Being Master of The Queen's Music is an
honorary positions which is usually bestowed on a musician of a
very high calibre, however since the reign of King George V the
role has seen no fixed duties given to the Master although they may
compose pieces for special royal or State occasions. Judith Weir
was born in 1954 to a Scottish family however the majority of her
childhood was spent near…
In an addition to the already prominent
scene of Buckingham Palace, the party set-up sees Prince
George accompanied by recreations of his parents, The Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge and grandparents, Prince Charles and Camilla,
and Michael and Carole Middleton. Also…
The Duchess of Cambridge will visit Malta
on 20th and 21st September this year at the celebrations for the
50th anniversary of Malta’s independence, the Palace has announced.
In her first solo overseas tour, Kate will visit the island – which
gained independence from the…
The picture was taken by Press
Association photographer John Stillwell when Prince George
visited the “Sensational Butterflies” exhibition at the
Natural History Museum earlier this month with his parents the Duke
and Duchess of Cambridge. It shows the young prince walking whilst
touring the exhibition in London. Released ahead of the Prince’s
first birthday by Kensington Palace, this…
The Bloodhound SSC is the fastest, most
powerful land vehicle in the world, with a maximum speed of 1,000
mph, which it can reach in less than 60 seconds. Engineers are
currently in the process of building this supersonic car, which is
set to be tested in Cornwall next…
The 72-year-old was diagnosed and treated
for the disease last year according to the Daily Mail’s diary. The
Prince’s spokesman, Simon Astaire, said “This particular problem
was, happily, diagnosed very early and treated successfully last
year by a surgical team who…
As part of the 70th anniversary
commemorations of the battle, 43 Brigade have spent four days in
Normandy retracing the steps of the 43rd Division from the conflict
70 years ago, as part of Operation Jupiter and the Normandy D-Day
landings. The culmination of the four day anniversary events
saw The Earl of Wessex pay a visit; Edward stood on and
watched as the soldiers, veterans and a group of…
The Street Swords program teaches young
people from disadvantaged backgrounds, including young offenders,
how to fence. Since being founded in 2008, the Streets Swords
program has taught fencing to over 800 young people and trained
over 80 young leaders. With training…
Since publishing this article, Royal
Central has learned per Clarence House that The Prince of Wales and
The Duchess of Cornwall plan to undertake official visits to
Colombia and Mexico later this year. Further details will be
released in due course. The Columbian President…
During a speech that saw Prince William
take over from Prince Charles's role, the speaker referred to
the Prince of Wales as having been 'quite buff' from a photograph
they saw in their office from the seventies of the Prince. The
compliment, however, was missed by the 66-year-old, and his son had
to explain to him what the term meant, saying 'you should be…
