In our present series on Royal Central,
we are looking back at the women who were granddaughters of Queen
Victoria. In some ways, their diverse and often surprising lives
are the legacies of the great queen. A queen whose reign as longest
reigning monarch in British history is about to end as her record
is broken by another of her female descendants, our own Queen. But
Victoria had some very…
Sam Launer came to England from
Czechoslovakia as a Jewish immigrant and founded the company of
Launer around 1941. He brought with him an idea that is as
important to the company today as it was then: leather goods should
be elegant, be formed out of the best materials…
Being Queen of Spain isn’t the easiest
royal role around. Ask the two women who currently hold that title
– neither Sofia of Greece nor Letizia Ortiz have enjoyed totally
smooth sailing. And a century ago, the woman who reigned as Spanish
consort had more than her fair…
On Monday 10th August, Queen Elizabeth II
arrived for her annual summer holiday at the Scottish retreat of
Balmoral Castle. For the next two months, she will reside at this
50,000-acre estate in Aberdeenshire. Originally purchased in 1852
by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, the castle has been a
treasured getaway for multiple generations of The Royal Family.
Queen Victoria remarked in her diary…
Everybody will remember the magnitude of
celebrations commemorating the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth
II in 2012. From the River Thames pageant to the concert outside
Buckingham Palace and especially the extended Bank Holiday weekend.
Let’s not forget though that…
On this day in 1786 a baby girl was born
to a German noble and his wife. They weren’t the wealthiest of
families and already had a large family to look after. But they
were ambitious and determined and their daughter inherited those
traits. For that baby would grow up to…
‘No one has ever had a sister like her’.
The words of King George V, written about a younger sibling known
to her family as Toria, perhaps best sum up the life of one of the
quietest of Queen Victoria’s granddaughters. When she
died many had almost forgotten about this rather lonely
princess. Toria had been at the very heart of her her family but
her devotion to her parents and siblings…
If, like me, you are a massive fan of all
things Harry Potter, then I am sure you would have visited the
dedicated Wikipedia site to all things related to the boy
wizard and his world. Just recently I visited the site and was
surprised at how much thought had been put in to…
Happy Birthday to Princess Anne, who was
born today in 1950. 10 Facts about Princess Anne 1. The Princess
was born at 11:50 am at Clarence House. 2. Her full title is: Her
Royal Highness The Princess Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise, Princess
Royal, Royal Lady of the Most Noble…
When you think of royal castle’s, what is
the first thing that comes to mind? Windsor Castle? Warwick Castle?
Balmoral Castle? One is sure that when you think of a royal castle,
Kenilworth Castle isn’t the first that springs to mind however this
Warwickshire fortress was and is one of England’s most magnificent
fortifications. It once stood at the heart of a vast hunting
ground…
