As commemorations continue around the world to mark the centenaries of many battles of World War One, Prince Charles has paid his own tributes to soldiers from a remote part of Scotland. Charles laid a wreath at a new memorial cairn built to honour soldiers from the Moray farming community and several of the neighbouring parishes who died in the conflict.
The Prince of Wales has paid tribute to…
Princess Helena Victoria, known as Thora, loved tennis and golf
We’re used to seeing the Duke of Kent at Wimbledon and in recent years, the Duchess of Cambridge has become a regular supporter of the tennis played at the All England Club. But rewind nine decades and another…
For a princess who claimed a bit of a royal first at the baptismal font, it’s perhaps not surprising that Patricia of Connaught – known for most of her adult life as Lady Patricia Ramsey – ended up changing plenty of regal rules on her way.  The little…
Limited edition book set announced marking The Queen's record reign
21st August 2015
Illustrated London News have announced the publication of a special limited edition book set in recognition of Her Majesty The Queen becoming Britain’s longest reigning monarch on September 9th. As Royal Central previously reported, The Queen will overtake her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria, on Wednesday 9th September at exactly 4:18pm.
The Record Reign limited edition book…
King Richard III brings extra visitors to Leicester on the first Bosworth anniversary since his reinterment
21st August 2015
For years, August 22nd was the one time in the year when the focus really fell on Richard III. The last king of the House of York lost his throne and his life on that date when he lost the Battle of Bosworth to the first Tudor monarch, Henry VII. And for the long time when…
Queen only days away from becoming longest-reigning British Monarch
21st August 2015
The Queen is just 19 days away from becoming the longest-reigning monarch in British history, overtaking great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria.
According to Royal Central‘s calculations, The Queen will overtake Queen Victoria on 9th September at 4.18pm.
Reliable…
Abigail Masham was the Daughter of Francis Hill and through relatives, she already had a very close connection to the court of Queen Anne. Abigail’s Mother was the former Elizabeth Jennings, aunt to Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, her second cousin was Robert Harley, Tory Minister and First Lord of the Treasury. When Abigail married Samuel Masham, these connections were further enhanced, she…
Sophie's surprise: why The Countess of Wessex is now the world's most stylish royal
20th August 2015
As summer draws to an end, there is a new royal fashion queen in town and it’s not who you might expect. In the quiet days of August, several polls have appeared telling us who the most stylish royals are and one woman keeps floating to the top of them. The Duchess of…
The stories of Queen Victoria’s granddaughters: Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
20th August 2015
Princess Beatrice was born Beatrice Leopoldine Victoria on 20 April 1884 at Eastwell Park in Kent. She was the youngest child of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia. Her father was the second son…
As 9th September draws ever closer, when Her Majesty will overtake Queen Victoria as the country’s longest-reigning monarch, there’s no end to the amount of retrospective coverage; looking back over her 63-year reign and its highs and lows.
Now, US-based streaming service Netflix are set to take advantage of the royal fanfare in a £100m drama, The Crown – tracing The…
