Her Majesty, who will be joined by
the Prince of Wales as Great Master of the order, will invest new
senior knights during the occasion as well as attending the
religious service during the occasion. The chapel of the order
is Henry VII Lady Chapel inside Westminster Abbey, where the
actual investiture of the knights will take place on Friday
morning. The origins of the Order of the Bath are…
Order of the Garter is the oldest and
most important British order of chivalry. It was founded by Edward
III in 1348. Each knight has on display a banner of their arms in
St George’s Chapel, Windsor. Buckingham Palace has announced that
the former heads of the Bank of…
Royal Central. The poll saw 1,002 people
take part and 602 (60%) of those said Her Majesty was the hardest
working Royal. Prince Charles came in second place with 12% of the
votes and Prince William placed third with 9%. Prince Andrew
received just five votes, placing him…
After the drive from the Irish embassy in
London accompanied by the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall,
the Presidential couple were greeted at the saluting dais before a
short journey in the Australian State Coach to the castle to
receive the full salute. The Queen travelled in one carriage with
the President and the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince of Wales and
Duchess of Cornwall travelled in…
President Higgins is the first Irish
president in history to visit the UK in an official capacity. On
Tuesday morning, he will be met by The Prince of Wales and Duchess
of Cornwall at the Irish Embassy, before travelling together to
Windsor Castle. His visit comes three…
During the visit, Tony Tan will be
accompanied by his wife, Mrs Mary Tan, and the couple will stay in
Buckingham Palace. This is the first State Visit to the United
Kingdom by a President of the Republic of Singapore. The
announcement came as the British Prime Minister…
The first engagement during Easter Court
this year is the unveiling of a Windsor Greys statue in Windsor
during which Prince William and Prince Philip will accompany her.
During her stay this year, The Queen is set to receive the
President of Ireland on a 4-day state visit at the Castle from
8th-11th April – one of two state visits Her Majesty will receive
throughout the course of this year. She…
A poll which was conducted by ReachTEL
found that 41.6% of people oppose the country becoming a republic
and the remaining 19% have no opinion. Speaking to the Sydney
Morning Herald, the Australians for a Constitutional Monarchy
convener, David Flint, said that these…
Prince Edward has been appointed ‘Lord
High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of
Scotland’ for 2014, Royal Central has learnt. The appointment,
though only active for one week (General Assembly week) in
Scotland, will involve Prince Edward sitting in…
The Times has published its annual letter
from Tim O’Donovan detailing the number of engagements undertaken
by members of the Royal Family in the past year. In his annual
survey of the Royal Family’s engagements, Mr O’Donovan noted,
“After the busy Diamond Jubilee year it is not surprising that
members of the Royal Family carried out fewer official duties in
2013.” He went on to say…
