The future King George VI and Queen
Elizabeth married on 26 April 1923 in Westminster Abbey. Prince
Albert, Duke of York, was the second son of King George V and Queen
Mary, while Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon was the youngest daughter of
the Earl and Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne. They initially
met as children before a dance in 1920 brought them together again
as adults. Elizabeth was…
Listeners to BBC Radio 1’s Scott Mills
had no idea what they were tuning in to. For them to discover that
the two parents discussing their children’s favourite programmes
live on air were actually the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge must
have taken them by surprise- to say…
Earlier this week, the Duke and Duchess
of Cambridge and Prince Harry opened the Global Academy in Hayse,
London. This is a new West London school that builds mental health
and wellbeing courses into its curriculum. During her time at the
Global Academy, the Duchess said…
A man dressed as a jockey had to be
escorted away from the parade ring at Newbury on Friday whilst The
Queen was there celebrating her 91st birthday. Embed from Getty
Images The man, who is believed to have been on a stag trip,
entered the secure parade ring ahead of the 3:05 race – a race in
which Her Majesty had a runner. Head of Communications at Newbury
Racecourse, Andy Clifton said…
Following her birth on April 21 1926 at
the home of her maternal grandparents at 17 Bruton St Mayfair, the
baby Princess Elizabeth moved to the house that her parents, the
Duke and Duchess of York, had takenat 145 Piccadilly W1. This would
be the house in which she…
Former Spice Girl and popstar Victoria
Beckham has been presented with an OBE by Prince William today at
Buckingham Palace. Mrs Beckham received an OBE for services to the
fashion industry. After the ceremony, the 43-year-old
said: “It was an absolute pleasure to be…
Former gold medal winning Olympian,
Jessica Ennis-Hill, collected her Damehood from the Duke of
Cambridge today in a ceremony held at Buckingham Palace. Dame
Jessica was named in the 2017 New Year Honours list for her
services to athletics. The 31-year-old retired from the
heptathlon last September following the 2016 Olympic Games in
Rio, where she won a silver medal. Four years earlier, she won…
The annual State Opening of Parliament
will likely be delayed until June this year due to the surprise
snap general election that will take place in a couple of months
time. The ceremonial event usually takes place in May, however, as
Parliament will be dissolved it is not…
Royal Central’s Deputy Editor, Jamie
Samhan, explains how Prince Harry has just had his ‘Diana moment’.
After a recent interview with the Daily Telegraph, Prince
Harry announced that he sought help for mental health
struggles after dealing with the death…
The Queen was given advanced warning of
the early General Election on Monday after the Prime Minister
telephoned her to inform the monarch of the news. On Wednesday, the
UK Parliament will vote on whether to call a snap General Election.
All political parties have indicated that they will vote with the
government to call an election, thus the motion will pass. Once
passed, the Prime Minister will…
