It’s the starting point for many a summer
break from the UK and this week, it gets a regal visitor. The
Princess Royal is set to open the new terminal extension at London
Luton, arriving at the departure gates at the height of holiday
season. It will be the latest in a long line of official royal
inaugurations for airports around the country. Grab your boarding
pass and enjoy this trip to…
It was one of the most anticipated,
watched and lauded moments of the 20th century but an invitation to
Buckingham Palace to send a congratulatory text marking the first
Moon landing was labelled a gimmick by courtiers. Documents just
released by the National Archives reveal…
The Duke of York, the Earl of Forfar and
the Princess Royal joined their mother, the Queen, at the Royal
Garden Party held at Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh this afternoon. The
event saw thousands of people from across Scotland invited into the
ancient royal residence to…
In honour of The Queen’s Holyrood Week,
we’re taking a look at royal history in and around Edinburgh. Our
senior reporter Kristin Contino headed to Scotland to find out more
about some favourite royal spots. “Britannia is the one place where
I can truly relax,” The Queen once said, and when you tour the ship
for yourself, you can understand exactly why. The decommissioned
yacht, now…
The Queen had a good Ascot and so did the
bookies, thanks in part to the now customary practice of predicting
the colour of the royal hat in carriage number one. Betting on the
Queen’s choice of topper is as much a part of Ascot as the royal
procession itself and this…
Being a royal might seem like a glamorous
job but there are some downsides to it. For the Queen and the
Duchess of Cambridge, that happens to be motion sickness. Embed
from Getty Images The monarch, 93 and the Duchess, 37 are said to
both suffer from motion sickness. With…
Every picture tells its own story. In
this occasional series, Royal Central looks at some of the most
interesting regal images ever taken and today, it’s time to go to
Ascot. The meeting, which takes place every June at the famous
racecourse just down the road from Windsor Castle, is a high point
of the royal calendar and the Queen’s presence is a must at this
must see event. As the…
The traditional Order of the Garter
service is taking place in Windsor this afternoon with all four of
the Queen’s children taking part. The Prince of Wales, the Duke of
York, the Earl of Wessex and the Princess Royal, who are all
members of the Order, have joined…
If you have a spare £5 million, you could
own a royal holiday home. The grade 2 French estate once housed
Wallis Simpson and the Duke of Windsor and was briefly a royal
residence for The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. The stunning
home features six bedrooms, three…
The Queen chose a covered carriage to
take her to Trooping the Colour this year. Elizabeth II made the
short journey from Buckingham Palace to Horse Guards’ Parade in
central London in the Scottish State Coach. Embed from Getty Images
The enclosed carriage was chosen as a precaution against the
weather which had started off windy and wet although the sun had
come out by the time the Royal…
