The smile is familiar, as is the stance.
In what would prove to be his final portrait, Prince Philip is
caught for eternity staring at his viewer as he prepares to walk
one of the many corridors of Windsor Castle, seat of the royal
dynasty which became his life. And at the end of that path he is
about to walk is the Tapestry Room where his mother was born.
Philip was going home. That poignant…
As Britain’s monarch and Head of the
Commonwealth, Her Majesty The Queen holds a number of titles and
some might be more familiar than others. Ahead of The Princess
Royal’s visit to Papua New Guinea in honour of the Platinum
Jubilee, Royal Central is looking at…
The Royal Family is marking the first
anniversary of the death of Prince Philip. The Duke of Edinburgh
died on April 9th 2021 at Windsor Castle at the age of 99. His
death was announced, with great sorrow, by The Queen soon
afterwards. Tributes continue to pour in for…
Her Majesty The Queen will miss the Royal
Maundy Service at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. Instead,
the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall will represent Her
Majesty. The service is set to take place on Thursday, 14 April.
Maundy Thursday, or Holy Thursday, is the day during Holy Week that
commemorates the Washing of the Feet and the Last Supper of Jesus
Christ with his…
It was a wedding 35 years in the making
for Prince Charles and Camilla. On April 9, 2005 after a royal
scandal, a tragic death, forbidden love, two marriages and four
children, Charles and Camilla were finally able to tie the knot.
But like the years leading up the…
Milestones of a Monarch: The Queen rides by carriage to Trooping the Colour for the first time
5th April 2022
The Queen’s historic reign has seen many
famous moments and milestones. For the first three decades of her
rule, Her Majesty rode at Trooping the Colour and the year that she
decided to start attending by carriage instead caused huge debate.
The famous ceremony…
June Brown, the legendary TV actress who
has died at the age of 95, revealed she was so nervous at meeting
The Queen on one of their several encounters that she almost fell
over. The star, who was awarded an OBE in the New Year’s Honours
list just months ago, revealed that when she’d picked up her MBE at
Buckingham Palace in 2008, she had almost tripped over as she made
her way…
When you think of 70 years on the throne,
you probably think of all the royal milestones and memorable
moments during that time. But another way to think of 70 years on
the throne is to think of all the history that happened outside the
palace. For example, the invention of…
Charles and Camilla get in the Jubilee spirit with a visit to the EastEnders street party
2nd April 2022
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of
Cornwall are getting in the Platinum Jubilee spirt early as they
joined a street party that will end up being attended by millions.
The couple visited the set of EastEnders as the cast and crew
filmed their Jubilee specials. Charles…
The Queen’s Green Canopy has now seen
over one million trees planted as the celebration for the Platinum
Jubilee continues. As planting season came to an end, on March 31st
2022, The Queen issued a message of thanks to all those who have
rooted a tree for her special celebrations. Among those rooting a
tree on the final day of the season was the Prime Minister. Boris
Johnson was…
