As the world waits for The Queen to
become the longest-reigning monarch in British history, Royal
Central takes a look back at Her Majesty’s reign through the
decades. Buckingham Palace balcony following the Coronation. In
honour of this historical day, I asked a few individuals that are
well known to all royal followers the following question: “As The
Queen becomes the…
A is for Apollo 11, the craft which
helped put a man on the moon in 1969. The Queen sent a message of
congratulations on the historic event and during her long reign she
has also met several pioneering astronauts including Neil Armstrong
and Buzz Aldrin. Queen…
Business as usual: The Queen celebrates day of longest reign during Scottish Borders visit
9th September 2015
The Queen has signalled that it is
business as usual on the day she becomes Britain’s longest-reigning
monarch, visiting and opening Scotland’s new Borders Railway at a
ceremony in Tweedbank Station this afternoon. The Queen speaks to
Alyson Weir, Headteacher at…
A new photo has been released by
Buckingham Palace to mark The Queen becoming the longest-reigning
British Monarch. The photograph, taken at Buckingham Palace in July
in The Queen’s private audience room, shows Her Majesty seated at
her desk, with one of her official red boxes. The Queen is wearing
a pink and white floral print day dress by Karl Ludwig. She wore
this dress in Perth, Western…
On the eve of Queen Elizabeth II becoming
Britain’s longest-reigning monarch we look at some of the
significant milestones in her life, how they were marked and
reflect on some of Her Majesty’s words. The Queen and The Duke of
Edinburgh. June 15th 2015. Windsor…
Not all kings and queens are born in
castles. And the monarch about to become the longest reigning of
them all began her life in a house in a rather ordinary street in a
very genteel part of London. The story of Victoria started in
Kensington Palace. The tale of the woman…
Long to Reign Over Us: Royal Central shares their memories of The Queen
8th September 2015
Tomorrow, 9th September, will see Her
Majesty The Queen overtake her great-great grandmother, Queen
Victoria, as Britain’s longest reigning Monarch and take her place
in the history books- if she wasn’t already there. To mark the
occasion, we at Royal Central thought it would be the perfect time
to share with our readers our recollections of The Queen, from
first memories to stand out…
Many of us have been watching the myriad
of posts regarding Queen Elizabeth being set to exceed Queen
Victoria as Britain’s longest reigning monarch on Wednesday, 9th
September. The Queen pictured here in 2012 when she visited The
Bank of England. By the Numbers To start…
Our historic Queen: how Europe's other royal reigns measure up
8th September 2015
We are now just 24 hours away from
history. On September 9th 2015, The Queen becomes the longest
reigning monarch in British history. There is huge interest in this
magical moment when Elizabeth II overtakes Victoria with people
around the world waiting for the day when the…
As The Queen this week becomes Britain’s
longest reigning monarch, Madame Tussauds in London will be playing
their part in the celebrations as they dress their wax-work figure
of Her Majesty in a new crystal covered dress. The Queen will
overtake her great-great grandmother, Queen Victoria’s, reign on
Wednesday 9th September. A previous waxwork figure of The Queen at
Madame Tussauds in…
