The Princess Royal has received two
military promotions ahead of her 70th birthday tomorrow. The Queen
has approved the promotion of her daughter in the Royal Army and
Royal Air Force. The Princess was promoted to the rank of general
in the Army and air chief marshal in the Air Force. The
appointments bring her ranks in-line in the Army and Air Force with
her rank in the Royal Navy.
The Prince of Wales, known as the Duke of
Rothesay while in Scotland, has visited the site of the fatal
Aberdeenshire train crash. Three people were killed on Wednesday
when the 6.38 am Aberdeen to Glasgow Queen Street ScotRail train
service derailed near Stonehaven amid…
The Princess Royal turns 70 on August
15th 2020. It’s a big birthday for anyone but this milestone is
also providing an opportunity to look back and celebrate many of
the achievements of a princess who only grows more popular. Anne’s
story is a fascinating tale…
The Broadway musical about the late
Diana, Princess of Wales’s life, is set to premiere on Netflix
after the COVID-19 pandemic prevented the new show from performing
on its original opening night on 31 March. Diana: A New Musical
will now air on Netflix before the curtains open back up for its
premiere on Broadway on 25 May 2021. It will be on the streaming
service at some point before…
It might be the height of summer but
August has plenty of royal history within its 31 days. From
birthdays to wedding anniversaries to coronations, here are some of
the most famous royal August anniversaries. August 4, 1981 On this
day in 1981 Meghan, the Duchess of…
She’s known for her practical, down to
earth approach in all walks of life and fashion is no different for
the Princess Royal. In an age when royal fashion is a major focus,
the princess prefers to make her wardrobe work for her, rewearing
old favourites and taking one…
The Princess Royal was born on August
15th 1950, the second child of the then Princess Elizabeth and her
husband, the Duke of Edinburgh. Her arrival, at Clarence House in
London, provided Britain with a brand new princess but although
there was excitement and interest in the birth, the royal baby
mania that had accompanied the debut of her big brother, Charles,
two years earlier, wasn’t…
The Queen's great sadness after three people die in a train crash close to Balmoral Castle
12th August 2020
The Queen has expressed her sadness and
condolences after three people died after a train derailed just a
short distance from where she is in residence at Balmoral Castle. A
major incident was declared on Wednesday the incident which
occurred near Stonehaven, just an…
Today we’re looking at another one of The
Princess Royal’s longest-standing charitable associations: Save the
Children UK. Princess Anne became President of Save the Children in
1970, one of her earliest associations. In that time, she has
travelled extensively…
As the only daughter of the Queen,
Princess Anne was always in line for an historic title. But before
she became Princess Royal, she was known by different styles and
not all of them are that well known. As the princess marks her 70th
birthday, Royal Central looks at the titles that have been used by
Anne. The princess has been an HRH since birth. She arrived at
11.50am on August 15th 1950…
