The Queen has sent a message of support
to the victims of the Glasgow police helicopter crash. A police
helicopter carrying three people crashed into a pub in the city
centre on Friday evening, killing those on board and five inside
the pub. Scottish police confirmed a further 14 people are being
treated for “very serious injuries” in several hospitals across
Glasgow. The 87-year-old…
Just recently on the 6th of November,
Australia marked 14 years since voting “no” in a referendum to
abolish the Australian Monarchy and become the Republic of
Australia. The topic of Monarchy vs Republic has always been one of
fervent discussion in many…
Charles II was famous for his
illegitimate children, and there have been many monarchs and their
families that have had secrets they wanted to keep
hidden. Now it has been suggested that one of
Queen Victoria’s daughters, Princess Louise, could have been one
of…
King George VI contemplated declaring war
on Germany prior to Hitler’s Invasion of Poland in 1939. Sotheby’s
will auction off an initial draft of King George VI’s speech in
which he tells the country that Britain was ready, willing and
able to declare war on Germany. It is the first time in
74 years, that the draft has become available. The speech was
the King’s first broadcast…
If skating through history catches ones
fancy, then the chance to hit the ice at the Tower of London is a
must. Now in its 8th year, the Tower moat is the site for the
holiday ice skating. Undoubtedly the Tower moat is the most
recognized moat in London, if not in the…
Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce during
her speech on Friday 22nd of November has become the first
Governor-General in the position’s history to come out in favour of
Australia severing ties to the Monarchy. The very comments
have seen some of Ms Bryce’s…
Today is the 66th wedding anniversary of
Her Majesty The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh. Royal Central
wishes the royal couple many happy returns of the day. Now married
for 66 years, The Queen first met her future husband Prince Philip
when she was just 13 years old at the wedding of his cousin,
Princess Marina of Greece. It was love at first sight for the young
princess. She stayed keen to the…
Her Majesty The Queen has formally
invited the President of the Republic of Ireland, Michael D Higgins
and his wife, Sabina, to stay with the her at Windsor Castle next
April for a State Visit to the UK. He will become the first Irish
head of state to make an official state…
Her Majesty The Queen, His Royal Highness
The Duke of Edinburgh and other members of the Royal Family have
formally welcomed Her Excellency Park Geun-hye, President of
the Republic of Korea to the United Kingdom on a state visit, at
Horse Guards Parade this morning. The…
Equality in the peerage took a big step
forward last Friday when a bill which seeks to remove the gender
bias of titles in the United Kingdom and also to afford husbands of
peers and civil partners of peers courtesy titles got its second
reading in the House of Lords. The Queen herself has given her
approval for the bill to proceed, as is required for any bill which
concerns the royal…
