Following Diana, Princess of Wales’s
untimely death in August 1997, thousands of flowers famously were
placed in front of Kensington and Buckingham Palace. At Kensington,
60 million flowers were placed, spanning 30 feet from the gates.
While those flowers are no longer there and it’s an idea of how
much she meant to people, the tributes to Diana are everlasting.
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The striking jewels that combine the stories of two royal families
1st September 2023
It is a set of sapphires that brings
together the histories of several royal dynasties and which made
its mark again when a brand new queen wore it for a major event at
the start of a new reign. The sapphires of the Royal Family have a
fascinating tale to tell. Queen…
26 years later: A look back on the day the people lost "their princess"
31st August 2023
Another 31 August and another year since
the untimely passing of Diana, Princess of Wales. She was known as
“the people’s princess,” and her death took a toll on people
worldwide. As another sombre anniversary passes, Royal Central
looks at how that fateful…
Queen Camilla has joined events bringing
people of all ages together through poetry. Her Majesty returned
briefly to London from Balmoral to support Poetry Together, the
annual event that encourages old and young to join together to read
poems. Established by author and broadcaster, Gyles Brandreth, in
2019, Poetry Together sees people learn a poem by heart together
before enjoying it along…
St James’s Palace is one of London’s most
senior royal palaces, but it would never live to be the regular
London home of the most senior royal, the monarch. The palace was
built by order of King Henry VIII in the 1530s on an isolated
hospital dedicated to…
Diana, Princess of Wales had just
divorced Prince Charles and was ready for a fresh start when her
life was cut short in a Paris car crash in August 1997. Her final
months were spent advocating for a number of humanitarian issues.
As another sombre anniversary passes…
Country music star Dolly Parton has
revealed she once turned down an invitation from the Princess of
Wales. The beloved 77-year-old said Catherine invited her for tea
while she was in London for work; however, Dolly declined. In true
Dolly fashion, the star hilariously explained her reasoning on BBC
2: “This time, Lordy, I even got invited to have tea with Kate, but
I couldn’t…
The King has presented a brand new colour
to the Royal Guard at Balmoral Castle. The regimental flag was
handed over by His Majesty in a short ceremony at Balmoral as he
began his residence there for the summer. Accompanied by The Queen,
King Charles presented the…
On May 6th 2023 at Westminster Abbey,
King Charles III was crowned with St. Edward’s Crown, at the moment
of coronation. The Archbishop of Canterbury placed the crown on His
Majesty’s head before declaring ”God Save The King.” The design of
St.
The dazzling display of aquamarines that has only been worn by Queen Elizabeth II
27th August 2023
The Aquamarine Parure began as a
coronation gift and has morphed into a jewelled legacy between a
Monarch and the people of Brazil who contributed, over a period of
15 years, to one of Queen Elizabeth II’s most fashionable and
complete parures. And now that set of sparkling gems is in the care
of Queen Camilla. Queen Elizabeth II was gifted the beginnings of
the Aquamarine Parure from the…
