Prince Edward (b. 9 October 1935) has been Duke of Kent since 1942, following the sad death of his father in a flying accident when he was nearly seven-years-old. He is not only a cousin to Queen Elizabeth, by his father who was a younger brother of King George VI, but he is also related to the Duke of Edinburgh through his mother, Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark. She was the last foreign…
Royal weddings take the world by storm. They are televised, talked about, written about, and dreamed about in both the lead up and for the years to come. How many people are still gushing about Kate’s dress? How many people are still circulating the new photos of the Duke…
Philippe d’Auvergne’s life was that of a great adventurer. In his life, he rose through the ranks of the Royal Navy, saw service in the American Revolution, earned the confidence of an ageing duke, led the defence of his homeland against the barbarity of the…
If you haven’t been living under a rock, then you surely know that the Netherlands has a monarch. Following the abdication of Queen Beatrix on 30 April 2013, Willem-Alexander became the very first Dutch king in the last hundred years. Holland is one of the many European countries that didn’t abolish its monarchy. Not only is the royal family here to stay but also the people are glad that…
The Duchess of Cornwall, born Camilla Rosemary Shand, graced the world with her presence on the morning of 17 July 1947. Camilla’s father, Bruce Shand, would later be known as a businessman, but in his early years worked as a British army officer. Her mother, Rosalind…
In 1938, 80 summers ago, twelve-year-old Princess Elizabeth (now Queen Elizabeth II) and her younger sister, Margaret, looked forward excitedly to their annual holiday in Scotland during August and September. Only the recent death of their beloved maternal grandmother, the…
Twice a year the Queen bestows upon the hardest working people an award of achievement. This award can be given to people from all walks of life, and is a formal recognition by the royal family of an individual’s achievements in their sector. A person can be awarded a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE), Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire…
Princess Alexia Juliana Marcela Laurentien is the middle of the three daughters of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima. She was born on the 26th June 2005, like both of her sisters in the Bronovo Hospital in The Hague. She was christened on 19 November 2005 in the…
Royal Central have compiled together some of his most famous, yet hilarious gaffes. The list below details remarks be has made about celebrities, places and even his own family.
Madonna
After being told that Madonna would be performing the Die Another Day theme tune back in…
Princess Laurentien is the wife of Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands, and hence, the sister-in-law of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima. She was born on 25th May 1966 in Leiden, the daughter of a former Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs, Laurens Brinkhorst. Though she is known as Princess Laurentien, her first name is Petra; Laurentien is a portmanteau middle name made from her mother…
