Laurie Doyle, a registered nurse from
Lousiville and avid Royal watcher, could not believe her luck on
Friday afternoon. What began as a chilly day standing in front of
the Cathedral of the Assumption turned into shaking the hand of the
future King of England complete with a proper curtsey. Laurie, a
Royal Central reader, was kind enough to discuss her experience
with me. Laurie your Twitter name…
The Queen-in-Council issued a
proclamation setting out the dates when Parliament will be
prorogued ahead of its dissolution, heralding the beginning of the
short campaign for the British General Election on this May.
The Order read that Parliament would be prorogued (which…
The UK Supreme Court has today
confirmed that it will hand down judgement next Thursday on
whether the contents of letters sent between The Prince of Wales
and government ministers should be revealed to the public. Prince
Charles wrote a series of letters to seven…
The final piece in our Queen Mother
series sees us focus on the last few years of her life in the
2000s, her death and legacy she left behind. Our post begins in
early 2000 when The Queen Mother celebrated her centenary. She was
the first member of the Royal Family to reach her 100th birthday
and was said to be “very pleased” to celebrate such an occasion.
There were some minor…
Manuscript by Queen Victoria to go on show at the Queen's Gallery in Edinburgh
19th March 2015
A gilded manuscript describing Queen
Victoria’s visit to the Scottish Highlands is set to go on display
at the Queen’s Gallery in Edinburgh later this month. First
published in 1884, More Leaves from the Journal of Our Life in the
Highlands contains excerpts…
On their first full day in Washington
D.C, Prince Charles and The Duchess of Cornwall visited several
historic landmarks including the Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther
King Memorial and Mount Vernon. The Duchess of Cornwall at Mount
Vernon. Charles and Camilla began a…
Prince William received some on-the-job
training from Her Majesty The Queen on Wednesday as he accompanied
her, for the first time, as she received foreign ambassadors at
Buckingham Palace. This particular regular royal duty saw The Queen
and Prince William greet the Nicaraguan Ambassador as well as
the Ambassador for Austria. It was confirmed by Aides that Prince
William’s presence at…
Prince Harry will attend the launch event
for Walking With The Wounded’s (WWTW) “Walk of Britain” at the
Mandarin Oriental Hotel in London. Harry is Patron of the charity.
The Prince will meet the wounded service personnel taking part in
the trek. He will…
The Queen and Prince Philip to visit National Memorial to the Few and Canterbury Cathedral in Kent
17th March 2015
The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will
be in Kent on Thursday 26th March where they will visit the
National Memorial to the Few in Capel-le-Ferne. Following their
visit to the national memorial, Her Majesty and Prince Philip will
attend a service at Canterbury…
After ten years of active service with
the Armed Forces, Kensington Palace has confirmed that Prince Harry
will leave operational service this summer. Prince Harry
wearing his Army Air Corps sky blue beret with Blues and Royals
badge. His Royal Highness is to focus more of his time on
charitable work, including a period of the summer in Africa with
conservation experts. The Prince will step down…
