British comedian Russell Brand has this
week attracted significant criticism for a post on social media
site Facebook in which he equated The Queen’s German heritage to
Nazism. The post garnered significant attention from Brand’s 3.4m
Facebook followers, many of whom were appalled by his
expletive-ridden rant, taking to the comments section to express
their outrage. Brand, well known…
Eat, drink and be merry: Charles and Camilla enjoy their first day as part of annual visit to Cornwall
20th July 2015
After wrapping up a very successful week
in Wales a few weeks ago, The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall began
their annual visit to the South West. A bit of rain did not dampen
the spirit of The Duchess of Cornwall during her visit to Padstow
on Monday. The theme for their time…
Buckingham Palace reacts to images showing The Queen as a child appearing to give Nazi salute
18th July 2015
Buckingham Palace has said it is
disappointed by the decision of The Sun newspaper to publish an
image taken in 1933 of The Queen performing a Nazi salute under the
gaze of her uncle, the man who later became Edward VIII. The image
that appears on their front page this…
The 70th anniversary of Victory over
Japan Day will be commemorated by the Royal Family on Saturday 15th
August as The Queen, accompanied by Prince Philip, will attend a
service at St Martin-in-the-Fields Church, Trafalgar Square. On the
same day, the Prince of Wales will be accompanied by the Duchess of
Cornwall as they attend a Drumhead Service and wreath laying
ceremony on Horse Guards Parade…
Today is the 68th birthday of The Duchess
of Cornwall. To celebrate the occasion, Royal Central has compiled
a list of 10 facts about The Duchess. The Duchess of Cornwall
pictured here in 2011 at the Hampton Court Flower Show. 1. The
Duchess of Cornwall is the daughter of…
Prince William undertakes first mission with East Anglian Air Ambulance
15th July 2015
As Prince William has started his new job
as a co-pilot with the East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA), his first
call of duty came on Monday, but was shortly dismissed as he and
his team were not needed. Yet an incident near Lyng Farm,
Garboldisham located on the…
Prince George turns two years old on the
22nd July and to mark this special occasion, the Royal Mint have
released a commemorative sterling silver £5 coin. The limited
edition coin depicts a contemporary re-imaging of the St George and
the dragon legend by Christopher Le Brun whilst the other side
bears the current portrait of Her Majesty The Queen by Jody Clark.
Speaking of the recently released…
The Great Yorkshire Show, now in
157th-year continued its royal connection on Tuesday. Its patron,
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall attended the first
day of what is heralded as “England’s Premier Agricultural Event .”
The Prince of Wales and…
Prince Harry has announced that the
second Invictus Games will take place in Orlando, Florida in 2016.
The news came in a video recorded last month by Harry and published
today on the Kensington Palace Twitter account. The games will take
place from May 8th to Mary 12th 2016…
The Duke of York was installed as the new
Chancellor of Huddersfield University yesterday, succeeding the
11-year term of actor Sir Patrick Stewart. The appointment, which
is Prince Andrew’s first university chancellorship, came with an
honorary doctorate and both were awarded during a ceremony at the
university. Prince Andrew is installed as Chancellor and recievees
his honorary doctorate…
