The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are all
set for their upcoming tour of India and Bhutan. The tour will
begin in Mumbai on April 10th and finish with a visit to the Taj
Mahal on April 16th. During the tour The Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge are expected to visit the Taj Mahal, meet with the Indian
Prime Minister and the President of India, trek to Paro Taktsang,
visit the Mumbai slums, attend a…
The Queen is to receive an extra
£2.7m in funding next year, as George Osbourne revealed
the 2016/17 Sovereign Grant during yesterday’s Autumn
Statement. The small detail, listed on page 114 of the Chancellor’s
Spending Review, confirms that the Royal…
Windsor Castle came out of World War II
untouched by Blitz that occurred only 24 or so miles away. Decades
later on 20 November 1992, it would meet a far different fate in
the form of fire that would end up costing close to £40 million.
The fire was said to spark by a…
On July 17th 1947, a little girl was born
at King’s College Hospital, London and given a rather
rare first name. Camilla, first child of Major Bruce
Shand and his wife, Rosalind, would become known around the world
by the name her parents gave her in the days after her arrival but
the child who grew up to be HRH The Duchess of Cornwall also
brought an unusual middle name into the Royal…
The Duchess of Cornwall on behalf of The
Queen, Patron of The Royal Commonwealth Society, held a Reception
for winners of The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition at
Buckingham Palace on Thursday. This year, the competition became
The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay…
The Prince of Wales is opting not to
attend next week’s State Banquet honouring Chinese President Xi
Jinping. Clarence House did not provide any reason as to why Prince
Charles will not attend besides the following: “The Prince of Wales
and The Duchess of…
The Duchess of Gloucester opens Pittville home for children with disabilities
9th October 2015
On Tuesday, The Duchess of Gloucester
officially opened a new accommodation for young people with
disabilities in Pittville, Cheltenham. The Duchess of Gloucester on
a previous engagement. National Star’s Bradbury Gardens provides
accommodation to college students with disabilities and enables
them to live in small peer groups. The specialist facilities in the
structure include ceiling…
At the request of security services,
flying over the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk will be restricted,
not allowing aircraft within 1.5 miles of Anmer Hall, home of the
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. The rules will apply to Anmer Hall
from the 1st November while similar…
As the world waits for The Queen to
become the longest-reigning monarch in British history, Royal
Central takes a look back at Her Majesty’s reign through the
decades. Buckingham Palace balcony following the Coronation. In
honour of this historical day, I asked a few…
The Royal Family is well-known for their
love of animals. But the royal’s interest in pigeons and racing?
Yes, there is royal love for all creatures great and small, and the
sport of pigeon racing is part of it. King George VI and family
with Mr J Walter Jones at the Royal Lofts in 1937. The Queen is now
investing in a new pigeon loft on her Sandringham estate. The
rotting pigeon loft is in…
