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Royal Central stands out as the leading independent source for royal news online. It started in 2012, inspired by the Diamond Jubilee, and initially operated as a Twitter account called @RoyalFactsUK, which focused on sharing interesting facts about monarchies globally. After three years and nearly 4,000 articles published, Royal Central now enjoys over one million visits to its website each month.

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Queen Camilla starts the summer party with a Big Lunch

2 days ago | royalcentral.co.uk | Jessica Storoschuk

The Queen was the life of the party with a visit to a Big Lunch at Eden Dock in Canary Wharf. As Patron, Queen Camilla stopped by the Big Lunch 2025 to enjoy the festivities and celebrate the day. The Big Lunch was first hosted by the Eden Project in 2009 to help bring communities and neighbours together for friendship, food, and fun once a year. The annual event is celebrated across the United Kingdom each year with communities planning their own Big Lunch.
Queen Camilla admits she's asked King Charles to share one job with her

2 days ago | royalcentral.co.uk | Jessica Storoschuk

Queen Camilla is fully embracing the summer with a visit to the Garden Museum in Lambeth to open a new exhibition. The Queen visited the Garden Museum to help launch British Flowers Week 2025. To celebrate the week, the museum has asked six floral designers to create their own installation. Designers Arthur Parkinson, Leigh Chappell, Palais London, Rollo Skinner, Wild at Heart, and Yeon Hee Lee have each created their own piece using seasonal, British-grown flowers and sustainable practices.
What to expect from Sweden's royals on their country's national day

4 days ago | royalcentral.co.uk | Jessica Storoschuk

The Swedish Royal Family will be celebrating their country’s National Day on 6 June. A major event on the royal calendar, we will be seeing the extended royal family of Sweden and some will mark the day by wearing their traditional costumes. National Day in Sweden marks two major historical anniversaries. On 6 June 1523, Gustav Vasa was elected as king and Sweden became an independent nation. And on the same date in 1809, Sweden adopted a new constitution.
The importance of a royal hat: new play highlights why Queen Elizabeth II's clothes mattered

4 days ago | royalcentral.co.uk | Jessica Storoschuk

Author Daisy Goodwin’s new play, By Royal Appointment, opens this week in Bath with a close look at a special royal relationship. Goodwin’s stage play, By Royal Appointment, is a new play exploring the close relationship between Queen Elizabeth II and her friend and dresser, Angela Kelly. Running at the Theatre Royal Bath from 5 to 14 June, the show looks at possible moments between the late Queen and her trusted dresser.
Household Cavalry brushing up ahead of The King's Birthday Parade

4 days ago | royalcentral.co.uk | Charlie Proctor

The King’s annual birthday parade, Trooping The Colour, is little under two weeks away, with the event’s key participants putting together the final touches ahead of the summer highlight. More than 1,000 soldiers and 200 horses from the Household Division will take part in the parade, which is attended by thousands of spectators – including His Majesty himself.
Security scare at Windsor Castle after suspected break in

4 days ago | royalcentral.co.uk | Charlie Proctor

There was a security scare at Windsor Castle over the weekend after a man was arrested and taken into custody. The man in his 30s was arrested on suspicion of breaking into the grounds of the Berkshire castle. He was further arrested in suspicion of being in possession of Class A drugs – a controlled substance. The man, who has not been named, was transferred to Thames Valley Police who held him in custody. He has since been bailed, with police investigations ongoing.
Princess Anne makes surprise visit to Barbados

4 days ago | royalcentral.co.uk | Charlie Proctor

Princess Anne has made a surprise overseas visit to Barbados, just under four years since the country ditched the monarchy in favour of becoming a republic. The Princess Royal visited the Caribbean island over the weekend, and was received by the country’s president, Sandra Mason, as well as Prime Minister Mia Mottley. Her Royal Highnesses’ visit was not publicised in advance, with the 74-year-old visiting Barbados to attend the Duke of Edinburgh’s Commonwealth Study Conferences.
Slimmed down monarchy has failed - its time for Beatrice and Eugenie to step up

4 days ago | royalcentral.co.uk | Charlie Proctor

Charlie Proctor offers his thoughts on why The King’s well-intentioned vision for a slimmed down monarchy hasn’t worked, and says it’s perhaps time for young blood, in the form of Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie to step up. Rumours are swirling in the royal world that Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie have effectively been put on ice, with the future monarch, King William, deciding what role his cousins should play during his reign.
Beatrice and Eugenie touted as the future of The Royal Family with talks of ’stepping up’

4 days ago | royalcentral.co.uk | Charlie Proctor

Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie could be set to take on greater roles and responsibility as working royals in the years to come according to a royal expert. The sisters have already been visibly more active over the past couple of years, with Their Royal Highnesses undertaking engagements at settings including hospitals, galleries and the Chelsea Flower Show.
This unexpected royal event became a defining image of Queen Elizabeth II's historic reign

5 days ago | royalcentral.co.uk | Jessica Storoschuk

The once-in-a-lifetime Platinum Jubilee featured a spectacular Trooping the Colour, a flypast, a huge concert and a pageant that brought London to a standstill. But for many, the defining moment was a surprise put together by Queen Elizabeth II herself and which became a defining image of her historic reign. When millions settled down to watch the Party at the Palace, on June 4 2022, they were ready for music, dancing and fireworks.