What connection did Henry VIII have with Cardinal Wolsey? Undoubtedly Henry was master while Wolsey was his servant. However, the independent servant labouring to oblige his master spent a good deal of time acquiring personal wealth...

Today in 1840 Queen Victoria married Prince Albert at the Chapel Royal, St James’s Palace. The two met for the first time in 1836 at Kensington Palace. Victoria and Albert were both a mere 17 years...

With Valentines Day at the end of this week, the hopeless romantic in me couldn’t help but take a look back at some of the timeless romances within The Royal Family. Easily the most famous of...

Today in 2002, the younger sister of The Queen, Princess Margaret died in her sleep. She was 71 years old. Margaret had suffered a stroke on 8 February 2002 which developed into heart issues requiring being...

You know you’ve hit a certain borderline-unwholesome level of obsession when you read – and yes, re-read – books like the page turner, What’s In The Queen’s Handbag (and Other Royal Secrets)? by Phil Dampier, with...

The question of how to fund the British Royal Family is a perennial muse for both republicans and monarchists alike. Some advocate a larger proportion of state funding while others encourage the Monarchy to become self...

Today in 1952 King George VI, died peacefully in his sleep at Sandringham House. It was a day of immense sadness for the Royal family and country alike. It also is the day, that the almost-longest...

Abdication, the voluntary giving up of the throne, is like a missile striking at the heart of monarchy. It is the ultimate threat to crown and country. King Edward VIII detonated the proverbial bomb that would...

Seventy-nine years ago on 20 January, King George V died of lung disease. The Grandson of Queen Victoria and grandfather to Queen Elizabeth II, his demise was in the cards as he was ill for a...

Working for Royal Central, I have the privilege to work with Historic Royal Palaces, the charity that looks after The Tower of London, Kensington Palace, Kew Palace, Hampton Court Palace and the Banqueting House. We write about...