Getty Images’ royal photographer Chris
Jackson was once again behind the lens to capture history being
made. On Sunday, 2 April, Buckingham Palace released a picture
taken by Mr Jackson that marks the end of the Queen’s Green Canopy
initiative. Launched to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum
Jubilee, it was due to close in December 2022, at the end of the
Jubilee year.
It was just days into the reign of King
Charles III and Queen Camilla. It was planned to be a normal
engagement at Hillsborough Castle in Northern Ireland. But it ended
up being an engagement with a moment that would go viral – King
Charles vs the pen. In an…
King Charles III and Queen Camilla have
just completed the first State Visit of the new reign, and royal
correspondent, Netty Leistra, was among those covering this
historic trip. She was in Hamburg as it came to an end. After a
moving morning at the Kinderstransport…
This special report was written for Royal
Central by royal correspondent Netty Leistra, who saw the historic
State visit unfold firsthand. In Germany, especially in Berlin and
Hamburg, people could hardly not have heard that King Charles III
and Queen Camilla were making a State Visit as March came to an
end. In an unexpected turn of events, the State Visit to France was
cancelled, which…
On 6 May at Westminster Abbey, King
Charles III will be crowned with St. Edward’s Crown at the moment
of coronation. The design dates back to the eleventh century, but
the crown itself that will be used is much younger. The original
St. Edward’s Crown reportedly…
Although the Coronation is still weeks
away, one of the major questions asked is what will The King wear?.
There have been suggestions that he will wear a military uniform,
as William IV did in 1838, but there is also a far more traditional
set of clothing used by kings for…
The Coronation Chair, known as St
Edward’s Chair, or King Edward’s Chair is perhaps one of the most
symbolic parts of a monarch’s coronation. While the 700-year-old
chair is typically only used for the coronation service, there is
one sovereign who used it for another special occasion – Queen
Victoria. Victoria was crowned at Westminster Abbey on 28 June 1838
at the age…
Many were expecting Queen Camilla to
select a new tiara for the State Banquet in Germany, to symbolise
her new status as Queen; however, King Charles’ wife opted for a
piece we saw her wear on numerous occasions during her tenure as
Duchess of Cornwall. The Greville…
King Charles has become the first British
Monarch to address the German Parliament. His Majesty delivered his
speech in German and English and won laughs and applause throughout
his address before being given a sustained standing ovation at the
end of it. His words…
History is made as King Charles becomes the first Head of State to be formally welcomed at the Brandenburg Gate
29th March 2023
King Charles has become the first Head of
State has been formally welcomed at the Brandenburg Gate as his
State Visit to Germany gets underway. Accompanied by Queen Camilla,
The King received a full Ceremonial Welcome at the Brandenburg Gate
– one of the country’s best-known landmarks. Usually, visiting
Heads of State are welcome in ceremonies at Schloss Bellevue – the…