Blog Posts
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Royal Heritage: Barnwell Manor and CastleLocated outside of Barnwell, near Oundle in Northamptonshire stands Barnwell Manor. The Manor is situated on the grounds of the ruined...
28th Oct 2014 -
The Royal HouseholdIn the past few weeks, Royal Central took a look at the Official Royal Posts that are part of the Royal...
28th Oct 2014 -
The Royal W: The Letters PatentLike the Royal Warrant, The Letters Patent make up one of the forms for which the Royal will is conveyed. The...
27th Oct 2014 -
The Royal W: Sandringham TimeOne may have heard of this small bit of Royal history before, although a short explanation, it is worth a mention...
27th Oct 2014 -
Official Royal Posts: The Queen’s PiperThe Queen’s Piper principal duty is to play every weekday at 9 am for approximately 15 minutes under Her Majesty’s window...
26th Oct 2014 -
Jewellery designer talks about working with Kate
Annoushka Ducas is a renowned name in the world of jewellery, not least because she set up two high-end jewellery companies...
25th Oct 2014 -
Official Royal Posts: Astronomer RoyalThe first Astronomer Royal was John Flamsteed. The self-taught and highly accomplished Flamsteed earned £100 a year after Charles II issued...
25th Oct 2014 -
“No requirement” for the wife of a king to be QueenFrequent followers of Royal Central will be aware of our long-running debate on the Duchess of Cornwall’s titles and, especially, what...
24th Oct 2014 -
Rivals to the Crown: Royal Siblings – Part IIIn the previous instalment, we looked at some Kings and Queens who succeeded their elder sibling and ruled a country despite...
23rd Oct 2014 -
The Duchess of Marlborough and the Aylesford AffairThe 11th Duke of Marlborough, who recently died on October 16th, left a widow, Lily. Now the Dowager Duchess, over thirty...
20th Oct 2014