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 girl who was born in Buckingham Palace on
March 17th 1886 grew up to be one of the most eligible women in
Europe, and when she…
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…
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…
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 records show Queen
Victoria’s reign spanning from 2.12am on 20th June 1837 to 6.30pm
on 22nd January 1901, a total…
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…
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 of Queen Victoria and her
mother the only daughter of Tsar Alexander II and Princess Marie of
Hesse and by Rhine. Beatrice…
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…
The Stuart Court was a very lively place
with Music and Masques being the main form of entertainment and
during the reign of King Charles I and his Queen, Henrietta Maria,
music, poetry, drama and painting flourished at their cultured
court. The Court of King Charles I and…
To mark the occasion of Her Majesty The
Queen becoming Britain’s longest reigning Monarch on September 9th,
special photographic displays will open at various royal residences
across the country. The Queen becomes Britain’s longest reigning
monarch on 9th September. Entitled ‘Long To Reign Over Us’, the
displays will open from Wednesday 9th September at Windsor Castle,
the…
