In the end, it wasn’t the fairytale
marriage the world had hoped for, but on 29 July 1981, Prince
Charles, the Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer married in a
glittering ceremony that could best be described as a fairytale,
watched by an estimated one billion people. Forty years on, Royal
Central looks back at this historic day. [getty src=”71520536″
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The Prince of Wales shared his “close and
enduring connection with the Police Service” over the years during
a dedication service for the new UK Police Memorial. Located at the
National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, the memorial was
created to recognise…
Prince Charles continues his busy summer
after several trips to the country with an engagement closer to
home. On Wednesday, 28 July, he was at Sandringham – The Queen’s
Norfolk estate – to release endangered birds to boost conservation
efforts. The Prince…
The Princess Royal has been carrying out
engagements over the past week to recognise the important work of
the NHS, and she kicked Monday off on the same note by officially
opening a new £21 million mental health facility on Merseyside.
Princess Anne toured Southport-based Hartley Hospital, which
provides local residents with inpatient mental health care and
related community services all in…
The line of succession to the throne of
the longest reigning Monarch in British history has seen as few
changes in the past months and will undergo at least one more shake
up before 2021 is out. The arrival of the Queen’s twelfth great
grandchild later this year…
Official website of the British monarchy updated to include Lili's place in the succession
27th July 2021
The official website for the British
monarchy has been updated to represent the newest member of the
family’s place in the line of succession, Lilibet Diana. The Duke
and Duchess of Sussex’s daughter was born 4 June at the Santa
Barbara Cottage Hospital in…
The upcoming biopic set amidst the Wars
of the Waleses in the early ‘90s is set to screen at the
prestigious Venice Film Festival in September. Spencer, a film that
details a chapter in the life of Diana, Princess of Wales, as her
marriage to Prince Charles breaks down, has been a
highly-anticipated production since its announcement. Kristen
Stewart, an American actress, best known for her…
On Monday 26 July, Canada’s 30th Governor
General, Mary Simon, was installed at Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
Simon is the first Indigenous Governor General and the fifth female
Governor General. An Ink woman from Northern Quebec, she is a
historic appointment. The…
The Countess of Wessex has made a return
trip to a Navy destroyer of which she is sponsor. Sophie spent a
morning touring HMS Daring as it is moored in Portsmouth for a
refit. She has been the ship’s sponsor since 2006 and has kept a
close eye on its work ever since.
The Duke of Kent has paid a poignant
visit to a military cemetery to pay tribute to those who lost their
lives in conflict. And, for the first time on such a trip, he was
accompanied by the Countess of Wessex. The Duke and the Countess
visited Brookwood Military Cemetery, which is cared for by the
CWGC, on July 21st 2021. The two royals both laid wreaths at the
Stone of Remembrance which…
