The Queen has been joined by two of her
sons, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward, at a Holyrood garden party.
The garden party welcomed 8,000 people from all sorts of Scottish
life to the beautiful grounds of Holyrood Palace. The Queen meets a
selection of random guests. The music for the garden party was
performed by the Royal Marine Band of Scotland, The Royal Scottish
Pipers’ Society, and The…
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of
Cornwall made a highly-anticipated appearance on Wednesday night’s
Australian MasterChef. Despite the Prince of Wales sampling all
sorts of dishes during his trips around the world, he was left
speechless when he was served green ants…
In 1938, 80 summers ago, twelve-year-old
Princess Elizabeth (now Queen Elizabeth II) and her younger sister,
Margaret, looked forward excitedly to their annual holiday in
Scotland during August and September. Only the recent death of
their beloved maternal grandmother, the…
Queen Victoria, who ruled from 1837 to
1901, laid out some very specific instructions for her funeral. Her
personal physician was with her in her final hours when she died on
the Isle of Wight. She was surrounded by her family, including
her son and successor King Edward VII and her oldest grandson,
Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany. She requested that her favourite
pet, a Pomeranian called Turi to…
The Queen attended a Royal Air Force
reception in Edinburgh on the evening of the 3rd of July. Squadron
603, otherwise known as the City of Edinburgh Squadron was being
granted the Freedom of the City. Freedom of the City of Edinburgh
is the highest honour the city can grant…
Prince William takes to Twitter to congratulate Team England on their win
4th July 2018
After England won against Colombia in a
penalty shootout, Prince William took to Twitter to join in the
pride being shared across the nation. The Duke of Cambridge, also
president of the Football Association, tweeted from Kensington
Palace’s twitter account in a rare…
On Tuesday, 17 July the Duke and Duchess
of Sussex will visit the Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall in
London to view the Nelson Mandela Centenary Exhibition. Exploring
the historic life and experiences of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
(1918 – 2013), the exhibition marks the centenary of his birth and
provides insight into his inspirational journey. From a young
freedom fighter to an…
Speaking in the August issue of British
Vogue, Oprah Winfrey has revealed that she’s still savouring all
the great memories from attending the royal wedding at St George’s
Chapel, Windsor Castle back in May. Winfrey said that the wedding
“left me feeling that anything…
This year’s summer opening of Buckingham
Palace will see a number of Royal Family portraits displayed at the
‘Prince & Patron’ exhibition. This year marks the 70th birthday of
the Prince of Wales and to celebrate, the exhibition will bring
together over 100 pieces of…
The official announcement that King
Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands will make a
state visit to the UK this autumn is confirmation of a long-awaited
and hotly anticipated trip. The visit will run between October 23rd
and 24th and will see the Dutch royals hosted at Buckingham Palace.
Ahead of the visit, Royal Central looks back at past trips between
the two nations. One of the…
