As senior members of the Royal Family
take on engagements for Holyrood Week, those who have passed away
were still very much at the forefront of Royal Family members’
minds. It’s been a little over a year since Prince Philip, the Duke
of Edinburgh, died in April 2021. During Holyrood Week, his eldest
son, the Prince of Wales, known as the Duke of Rothesay in
Scotland, followed in…
A special celebration marking what would
have been the late Duke of Edinburgh’s 100th birthday was quietly
marked this week on the eve of his wife’s Platinum Jubilee. Fields
in Trust, one of Prince Philip’s longest-held patronages, held a
dinner in honour of his…
Throughout The Queen’s seventy year reign
she has hosted dozens of world leaders on State Visits. And it all
began with a meeting with friends in 1954. In June that year, Her
Majesty welcomed King Gustaf VI Adolf and Queen Louise of Sweden as
they made the first…
Milestones of a Monarch: The Queen presents the World Cup to Bobby Moore
28th April 2022
On 30 July 1966, an estimated audience of
32.3 million viewers tuned in to watch the World Cup Final between
England and West Germany at Wembley Stadium. Of the thousands who
got to watch the match in person were The Queen and the Duke of
Edinburgh were in attendance. The match went into overtime as
German player Wolfgang Weber scored an 89th-minute equaliser to tie
the game. England went on…
In honour of 70 years of the throne,
senior members of the Royal Family are touring the United Kingdom
and parts of the Commonwealth. With The Princess Royal set to visit
Papua New Guinea in honour of the Platinum Jubilee, Royal Central
is taking a look at past Jubilee…
In 1977, the United Kingdom and
Commonwealth celebrated as it was the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth
II, marking the 25th anniversary of The Queen’s accession to the
throne. Celebrations were marked in June during “Jubilee Days”
which coincided with The…
The William vs Kate rivalry returns as they take to the waters in The Bahamas
26th March 2022
As their first royal tour of the
Caribbean wraps up, the friendly rivalry between the Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge returned during a sailing regatta in the
choppy waters of the Bahamas. Braving the rain, the Duke and
Duchess headed to Montagu Beach for one of the country’s first
sailing regattas since the global health crisis began. William and
Kate cheered on young sailors from the…
During the reign of Queen Victoria and
Prince Albert, Windsor Castle was made their primary royal
residence despite the Queen complaining early on in her reign that
the castle was “prison-like” and “dull and tiresome.” She would
often prefer Osborne…
Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, will
follow in the footsteps of his late father, Prince Philip, the Duke
of Edinburgh, and will become the new president of the Royal
Windsor Horse Show. Show management announced the Earl would take
over as president of the 79-year-old…
February 6 1952 was expected to be just
another day as Princess Elizabeth visited Kenya with her husband
Prince Philip. In unfortunate circumstances, that day would change
the Princess’ life forever. For on that day, she lost her father
and became the United Kingdom’s new monarch, at the age of 25. The
Princess and her husband had flown from Heathrow to Kenya on 31
January, seen off…
