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 the 70th anniversary of The Queen’s
reign. It will also feature previous Jubilee emblem designs. Run in
accordance…
Queen Elizabeth II is known for her
stylish headwear. Her hats are legendary, for a while she was the
owner of a string of seriously stylish turbans and then, of course,
come those tiaras and the crown. But one accessory The Queen truly
enjoys is a headscarf. Most…
The Queen was out and about unexpectedly
for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show on Monday in a bright look to
complement the flowers. Her Majesty wore a white dress with a
green and pink floral print and a bright pink coat over top. For
the informal occasion, she did not have…
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…
Milestones of a Monarch: The Queen makes first UN speech more than 50 years
20th May 2022
In June 2010, The Queen addressed the
General Assembly of the United Nations for the first time since
1957. The seven-minute speech touched on The Queen’s first visit,
decades earlier when the United Nations was still a young
organisation itself. During the…
Adding on to the Platinum Jubilee
celebrations, the Elephant Family is hosting an exhibition and
putting the conservation of elephants firsthand. Seven giant
egg-shaped pieces of art will be on pop-up display around Sloane
Square in London’s Chelsea from 16 May to…
Stanley and Douglas become two of the world's newest cities for The Queen's Platinum Jubilee
20th May 2022
If anyone welcoming a baby boy this
Jubilee year is looking for a name then the answer might just lie
in two of the cities created to mark this special occasion. Stanley
in the Falkland Islands and Douglas on the Isle of Man have just
made history by winning the civic honours. For the first time ever,
the contest for city status was open to Crown Dependencies with
Douglas becoming the first to…
A record number of cities have been
created to mark the Platinum Jubilee. Three places in England, one
in Scotland, one in Wales, one on the Isle of Man and one in
Northern Ireland have been selected. For the first time ever, a
location outside the UK will also be made a…
As Royal Central continues to highlight
important moments during Her Majesty’s reign and all of the key
moments, perhaps it is one of the most significant changes to power
during The Queen’s 70-year-reign, the devolution of the United
Kingdom. Devolution is the…
Thousands of guests were welcomed to
Buckingham Palace by a quartet of royals who hosted the latest
summer garden party there on behalf of The Queen. The Earl and
Countess of Wessex, the Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Alexandra
all attended the second garden party of the season which took place
on May 18th 2022. The event took place in sparkling sunshine as
London enjoyed one of the…
