As Royal Central has been reporting in recent days, tensions have been emerging between the Prince of Wales and the Duke of York over the question of whether Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie should become full-time working royals.
While Prince Andrew is pushing for his daughters to gain more recognition and not be overshadowed by their cousins, Princes William and Harry, the Prince of Wales has…
Prince Philip has flag trouble as he unveils wartime memorial
3rd November 2016
Prince Philip has unveiled a monument to honour members of the Guinea Pig Club.
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The Duke of Edinburgh, who serves as president of the club, unveiled the monument on 2 November.
The club was formed in 1941, made up of severely wounded and burned…
Earl of Strathearn launches restoration project at Argyll's Museum
24th October 2016
On Monday, the Duke of Cambridge, otherwise known as the Earl of Strathearn in Scotland, visited Stirling Castle. As Patron of Thin Red Line Appeal, the Duke toured the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Regimental Museum which is situated in the castle.
Upon his arrival, he…
Prince Harry sends message of support to Invictus competitors at Paralympics
6th September 2016
Prince Harry has sent three tweets in support of the eleven Invictus Games competitors that are competing in the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games, which will take place from 7-18 September.
His Royal Highness said on the Kensington Palace Twitter account, “To those @WeAreInvictus #Rio2016 competitors, what an incredible achievement – well done for your selection. You’ve trained harder…
Everything you need to know about Queen Elizabeth's Yacht Britannia
29th August 2016
HMY Britannia by Tower Bridge. Credit: Lynda Poulter via Wikimedia Commons.
In service from 1954 until 1997, HMY Britannia is the former royal yacht of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. She was the 83rd such vessel since King Charles II acceded to the British throne in 1660…
Francis, Duke of Teck, was born on this day in 1837. He was the father of Queen Mary, the wife of King George V, and therefore a great-grandfather of the present Queen.
He was born Count Francis Paul Charles Louis Alexander of Hohenstein in Esseg, Slavonia (present-day…
#OnThisDay in 1972 Prince William of Gloucester died
28th August 2016
Prince William of Gloucester died on this day in 1972. He was born at Hadley Common, Hertfordshire, on 18 December 1941, the eldest son of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (the fourth child of King George V and Queen Mary) and Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester.
As a grandson of the monarch in the male line, he was a Prince of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland and styled His Royal…
Happy Birthday, Prince George! The Young Royal Turns Three
22nd July 2016
On 3 December 2012, Clarence House announced what the world had been waiting for, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were expecting their first child. Fast forward to 22 July 2013, the Duchess of Cambridge was admitted to the hospital, in the early morning hours, in the…
#OnThisDay in 1997: Diana, Princess of Wales apologized for taking her sons to see a 15 certificated film
23rd June 2016
On this day in 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales apologised for taking Princes William and Harry to see a 15 certified film.
The film was The Devil’s Own, and it had been accused as glamorising the Irish Republican Army (IRA). The problem was not with Prince William,then…
Ten unusual royal middle names
25th October 2015
On July 17th 1947, a little girl was born at King’s College Hospital, London and given a rather rare first name. Camilla, first child of Major Bruce Shand and his wife, Rosalind, would become known around the world by the name her parents gave her in the days after her arrival but the child who grew up to be HRH The Duchess of Cornwall also brought an unusual middle name into the Royal…