Royal watchers in Belgium will have more
on their to-see lists this summer. Both the Royal Palace of
Brussels and the Royal Crypt in Laeken will be open to the public.
The Royal Palace of Brussels serves as the official home of the
King and Queen of the Belgians. The palace now stands on the
grounds of Coudenberg Palace, which dates back to the 11th century.
It burned down in the…
The party may soon be over for Boris
Johnson following a series of high profile ministerial resignations
which threaten the collapse of the government. Rishi Sunak, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer and Sajid Javid, the Health Secretary,
both resigned on Tuesday evening…
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 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 party, members of the
family are in Scotland to mark the annual Holyrood week. Taking
place between the end of June and 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…
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 eighteenth century. In a
statement, The Queen said she hopes garden visitors will have a
chance to reflect on what the…
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…
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 auction, he spent a mouth-watering £2,170 to
purchase the slice. Fast forward to May 2022, and unbelievably, the
62-year-old…
