The Duchess of Cambridge will be
attending The Fostering Excellence Awards on 17th November,
Kensington Palace announce. The awards are held to celebrate the
achievements of young people, social workers, foster carers and
others in the fostering community. Award winners will meet the
Duchess of Cambridge at a special party and Her Royal Highness will
be presenting the Fostering Achievement Award…
New Australian Prime Minister calls time on Knight and Damehoods
2nd November 2015
The newly-elected Australian Prime
Minister has announced that the country will no appoint knights and
dames under the reformed honours system. Malcolm Turnbull, who was
elected into office in September, described the titles as being
“not appropriate” in modern-day…
The full details of the State Visit to
Malta by The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have been released.
Highlights of the three-day visit, from November 26th to November
28th, include a reception for the people of the island and a
glittering State Dinner. The visit is being…
A glimpse into the wedding of the Duke
and Duchess of Cambridge is about to go under the auctioneer’s
hammer. A menu from the meal that took place after their marriage
is up for sale this week, and it’s expected to go for at least
1,000 US dollars, around £650 at today’s exchange rate. The menu
card is one of those laid out for the guests who joined the
newlyweds for this special meal at…
Dodgy character tries to gain access to The Queen and Chinese President
27th October 2015
During the latest state visit from
Chinese President Xi Jinping, a heated exchange between his
security team and British officials took place after a
Beijing-based “spy” acted as Jinping’s translator to gain access to
The Queen’s State Coach. Without…
A picture is worth a thousand words and
this new feature on Royal Central aims to give you a bit of easy
weekend reading as we look back on the royal week in photos. There
were plenty of special images from the State Visit this week of
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his…
Remembrance Sunday service shortened so Queen and veterans spend less time standing
23rd October 2015
Buckingham Palace has announced that the
Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph will be shorter this year.
The ceremony will be changed slightly to limit the amount of time
that The Queen and the veterans who take part have to stand. Many
veterans, some now in their nineties, wait for hours to be in place
for the service and following the Act of Remembrance they take part
in the march past the…
The Duke of York’s younger daughter,
Princess Eugenie, attended the opening of the Newcastle
University’s new London campus on Wednesday. The Princess herself
is a former Newcastle University student, having studied English
and History of Art there before…
The Earl and Countess of Strathearn, as
the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are known in Scotland, made their
first official visit to Dundee on Friday. As most will recall,
William and Catherine first met while students nearby at the
University of St Andrews. The majority of…
Saving the family farm: Prince Charles spends the day in Derbyshire on behalf of The Prince's Countryside Fund
23rd October 2015
Supporting farmers was the dominant theme
of The Prince of Wales’s visit to Derbyshire on Friday. Prince
Charles, a champion for the family farm heard first-hand accounts
from Buxton area farmers about the trials and tribulations they
face and how The Prince’s Countryside Fund, is rendering the help
the farmers and their families need. Charles founded The Prince’s
Countryside…
