Through her 70 years on the throne, Her
Majesty The Queen has seen a lot of history happen and has created
a lot of history herself. As Royal Central looks back on her
Platinum Jubilee milestones, we are taking a look at when Ghana
rejected the monarchy in a referendum in 1960. The constitutional
referendum was held in Ghana on 27 April 1960. The main issue at
hand was a change in the…
The Queen’s historic reign has seen many
milestones, one of which is the Australian Republican Referendum in
1999 that saw the country debate replacing her with an elected head
of state. Republicanism has long been debated in Australia, dating
back to the early 1900s.
A range of commemorative products
featuring the official Platinum Jubilee emblem has been produced by
Royal Collection Trust, a department of the Royal Household, to
celebrate Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee. The official emblem was
designed by 19-year-old graphic design…
One of the most significant milestones of
The Queen’s historic 70-year reign was her May 2011 State Visit to
the Republic of Ireland. From 17 to 20 May 2011, Queen
Elizabeth II and her husband, The Duke of Edinburgh, made a State
Visit to Ireland. She was the first reigning monarch to visit
Ireland since her grandfather, King George V, visited in 1911.
Ireland became a republic in 1921…
The Queen in 'cultural boycott' to show disapproval of Russian invasion of Ukraine
17th March 2022
The Royal Art Collection, held in trust
by The Queen, has become involved in the cultural boycott of
Russia. The collection is withdrawing permission for three swords
to be displayed at the Kremlin Museums in Moscow. The Guardian
reports the collection agreed to lend the…
The Queen became the first British
sovereign to visit China in 1986, officially visiting the country
with the Duke of Edinburgh over a six-day period beginning on 13
October. The Queen and Prince Philip visited the cities of Beijing,
Shanghai, Xi’an, Kunming, Guangzhou…
During the reign of Queen Victoria and
Prince Albert, Windsor Castle was made their primary royal
residence despite the Queen complaining early on in her reign that
the castle was “prison-like” and “dull and tiresome.” She would
often prefer Osborne and Balmoral as holiday residences. The growth
of the British Empire and the Queen’s dynastic ties to Europe would
make Windsor the hub…
Windsor Castle serves as the oldest and
largest inhabited castle in the world and has been the family home
of British kings and Queens for nearly 1,000 years. William the
Conqueror originally built the site to secure the western approach
to London while providing easy access…
Diplomats refer to it as “soft diplomacy”
– the art of saying things without actually uttering a single word.
Another definition is of it is “saying without saying”. On
the 24th of February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. Media around the
world have covered the…
New details have been revealed about this
year’s Commonwealth Day celebrations. Set to take place on Monday
14 March, the service will be the first in-person gathering of the
Commonwealth since the global health crisis began in 2020. Members
of the Royal Family are set to attend the annual Commonwealth Day
Service at Westminster Abbey. The service will reflect on Her
Majesty’s Platinum…
