A new portrait of The Queen to mark the
occasion of Her Majesty becoming Britain’s longest-reigning monarch
has been unveiled. The new portrait was commissioned by Illustrated
London News Ltd (ILN), with collaboration from The Queen Elizabeth
Scholarship Trust (QEST) and the Royal Warrant Holders Association.
Painted in oils, it portrays The Queen in the robes of the Order of
the Garter…
Royal Mint issues commemorative £20 silver coin honouring The Queen's record breaking milestone
1st September 2015
Fewer and fewer people in Britain can
remember a time when another head adorned our currency or indeed
our stamps. In fact, the Royal Mint has confirmed that of the 28.9
billion coins in circulation, never have all of them carried the
portrait of the same monarch. The new…
Things are starting to bloom this month as Duchess of Cornwall accepts garden presidency
1st September 2015
The Duchess of Cornwall has recently
agreed to become president of the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens in
Hampshire. The Duchess of Cornwall is pictured here visiting the
Big Lunch Project at the Skainos Centre in East Belfast in May
2015. Founded in 1953 by nurseryman Harold…
Duchess of Cornwall to present medals to Navy personnel who helped with the Ebola crisis
28th August 2015
The Duchess of Cornwall begins the new
royal season on 10 September honouring Navy personnel who helped
with the Ebola crisis last year. The Duchess of Cornwall is
pictured here in 2012 at HMS Excellent in Portsmouth. There she
presented operational medals to Royal Navy medics upon their return
operations in Afghanistan. Camilla, Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal
Naval Medical Services will present…
A wave of applause for The Queen at a river based tribute marking her historic reign
26th August 2015
People in London are being encouraged to
line the banks of the Thames on September 9th 2015 to cheer The
Queen as she becomes the longest reigning monarch in British
history. Organisers of a special flotilla of boats which will take
to the river to mark the occasion are…
As commemorations continue around the
world to mark the centenaries of many battles of World War One,
Prince Charles has paid his own tributes to soldiers from a remote
part of Scotland. Charles laid a wreath at a new memorial cairn
built to honour soldiers from the Moray…
Illustrated London News have announced
the publication of a special limited edition book set in
recognition of Her Majesty The Queen becoming Britain’s longest
reigning monarch on September 9th. As Royal Central previously
reported, The Queen will overtake her great-great-grandmother,
Queen Victoria, on Wednesday 9th September at exactly 4:18pm. The
Record Reign limited edition book…
The Queen is just 19 days away from
becoming the longest-reigning monarch in British history,
overtaking great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria. According to
Royal Central‘s calculations, The Queen will overtake Queen
Victoria on 9th September at 4.18pm. Reliable…
On the 9th of September this year, Her
Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will make history as she becomes the
longest reigning monarch in British history. To mark the occasion,
BBC One will be airing a documentary, ‘The Queen’s Longest Reign:
Elizabeth &…
As 9th September draws ever
closer, when Her Majesty will overtake Queen Victoria as
the country’s longest-reigning monarch, there’s no end to the
amount of retrospective coverage; looking back over her 63-year
reign and its highs and lows. Now, US-based streaming service
Netflix are set to take advantage of the royal fanfare in a
£100m drama, The Crown – tracing The…
