Three brand new photographs of The Queen
and Royal Family have been released today to mark the occasion of
The Queen’s 90th birthday. The photographs were all taken by
American photographer Annie Leibovitz, who has photographed Her
Majesty before – most notably back in 2007 ahead of her visit to
the United States (documented on the BBC show Monarchy: The Royal
Family at Work). One of the three…
As the beginning of the celebrations of
her ninetieth birthday, the Queen accompanied by Duke of Edinburgh
had a couple of engagements in Windsor this morning. After earlier
helping to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Postal Service,
she came to a very sunny Alexandra…
On 29 May 1926, the christening of the
future Queen Elizabeth II, took place. The baptismal service was
performed at the private chapel at Buckingham Palace and the
occasion of HM The Queen’s 91st birthday provides a pleasant
opportunity to revisit this important event.
Royal Central recently asked you, our
readers, how you will be celebrating The Queen’s 90th birthday
tomorrow. We have compiled a collection of the best ideas below for
you to enjoy. On Facebook, Jimmy Howard Birtwell from Canada has
got a very ‘British’ day planned out. He says: “I will be
listening to ‘God Save the Queen’ in the morning and I will treat
myself to a nice British cup…
New photographs have been released of the
Royal Family to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday on Thursday.
Royal Mail will be using the photographs to feature on ten special
stamps which will be available to buy on Thursday 21st April. One
of the Stamp Sheets is…
As all of the United Kingdom gears up for
The Queen’s 90th birthday, the focus here at Royal Central is to
ensure that you, our readers, don’t miss a single moment of the
celebrations. Over the next few days, the team will bring you fun
and informative posts about Her…
World's biggest royal fan, Terry Hutt, travels to Windsor castle to celebrate Queen's birthday
19th April 2016
Britain’s biggest royal fan,
eighty-year-old Terry Hutt, is heading to Windsor Castle to
celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday. With camping gear and a
tarpaulin in tow, the grandfather of four from Weston-super-Mare
will stay overnight outside the castle; hoping to improve his
chances of handing his birthday card to Her Majesty personally. He
is also bringing a specially-made placard with a…
William, Kate & Harry to welcome President Obama and the First Lady to Kensington Palace
18th April 2016
Kensington Palace have announced that the
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry will host a dinner
this Friday for the President of the United States, Barack Obama,
and First Lady, Michelle Obama. They will dine at Kensington Palace
after having lunch with Her…
The Queen often walks around the grounds
of Balmoral completely unnoticed because she doesn’t wear her
tiara, according to a former royal protection officer. Speaking to
The Times, Richard Griffin said that she is so unrecognisable, a
group of tourists once had a long chat…
The Queen "tastes soldiers' packed lunches" to make sure they are looked after properly
18th April 2016
A soldier who served for the Royal Family
for 25 years has revealed that The Queen often used to taste
soldiers’ packed lunches before they ate them, to make sure they
were ‘being looked after properly’. Warrant officer John Ross spoke
of the monarch’s protective habit just before her upcoming 90th
birthday later this week. The 61-year-old served in the King’s Own
Scottish Borders…
