It has been twenty years since the news
that shocked the world was announced: Diana, Princess of Wales had
been killed in a Paris car crash in the early morning of 31 August
1997 alongside her partner, Dodi Al Fayed. The headline of the
Sunday Mirror on this day 20 years ago. Photo: Royal Central It was
breaking news all across the world and the headline story in the
majority of papers. Historic…
One would almost have to live under a
rock, not to at least notice the abundance of news related to the
late Diana, Princess of Wales as of late. For Royal Watchers and
those alike, the connection to the news is the fact that the 31st
of August marks the 20th anniversary of…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry pay tribute to Diana
31st August 2017
Yesterday, Princes William and Harry
visited the White Garden at Kensington Palace where a new statue in
honour of their mother, Diana, Princess of Wales will be erected 20
years after her death. The Duchess of Cambridge, who never knew her
would-be mother-in-law also joined…
William, Kate & Harry have still completed less work than The Queen & Prince Philip despite 'stepping up'
30th August 2017
New figures from the Press Association
show a huge disparity in the amount of work undertaken by members
of The Royal Family – most notably a workload divide between the
older and younger generation of royals. Compiling together
information from The Royal Family’s Court Circular, PA reports that
the busiest member of ‘the firm’ so far in 2017 is The Princess
Royal who has…
There a lot of changes for the
Cambridges’ as they move back to London so the Duke and Duchess may
support Her Majesty. One of those changes is Prince George heading
to Thomas’ Battersea. On Prince George’s first day of classes at
the school, which is a…
Lady Sarah McCorquodale, eldest sister of
the late Diana, Princess of Wales, spoke about her sister in the
BBC’s documentary Diana, 7 Days, and questioned why she hadn’t been
wearing her seatbelt. “She was religious in putting on her
seatbelt,” said Lady Sarah.
Prince William and Prince Harry Speak About Diana's Death and Funeral for BBC Documentary
29th August 2017
Princes William and Harry spoke about
their mother’s funeral in a BBC documentary called Diana, 7 Days.
Rumours have persisted for two decades that it was their
grandfather, Prince Philip, who ultimately convinced the boys to
walk behind the casket. The brothers cleared the air about whose
decision it was. “It wasn’t an easy decision, and it was a
collective family decision to do that,”…
Queen Elizabeth I famously died a virgin,
but her life was not always without romance. Before being crowned
Queen in 1558, she was involved with Robert Dudley who was her
master of the horse. Dudley was the Queen’s favourite, and it was
suggested that the pair would have…
Prince Charles’s popularity has dropped
to an all time low ahead of the 20th anniversary of Diana, Princess
of Wales’s death. Only 36% of British people believe that
Charles has made a positive contribution to the Royal Famly. This
is a significant drop from the…
As 2017 is the 20th anniversary of the
death of Diana, Princess of Wales, new publications and
documentaries are being released to memorialise the late Princess.
Historic Newspapers has published an edition of their newspaper
history series about Diana called Princess Diana Book – 20th
Anniversary Edition. The book, which comes in a gift box with your
name engraved on the front and a quote of…
