India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to have private meetings with The Queen and UK Prime Minister Theresa May during his visit to the UK for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).
Narendra Modi and 52 other heads of government are due to arrive for the meetings in London and Windsor which take place from the 16th April until the 20th April. This is when the UK will…
Prince Charles set to take on more royal duties as he cuts charities to fill in for The Queen
2nd January 2018
His Royal Highness Prince Charles conducted more than 500 royal engagements in 2017 as he increasingly stepped in to allow The Queen to cut back on her commitments and travel. It’s now been revealed that as part of his taking on more royal responsibility from his mother…
Earlier this week, The Queen hosted senior members of her staff at the Goring Hotel where she was seen leaving the luncheon. The Palace also revealed that Her Majesty had gifted all of her 1,500 strong staff with Christmas puddings.
This tradition was started by her…
Stamps released to mark Her Majesty and Prince Philip's 70th wedding anniversary
18th November 2017
On Monday, 20 November, Her Majesty The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will celebrate a milestone few couples realise – their 70th wedding anniversary. The then Princess Elizabeth had to fight to marry the man who’d captured her heart. They were married at Westminster Abbey in 1947. 2,000 guests observed the ceremony that was broadcast on radio to millions around the world.
A new set…
The street artist, Banksy, is once again making headlines. This time it is for using Her Majesty The Queen in an apology to Palestinians.
Holding a royal “apology” party for Britain’s support of a Jewish homeland in Palestine, Banksy carved a royal mural…
Prince Philip heads back to work with joint engagement at Falkirk and Stirling
29th June 2017
Following his recent hospitalisation, a number of new engagements have been announced for His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, including a Garden Party at the Palace of Holyroodhouse on 4 July in Edinburgh and a joint engagement with Her Majesty The Queen at Falkirk and…
As of April 2018 The Queen’s taxpayer-funded income will rise to £82.2 million, an 8.1 per cent increase from 2017. The Queen’s income, which is known as the Sovereign Grant, supports the head of state but also covers the costs of the occupied royal palaces.
First established at £31 million for the 2012-2013 tax year, the Sovereign Grant replaced the Civil list and payments from various…
The Queen has congratulated a couple on their 75th wedding anniversary. Reg and Joan Elliot received a letter from Her Majesty who will celebrate her 70th anniversary with Prince Philip in November.
Reg and Joan, both 94, married in 1942 after Reg completed his training in…
Inside the Buckingham Palace Garden Party with Royal Central's Chief Reporter
17th May 2017
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…
In a diary entry on 12 May 1937, from the then 11-year-old Princess Elizabeth of York, the future Queen recorded the experience of watching her father’s coronation at Westminster Abbey.
The diary entry opened with the fact that the day saw the young princess awakened at the early hour of 05:00 by the music of the Royal Marines band outside her window. Following an early breakfast, Elizabeth got…
