has missed the State
Opening – her last absence…
Prince William to attend the State Opening of Parliament with Prince Charles in absence of The Queen
9th May 2022
The Duke of Cambridge will accompany his
father, the Prince of Wales, at the State Opening of Parliament on
Tuesday. On Monday evening, Buckingham Palace revealed that The
Queen had reluctantly decided to withdraw from the ceremonial
occasion due to ‘episodic mobility problems.’ Prince William will
attend the event as a Counsellor Of State – a senior member of The
Royal Family who…
