To celebrate Her Majesty’s 96th birthday,
The Tower of London fired a 62-round gun salute. With The Queen
turning 96, one might wonder, why 62 rounds? Twenty-one rounds
represent a royal anniversary while 20 rounds are fired to reflect
the tower’s status as a royal palace and fortress. As for the other
21 rounds, those are for the City of London, symbolising the city’s
loyalty to the…
A birthday treat at Changing the Guard as the band serenades Her Majesty
22nd April 2022
As Her Majesty The Queen celebrated her
96th birthday, there was a special birthday treat as the band at
Changing the Guard played “Happy Birthday” in her honour. What some
might have noticed is that the Changing of the Guard took place at
Windsor rather than…
As The Queen turns 96, many UK papers
feature her photo as well as tributes to a record breaking Monarch
in her Platinum Jubilee year. But Elizabeth II has been dominating
the front pages for almost a century now. Back on April 21st 1926,
when the Queen was born, there…
Queen Elizabeth II became the first
British monarch to reach their 90th birthday, marking the occasion
on 21 April 2016, though her official birthday celebrations took
place in June. Today, on her 96th birthday, let’s revisit the major
events that occurred on this milestone birthday in 2016. The Queen
celebrated her actual birthday in Windsor. The day before her
birthday, she attended an…
Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas
Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma was the second cousin of
Her Majesty The Queen, and his nephew was her husband, Prince
Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. The great-grandchild of Queen
Victoria, Lord Mountbatten was once Viceroy of…
In 1989, Her Majesty made headlines as
she was placed at the top of the Sunday Times Rich List. This
caused controversy as her finances included state assets that were
not personally hers. The Queen was listed as the wealthiest person
in the United Kingdom with a net…
Much like her father before her, who
became The Queen’s first grandchild in 1977, Savannah Phillips has
the honour of being The Queen’s first great-grandchild. Today,
let’s learn more about the youngster who first made The Queen a
great-grandmother. Peter and Autumn Phillips were married at St
George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle on 17 May 2008. The couple lived
in Hong Kong in their early…
The Queen has been a fashion plate
throughout her 70-year reign, and some outfits have become
legendary. Among the most iconic is the bright pink dress The Queen
wore at her first jubilee celebrations in 1977, when she decided to
go bold to celebrate 25 years on the…
Why Michael Fagan didn't face criminal charges when he broke into Buckingham Palace
15th April 2022
It is perhaps one of the biggest royal
security breaches of the 20th century, the day that Michael Fagan
broke into Buckingham Palace and made his way to The Queen’s
bedroom. Fagan would make his first intrusion into the palace in
early June 1982. He claims he shimmied…
With the Easter holiday fast approaching,
Royal Central is looking into the history of Royal Maundy Services.
Royal Maundy is a religious service in the Church of England held
on Maundy Thursday, which precedes Good Friday. At the service, the
British monarch, or a royal official, ceremonially distributes
small silver coins referred to as “Maundy money.” Legally, the
coins are known as…
