Canada has marked Queen Elizabeth II’s
record breaking reign with a special commemorative $20 banknote and
stamp. His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor
General of Canada (right), and Richard Wall, the Bank of Canada?s
Chief of Currency (left), pose with the commemorative $20 bank note
honouring the historic reign of Queen Elizabeth II. (CNW Group/Bank
of Canada) An…
Monarchy Rules: a look at Queen Elizabeth II
10th September 2015
Born Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary on
21st April 1926 to the Duke and Duchess of York, it was never
thought that Elizabeth would ever become Queen. Her father, Prince
Albert, was the second son of the reigning King George V and his
consort, Queen Mary. The first decade…
As Her Majesty The Queen entered the
record books on Wednesday 9th September, becoming the
longest-reigning Monarch in British history, The Royal Mint
released two brand new infographics commemorating their
relationship with Her Majesty over the past 63 years. The Royal
Mint…
As the world waits for The Queen to
become the longest-reigning monarch in British history, Royal
Central takes a look back at Her Majesty’s reign through the
decades. Buckingham Palace balcony following the Coronation. In
honour of this historical day, I asked a few individuals that are
well known to all royal followers the following question: “As The
Queen becomes the…
An A-Z of the historic reign of Elizabeth II
9th September 2015
A is for Apollo 11, the craft which
helped put a man on the moon in 1969. The Queen sent a message of
congratulations on the historic event and during her long reign she
has also met several pioneering astronauts including Neil Armstrong
and Buzz Aldrin. Queen…
Business as usual: The Queen celebrates day of longest reign during Scottish Borders visit
9th September 2015
The Queen has signalled that it is
business as usual on the day she becomes Britain’s longest-reigning
monarch, visiting and opening Scotland’s new Borders Railway at a
ceremony in Tweedbank Station this afternoon. The Queen speaks to
Alyson Weir, Headteacher at…
A new photo has been released by
Buckingham Palace to mark The Queen becoming the longest-reigning
British Monarch. The photograph, taken at Buckingham Palace in July
in The Queen’s private audience room, shows Her Majesty seated at
her desk, with one of her official red boxes. The Queen is wearing
a pink and white floral print day dress by Karl Ludwig. She wore
this dress in Perth, Western…
Happy and Glorious - Milestones of The Queen's longest-reign
8th September 2015
On the eve of Queen Elizabeth II becoming
Britain’s longest-reigning monarch we look at some of the
significant milestones in her life, how they were marked and
reflect on some of Her Majesty’s words. The Queen and The Duke of
Edinburgh. June 15th 2015. Windsor…
Not all kings and queens are born in
castles. And the monarch about to become the longest reigning of
them all began her life in a house in a rather ordinary street in a
very genteel part of London. The story of Victoria started in
Kensington Palace. The tale of the woman…
Long to Reign Over Us: Royal Central shares their memories of The Queen
8th September 2015
Tomorrow, 9th September, will see Her
Majesty The Queen overtake her great-great grandmother, Queen
Victoria, as Britain’s longest reigning Monarch and take her place
in the history books- if she wasn’t already there. To mark the
occasion, we at Royal Central thought it would be the perfect time
to share with our readers our recollections of The Queen, from
first memories to stand out…

