From the moment you step through the
Buckingham Palace gates and join the crowds on the lawn you know
you’re at the start of a very special experience. With ladies and
gents in their finest and a sea of top hats and fascinators in
every direction, there’s a palpable air of excitement. The gates
open at 3 and guests were invited to stroll through private gardens
usually only seen by…
Why the royal standard would never reveal clues to “emergency” Buckingham Palace meeting
5th May 2017
While #BuckinghamPalace trended on
Twitter and the world waited in a frenzied state for news about the
“emergency” meeting called on Thursday, many people turned their
eyes to the flag flying over the palace. Though they may have hoped
it would reveal a clue as to the…
This morning The Queen began the official
countdown to the 2018 Commonwealth Games when she launched the
baton relay at Buckingham Palace, with the Duke of Edinburgh at her
side. The relay will see the baton travel more than 200,000 miles
through 71 countries over the next…
Across the street from Buckingham Palace,
a rather unusual embassy has been established through less than
official and legal means. Dubbed by its occupants as ‘the Rogue
Embassy’, the seven-storey property on the very fashionable
Grosvenor Gardens. has been taken over by a band of squatters as an
act of political activism. Hanging numerous banners from the
windows of their new…
Built of 775 rooms and housing no less
than 78 bathrooms and 1,514 doors, it’s little wonder that
Buckingham Palace has become a world famous architectural and
cultural landmark. Present-day Buckingham Palace – with its more
than 40,000 light bulbs and protection guards…
Uncertainty continues to surround The
Queen’s health and whether or not she will attend church this
Sunday as Her Majesty has not been seen in public since Christmas
after she came down with a heavy cold. Buckingham Palace was not
able to confirm whether the…
Only hours after the Russian ambassador
to Turkey, Andrey Karlov was shot dead on live television, a
lorry crashed into crowds at a Berlin Christmas market killing 12
and injuring another 48. In light of the attack, which Islamic
State has claimed responsibility for, London’s
Metropolitan Police announced road closures would be in effect as
of Wednesday in front of Buckingham Palace to…
With all the controversy
surrounding who should pay for the renovations at Buckingham
Palace, an opinion piece published by Royal
Central blogger, Benjamin Knights, certainly caused some
discussion after he argued that The Queen was, in fact, the one who
was going to be…
Buckingham Palace to undergo a 10-year £369 million refurbishment
18th November 2016
It has just been announced by the
Treasury that Buckingham Place will undergo a 10-year refurbishment
costing the UK taxpayer £369m. The work, which will begin next
April, will be the largest refurbishment Buckingham Palace has been
subject to in recent time. The Queen will…
Prince Charles causes a tank to be stationed outside of Buckingham Palace
9th November 2016
Is Prince Charles responsible for a tank
that is outside of Buckingham Palace? Maybe not the Prince Charles,
first-in-line to the throne we all know, but the future King
Charles III in the BBC drama most certainly is. King Charles III is
described as a “future history” drama, which will take a look at
life after Her Majesty passes away. The new king becomes upset at a
controversial…
