Day two of Prince Charles and the Duchess
of Cornwall’s visit to New Zealand proved to be an eventful one.
The Duchess was serenade by Hannah Grace in what she calls the
biggest performance of her young career. Given the approval by
Camilla, third-year Te Whawa student sang a solo during
‘Pungawerewere’ alongside 50 of her classmates. This isn’t the
first time Grace has had a big…
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of
Cornwall will this week visit T?rangawaewae Marie as part of their
ongoing visit of New Zealand. Whilst there, the royal couple will
sample a cup of Zealong Tea, the country’s national tea, during a
banquet with Maori King…
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…
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 Australia. The introduction of
knights and dames was short-lived in the Commonwealth country, as
they were only reintroduced last…
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…
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 hesitation, the British diplomatic
protection squad confronted the Chinese official, and he was
ousted, according to The Sunday Times, who…
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…
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 graduating in 2012. Newcastle
University London is based in Middlesex Street in central London
and offers full and part-time undergraduate…
