The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are currently in the middle of a whirlwind tour of Scotland to thank those who have been working on the frontlines during the Covid-19 pandemic and to highlight groups working in environmentalism, mental health and wellness, and homelessness. Known as the Earl and Countess of Strathearn in Scotland, the couple are making their first official trip to the Orkney…
There are many people who, throughout history, have pretended to be royal. The desire for power and wealth have enticed many to falsely pretend to be a royal who has either died or disappeared. Not many of them are women; however, a ship once came to Norway with a woman who…
Royal Central’s Senior Europe Correspondent, Oskar Aanmoen, gives his opinion on why he believes Norway’s Prince Sverre Magnus should be the Scottish king if they became independent and chose to continue to live under a monarchy:
Right now, it’s no…
#OnThisDay in 1515 Mary of Guise, mother of Mary, Queen of Scots, was born
22nd November 2016
#OnThisDay in 1515 Mary of Guise, Mother of Mary, Queen of Scots, was born.
Mary of Guise was born the eldest daughter of Claude of Lorraine, Duke of Guise, and his wife Antoinette de Bourbon at Bar-le-Duc in Lorraine on 22 November 1515.
A member of the prominent Guise family, Mary (known as Mary of Guise, Marie de Guise, and Mary di Guise depending on the source) was born into a house of…
