The Princess Royal honoured a ‘hidden
figure’ of engineering with the Prince Philip Medal this week,
ahead of what would have been her late father’s 100th birthday. Dr
Gladys West, an American mathematician whose pioneering work in
modelling led the way to the creation of GPS, was honoured by
Princess Anne in a virtual ceremony earlier this week. Speaking to
Princess Anne via video…
Do we take Princess Anne for granted?
This could be the shortest opinion piece in history—yes, we
definitely take Princess Anne for granted. Last week, she undertook
11 engagements that were painstakingly detailed by the Royal
Family’s Twitter account, and for…
The Princess Royal has lent her name to a
charity appeal for unpaid carers to mark her 70th birthday.
Princess Anne, who is President of Carers Trust, has helped launch
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal Respite Fund For Carers,
which will aim to support approximately…
The daughter of the Princess Royal and
Captain Mark Phillips, Zara Anne Elizabeth Tindall (née Phillips)
was born 15 May 1981 at 8:15 p.m. in the Lindo Wing at St Mary’s
Hospital in London, weighing in at 7lbs and nine ounces. Other
members of the Royal Family have been born at the same hospital
including her cousins, Princes William and Harry, and Zara’s older
brother, Peter. At…
One question which has been asked over
the years is why Zara Tindall, like her brother, Peter Phillips,
does not have a royal title, unlike their royal cousins. They are
neither prince nor princess and don’t have the style of HRH in
front of their names. Their…
The Cartier Halo Tiara earned its way
into the royal history books when it was worn by Miss Catherine
Middleton when she married Prince William in 2011. Commissioned by
the Duke of York, Queen Elizabeth II’s father in 1936, from the
House of Cartier, the tiara is made…
The Princess Royal carried out her first
public engagement since her father’s funeral, visiting three NHS
hospitals in Gloucestershire. Princess Anne’s visits were to thank
the staff of each hospital for their hard work over the past year
and the many challenges of the coronavirus pandemic. She first
visited the Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, where she opened a
commemorative garden that…
Princess Anne's heartfelt tribute to her father: "An honour and a privilege" to follow in his footsteps
11th April 2021
The Princess Royal has released a
statement following her father’s death, calling The Duke of
Edinburgh her teacher, supporter, and critic, and saying that it is
an “honour and a privilege to have been asked to follow in his
footsteps.” Princess Anne’s message…
Princess Anne heads to the bin depot on first engagement since grandson's birth
25th March 2021
The Princess Royal carried out her first
engagement since becoming a grandmother for the fifth time,
visiting the Greater Cambridge Shared Waste Service to thank the
essential workers in waste and recycling collection. The Waste
Service is a shared facility that operates…
Royal Central has taken a look at the
history behind the most senior royal palace in the United Kingdom.
Read on to learn more about St James’s Palace. Where is it located?
St James’s Palace is the oldest royal palace in the United Kingdom
and is located on the Mall in the City of Westminster, London. The
building is attached to Clarence House, another royal residence and
is less…
