A royal tradition dating back to the 12th
century is being carried out this week as the annual Swan Upping
takes place on the River Thames. For the past 800 years, the swan
population along the Thames has been checked and measured – first
as a ceremony, but now as a matter of conservation. The Swan Upping
started when the Royal Family claimed ownership of the mute swans
along the river. These…
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex attended
the London premiere of Disney’s upcoming The Lion King on Sunday
evening, meeting Hollywood royalty – including Beyoncé and Jay-Z –
and teasing a new conservation initiative. Prince Harry was slated
to attend the premiere since…
Prince of Wales says next 18 months critical for humanity when dealing with rapid climate change and biodiversity loss
15th July 2019
The Prince of Wales warned late last week
that the next 18 months would be crucial to the survival of
humanity with the rise of global warming. Prince Charles made the
remarks at a reception in his London residence, Clarence House, for
Commonwealth Foreign Ministers, where…
There’s no official word on whether she
baked it herself. However, as England’s cricketers took part in a
nail biting final in a World Cup on home soil, the Duchess of
Cornwall had afternoon tea well and truly sorted. Those taking part
in this instant classic of a match became the proud recipients of a
rather spectacular cake sent to them by none other than Camilla
herself. The baked tribute…
It felt like a changing of the guard. For
decades, the Duke of Kent has handed over the prizes at Wimbledon
but today he stepped aside. For the first time, the Duchess of
Cambridge presented the trophies on Centre Court at the end of an
already legendary match. The…
This summer, Royal Central is taking a
look at the lines of succession across Europe and this latest
installment looks at the first twenty with a claim on the British
throne. Elizabeth II has achieved much in her long reign and from a
dynastic point of view she has…
There were two near misses for the
Duchess of Cornwall while flying in a helicopter from Sandringham
where she and the Prince of Wales had visited the Sandringham
Flower Show to her Wiltshire home, according to the Daily Mail. She
had taken off from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s Norfolk
home, Anmer Hall at 1.11 pm. Her Royal Highness was flying in the
Sikorsky S76 from The Queen’s Flight…
A workout sweatshirt of Diana, Princess
of Wales, has sold at the Fine Autographs and Artifacts auction for
$53,532 at the RR Auction ending on 10 July based out of Boston,
Massachusetts. The navy sweatshirt is by Virgin Atlantic and was
her go-to workout gear. It was given…
Wimbledon Champ, Simona Halep, can't hide her excitement at Kate and Meghan watching her win
13th July 2019
She’d just won the most famous tennis
tournament in the world but tennis star, Simona Halep, came over
ever so slightly star struck as she was crowned Wimbledon champion
for 2019. The Romanian player, the first from her country to ever
claim a singles title at the All…
It’s set to be a right royal turnout at
Wimbledon this weekend as the famous tennis tournament comes to a
close. Leading the way will be the Duke of Kent who is President of
the All England Club and whose presence at the finals is a long
standing royal commitment. But he’ll have company this weekend in
the famous royal box as the titles at Wimbledon 2019 are decided.
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