The Platinum Jubilee celebrations are centred mainly in London, with most events taking place in the city, as is true of all Jubilees. However, The Queen has travelled up to Balmoral ahead of her Jubilee weekend.Â
Both Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II have spent time at the Scottish estate ahead of Jubilee celebrations.
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert purchased the Balmoral Estate in…
The Jubilee week - your guide to the spectacular events marking The Queen's Platinum Jubilee
30th May 2022
The Platinum Jubilee weekend is just around the corner. The festivities, which were announced almost a year ago, are centred in London and will see the Royal Family lead celebrations for the 70th anniversary of The Queen’s reign. Royal Central guides you through what…
The Platinum Jubilee Special: the details of a celebration, seventy years in the making
29th May 2022
Royal Central guides you through all the details of what to expect from the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, now just days away.
In this special episode of our podcast, our team gives you the lowdown on what’s happening when, who we expect to see and discuss the…
The Imperial State Crown is one of the most symbolic images of the royalty, though it only dates back to 1937. The real history lies in the jewels that adorn it.
It was created the Coronation of 1937 but while it was being planned, it was believed it would be placed on the head of Edward VIII. However, he abdicated in December 1936, and instead, his younger brother became George VI and the…
The Queen lines up a special Platinum Jubilee balcony appearance with a favourite duke
29th May 2022
The Queen is reported to make her first Buckingham Palace appearance of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations alongside a favourite duke.
The Sunday Times reports that The Queen is set to appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace alongside the Duke of Kent. They will take…
The Duke of Cambridge reviews parade in final showstopping rehearsal for Trooping the Colour
29th May 2022
The Duke of Cambridge undertook the Colonel’s Review ahead of Trooping the Colour this week, capping off rehearsals for the kick-off to the Platinum Jubilee weekend.
William, who is Colonel of the Irish Guards, conducted the Colonel’s Review—a final dress rehearsal…
The outside of Buckingham Palace is getting ready for a concert to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee. But if you walk past, you’ll notice a new addition to palace grounds, the “Tree of Trees.”
The 21-meter-tall tree was put in place days before it will be illuminated as the principal Platinum Jubilee beacon. Designed by Thomas Heatherwick, Heatherwick paid special attention to…
Trooping the Colour is just a week away, and several details have been released about this year’s festivities.
For the Platinum Jubilee (and the first Trooping since the global health crisis began), the 1st Battalion, Irish Guards will troop the colour.
The…
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee emblem is taking centre stage in a new, limited exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in South Kensington.
The display will celebrate the creativity of the young aspiring designers and the number of submissions for emblems to mark…
We are just weeks away from the Platinum Jubilee and while shops are selling mugs, shirts, and bunting, those commemorative items do not equate to the size of the souvenir that the Princess Royal recently unveiled.
The Princess visited Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire to unveil a 13m (43ft) table created from a black oak, found buried and preserved in a field in Norfolk in 2012. The trunk of the…
