During these health-conscious times,
smoking has been permitted in designated areas within Buckingham
Palace. Now, however, a no-smoking policy has been implemented at
all royal palaces. It will take effect next year. These include
Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, St James’s Palace, Kensington
Palace and the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. Up until a few
weeks ago, these designated areas…
BREAKING NEWS: Prince Andrew releases unprecedented statement denying rift between himself and Charles
9th December 2016
The Duke of York has released an
unprecedented statement categorically denying media reports that he
is in the midst of a bitter dispute with his brother, Prince
Charles, over the future roles of Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie.
The statement in full: “Over the past few…
The annual Diplomatic Reception that took
place at Buckingham Palace is usually left to the imagination, yet
this year we were given a rare glimpse inside. Buckingham Palace
agreed that an image of the senior royals taken before dinner would
be released. In the photo of the…
A date has been confirmed for the wedding
of Pippa Middleton, the younger sister of the Duchess of Cambridge.
Pippa Middleton and her fiance James Matthews have sent out
save-the-dates according to US Magazine notifying guests
that the nuptials will be taking place on 20 May 2017. The
wedding, which will be significantly more low-key than the wedding
of her sister, the then Kate Middleton to…
Prince Andrew first wanted his daughter,
Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie to become full-time working royals.
However, Prince Charles, who is hoping in streamlining the monarchy
when he is King felt that the two should not be given the
taxpayer-funded role. It is now being…
With Prince Harry bending the rules of
the Royal Family this past week in order to go visit his
girlfriend, Meghan Markle in Toronto, rumours are swirling that
Harry is serious about popping the question. So should a royal
wedding be coming in the not too distant future (and…
Duke of Cambridge attends private dinner to advocate for protecting African elephants
8th December 2016
On Wednesday evening, The Duke of
Cambridge was the guest of honour at a charity event hosted by the
Giants Club. This club is backed by The Independent and works to
protect elephants and conserve the land they live and rely on.
Evgeny Lebedev is the Patron of the Giants Club and was the host of
this dinner, which was held at the Kensington Palace state
apartments. Prince William mingled with…
Prince Charles visited the Bank of
England this week, following a visit in February to Clarence House
by the Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney. It was his
first visit since 2002, and his first tour of the Bank since 1979.
However, when he sat at the Governor’s…
This is an opinion piece by Royal
Central’s Deputy Editor Jamie Samhan Once again, Prince Harry
and his girlfriend, Meghan Markle are making headlines. This time
the controversy stems over should Prince Harry have taken a detour
to Toronto before heading back to London…
The Queen had to be escorted away from
her dinner yesterday afternoon after an intruder made his way into
the hotel where she was dining with senior servants. The intruder,
who was wearing a hoodie, jeans and trainers, was tackled by royal
protection as he ran into the hotel with his hands waving in the
air. Her Majesty was dining Goring Hotel with servants when the
incident occurred. The…
