The U.K. Hgh Commission in Samoa has unveiled a new monument in Savai’i in honour of a visit to the big island by Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, nearly 30 years ago.
The monument was officially dedicated at the end of October at Prince Edward Park in Iva, Savai’i, within the U.K. High Commissioner to Samoa, Ian Richards, as well as other Iva villagers in attendance.
The new…
Some may know him as The Right Honourable David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon, and some may know him as The Queen’s nephew. The 3 of November marks 60 years since David was born to Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon.
Fully…
While The Queen was unable to attend the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow due to health reasons, she recorded a message for world leaders and activists gathered there. She wore a particularly poignant piece of jewellery for her statement, a butterfly brooch that is rarely…
Barbados to remove The Queen as head of state at the end of November
2nd November 2021
With the election of Barbados’ first President, on 30 November, when the Caribbean island becomes a Republic, Queen Elizabeth II will no longer be the head of state.
The island’s Governor General Dame Sandra Mason was elected almost unanimously by the former British colony’s parliament with only one member declining to vote. Mason, a 72-year-old judge and former ambassador…
The Queen marks independence anniversary for Antigua and Barbuda
1st November 2021
The Queen has sent a message of good wishes to His Excellency Sir Rodney Williams, Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda, to mark their 40th Anniversary of Independence.
Antigua and Barbuda were formally British colonies. Antigua was first colonised by the English…
Following news from Buckingham Palace that Her Majesty has been ordered to rest for the next two weeks, it’s believed she recorded her video message for the COP26 UN Climate Change Summit in Glasgow in which she announced she would be absent.
Earlier this week, The…
The Queen appears well as she grants virtual audience following hospitalisation
29th October 2021
Following hospitalisation for an unknown reason last week, Her Majesty The Queen appeared well and in good spirits during a virtual audience this week.
The 95-year-old monarch granted the audience to the 2020 winner of The Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry, David Constantine. During the audience, Constantine was officially presented with his medal and was joined at Buckingham Palace by the…
The Queen carried out her first engagement since her brief hospitalisation last week, conducting virtual audiences at Windsor Castle.
On Tuesday, Queen Elizabeth received two new ambassadors from her office at Windsor Castle, with the ambassadors appearing at Buckingham…
Starting 25 November and for the first time, visitors to Windsor Castle will have the opportunity to see six rare, surviving costumes worn by the teenage Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret during wartime performances.
During the Second World War, Her Majesty The…
Following the news that The Queen has reluctantly cancelled a two-day visit to Northern Ireland on Wednesday after doctors advised her to rest up, Royal Central is taking a look back at a timeline of Her Majesty’s health.
The Queen has luckily enjoyed good health over her 69-year reign, though there have been times when she has required hospitalisation or operations and a step back from…
