English novelist Philippa Gregory has
been made a CBE in The Queen’s Birthday Honours. The Other Boleyn
Girl author was given the honour for her services to literature and
charity. Gregory has been a long-time fundraiser for charitable
projects in The Gambia, the smallest country within the mainland of
Africa. Through her work, she’s helped to build nearly 200 wells
for rural…
Prince Edward speaks out about Harry and Meghan: "The rift has been difficult for everyone"
11th June 2021
Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, has
spoken with CNN about the current tensions in the Royal Family. It
was just over a year ago the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced
they would step back as senior royals. Since then, the couple has
moved to California and given a…
New details of The Queen’s upcoming
meeting with President Biden have been released ahead of their
meeting this weekend. The Queen will welcome President Biden and
First Lady Dr. Jill Biden at Windsor Castle on 13 June, while the
President is in the UK for the G7…
Buckingham Palace barred ethnic minorities from jobs in the 1960s, papers show
3rd June 2021
Buckingham Palace barred ethnic
minorities from jobs in the 1960s according to information
discovered in royal household archive documents. In the documents
unearthed by The Guardian newspaper, Lord Tryon, the keeper of the
privy purse at the time spoke of minorities in the royal workforce.
In 1968, The Queen’s financial manager informed civil servants that
“it was not, in fact, the…
The Queen has this week paid tribute to
the Royal Pharmaceutical Society as they celebrating their 180th
anniversary. Founded in April 1841 by a group of chemists and
druggists, the society works to support and represent pharmacists
and the profession. Less than a year after…
Her Majesty The Queen visited Portsmouth
on Saturday to bid farewell to the company of the HMS Queen
Elizabeth ahead of the ship’s maiden operational deployment. The
visit comes as the HMS Queen Elizabeth prepares to lead the United
Kingdom Carrier Strike Group on a…
On 21 April 1926, Elizabeth Alexandra
Mary was born in Mayfair, London at 02:40am. The first child of the
then Duke and Duchess of York, Elizabeth’s father was the second
son of the King, and her mother was the youngest daughter of
Scottish aristocrat the Earl of Strathmore and Kinghome. [getty
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A monarch and her puppies - how The Queen's dogs are helping her grieve
21st April 2021
The Queen’s new corgi puppies are playing
an important role in consoling Her Majesty The Queen as she mourns
the loss of her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh. The dogs were
gifted to The Queen earlier this year shortly before Prince Philip
underwent a heart operation at…
Throughout her 95 years of life, Queen
Elizabeth II has witnessed a number of historical moments in the
United Kingdom and across the world. But she’s also made history a
number of times over her nearly 70-year reign. In honour of her
95th birthday, Royal Central is…
In this series, Royal Central is taking a
look at the grandchildren of monarchs around the world. In this
instalment, we’re heading to the United Kingdom to introduce the
eight grandchildren of Queen Elizabeth II. Children of Prince
Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales [getty src=”1186806316″
width=”594″ height=”414″ tld=”ca”] William…
