The Princess Royal has returned to work
after a Christmas and New Year break following her attendance at a
farming conference in Oxford. Princess Anne, who has long been
considered by many to be the hardest working member of The Royal
Family, attended the event as Honorary President of the conference.
This was the first royal engagement of 2023, with most members of
The Royal Family enjoying…
The change of sovereign was always going
to be more than just a change of the person who sits on the throne.
Over the course of her 70 year reign, Queen Elizabeth II started
many royal traditions, most notably at Christmas time, which became
a well established…
The year 2022 has left its mark on royal
history. The past twelve months have changed much and the United
Kingdom has lived under the reign of two Monarchs. Elizabeth II’s
record breaking rule reached another magnificent milestone as 2022
began. Her Late Majesty became…
King Charles has hailed Pope Benedict
XVI’s efforts to promote peace and goodwill as he paid tribute to
the former Pontiff following his death. Pope Benedict, who retired
as leader of the Roman Catholic Church in 2013, died on New Year’s
Eve 2022 in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican City. King
Charles, who met Pope Benedict in 2009, sent a message of
condolence to Pope Francis…
The Queen watches on with pride as Lady Louise drives Prince Philip’s carriages at Windsor Horse Show
31st December 2022
As 2022 comes to an end, Royal Central
takes a look back at our ten most popular posts of the year. Our
most most read article of the year was when Lady Louise Windsor
competed at the Royal Windsor Horse Show in front of her
grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II. Now a precious…
As 2022 comes to an end, Royal Central
takes a look back at our ten most popular posts of the year. Our
second most read article was by Jess Ilse on the news that the
Countess of Wessex has received a new title from Queen Elizabeth
II. Originally published on 12th May 2022…
The Queen refused entry to Royal Windsor Horse Show after guard mistakes her for random ‘old dear’
31st December 2022
As 2022 comes to an end, Royal Central
takes a look back at our ten most popular posts of the year. Our
third most read article was an anecdote about the time Queen
Elizabeth II was refused entry to the Royal Windsor Horse Show
after being mistaken for a ‘random old dear’. Originally published
on 15th May 2022, the full post can be read below. The Queen has
attended the Royal Windsor Horse…
The loyal cousin - the Duke of Kent at Queen Elizabeth II's side in the last part of her reign
31st December 2022
At the start of her Platinum Jubilee,
Queen Elizabeth II was very certain who she wanted at her side. Her
heirs would get their own moment in the spotlight but as the world
turned its gaze upon the longest reigning Monarch in British
history at this special time in her epic…
They were taken to mark a truly historic
moment and became a record of a truly historic time. A series of
portraits of Queen Elizabeth II were released through the early
months of 2022 to mark Her Late Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee. As the
year ended, they became a fitting…
ROYAL YEAR IN REVIEW: The death of Queen Elizabeth II - the end of a truly historic reign
31st December 2022
In the end, it was a shock that still
seems surreal. When Buckingham Palace announced, in genteel
language, on September 8th 2022 that Queen Elizabeth II was unwell,
the possibility that the Monarch who had been part of so many lives
for so long was about to pass on the Crown was almost too much to
take in. Slowly, quietly and then quickly, starkly, millions in the
UK and around the world began a…
