The Duchess of Cambridge has made no secret of the importance she places on family. As she celebrates her 40th birthday, Royal Central looks at how Catherine and William are building a new royal family.
Entering their eleventh year of marriage, Catherine seamlessly fitted into the royal family from the beginning. She has taken on multiple patronages, many relating to mental health, including…
Japan: A look back at the royal year focused on a not so royal wedding and the Olympics
24th December 2021
A not-so-royal wedding, the Olympics and remorse for war were the headlines coming out of Japan about the Imperial Family.
Most notably would be the wedding of former Princess Mako and her commoner husband, Kei Komuro. Though often and incorrectly, compared to Harry and…
Sandra Mason - the woman replacing The Queen as Head of State in Barbados
21st November 2021
Barbados is becoming a republic, and Dame Sandra Mason will become its first president. Currently serving as Governor-General, the parliament elected Mason to become president when Barbados removes Queen Elizabeth II as head of state later this month.
Born and raised in…
Lady Louise, the discreet upbringing of The Queen's youngest granddaughter
8th November 2021
The Queen’s youngest granddaughter is now 18 and while her coming of age makes headlines, her upbringing has taken place further away from the public eye than that of many of her cousins.
Lady Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary Mountbatten-Windsor, born on November 8th 2003, has had high profile roles at several royal weddings. Hitting the scene at age seven, Lady Louise served as a bridesmaid…
William Shatner hits back at Prince William’s criticism of space travel
19th October 2021
Actor William Shatner, 90, recently became the oldest person to go to space. He and three other people rode a Blue Origin rocket, a company headed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. The four spent ten minutes in space, going just beyond the Karman Line, also known as the…
Armed with a shovel, the Princess Royal has been planting another tree for the Queen’s Green Canopy.
People throughout the United Kingdom are encouraged to plant a sustainable tree to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee. For the second time in a week, the Princess…
The Queen’s Green Canopy has spread overseas with the help of her daughter, Princess Anne. During her Paris visit, the Princess Royal planted a Jubilee Tree at the residence of the British Ambassador to France.
This was the first tree planted in a British embassy as part of the Jubilee project. At the planting, the Commonwealth was represented by ambassadors from Australia, New Zealand, the…
As she celebrates her 70th birthday, we take a look at the romance and wedding of Queen Noor and King Hussein of Jordan.
Queen Noor stepped onto the international stage 43 years ago when she married King Hussein bin Talal of Jordan. Born Lisa Najeeb Halaby, the…
Royal mistresses were, for centuries, a fixture in royal courts. Some were loved, others hated and some became amongst the most important advisers at court. One of the most influential royal mistresses of all was Madame de Pompadour.
Born in Paris in December 1721 as…
In recent years, British royals, when in need of a wedding day tiara, put in a request to the Queen, who seems happy to oblige. But forty years ago when the world tuned in to watch Lady Diana Spencer wed Prince Charles, the bride wore her family’s tiara for the big day.
The Spencers are a British aristocratic family that can trace their history back for centuries. The Spencer Tiara was…
