The Queen has revealed her hope that her
Platinum Jubilee celebrations will be a chance for people to come
together. Her Majesty spoke of her wishes during her Christmas
address. Touching on the forthcoming celebrations to mark the 70th
anniversary of her reign, she said that she wanted her Platinum
Jubilee year to be ”an opportunity for people everywhere to enjoy a
sense of…
The Queen's year in review: A year of heartbreak and difficult circumstances
26th December 2021
2021 has brought a year of joy, personal
heartbreak, and difficult circumstances for many people worldwide,
and The Queen is no exception. As the year comes to a close, Royal
Central is looking back on Her Majesty’s year and all the highs,
lows, and little moments in…
A look back at the York Family’s tumultuous year – a time filled with joy, heartbreak and dilemma
17th December 2021
One could say it has been quite a busy
year for the York family with both highlights and some more
difficult moments. Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie both
welcomed their first child, Sarah, Duchess of York, published
another book, and Prince Andrew, the Duke of York…
Her Majesty’s Gold Medal for Poetry has
been awarded for 2021 to Grace Nichols, a Guyanese poet who moved
to Britain in 1977. Nichols’ first poetry collection, I Is a
Long-Memoried Woman, was published in 1983 and won the Commonwealth
Poetry Prize. Her work celebrates her Guyanese and South American
heritage while touching on issues of racism and immigration in
Britain. The Poetry…
A beaming Queen welcomes award winner to Windsor as she carries out another engagement
9th December 2021
The Queen continues to hold in-person
audiences at Windsor Castle. She met with Thomas Trotter to present
him with the 2020 Queen’s Medal for Music on 8 December. Trotter, a
world-renowned concert organist, was announced as the winner last
November. In a statement on…
Members of the Royal Family show support for Kate at her Christmas Carol Special
9th December 2021
With the holiday season upon us, the
Royal Family geared up for Christmas by supporting the Duchess of
Cambridge at The Together At Christmas Community Carol Service.
Held at Westminster Abbey, the service was spearheaded by the
Duchess as a way to thank people across the…
The Queen’s Green Canopy has celebrated
its first two ‘Champion Cities’ this weekend, recognising cities
across the United Kingdom that dedicate themselves to green
initiatives. Over the weekend, Greater Manchester and Leicester
were recognised as the first two Champion Cities for The Queen’s
Green Canopy. According to The Queen’s Green Canopy organisers,
Champion Cities have…
Queen Elizabeth receives Ruth Bader Ginsburg Women of Leadership Award
5th December 2021
The Queen has received the prestigious
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Women of Leadership Award. In a ceremony at the
US Library of Congress last Thursday, The Queen was honoured for
her lifelong commitment to the people of the Commonwealth and her
leadership throughout the nearly…
Queen Elizabeth’s Mistress of the Robes,
Ann Fortune FitzRoy, Dowager Duchess of Grafton, has died at the
age of 101. Born Ann Fortune Smith on 20 February 1920, the Dowager
Duchess was the senior lady in the Royal Household, and her duties
included organising the rota…
The links between British and Romanian royals at heart of latest visit
26th November 2021
Her Majesty Margareta, Custodian of the
Romanian Crown is this week on a four-day long visit to the United
Kingdos with her husband Prince Radu of Romania. It’s the latest in
a long line of visits between the two families. The first visit of
the Royal Family of Romania to London took place in 1874 when
Sovereign Prince Carol I and Princess Elizabeth met with the Prince
and Princess of Wales…
