Queen Anne quite frankly had a tremendous reign becoming the first Monarch of a united single sovereign state, known as Great Britain in 1707 as well as showing her worth as a Queen Regnant in a male dominated society. Though tragedy was never far away from the last of the Stuarts as not many people will be aware that Queen Anne became pregnant an astonishing 18 times, though not one of her…
Over the decades, The Queen has hosted thousands of guests at Buckingham Palace, from international dignitaries to controversial world leaders. Back in 2003, one of Her Majesty’s guests at the palace was Brett Kavanaugh, who at the time was a little known secretary to…
Alot of comments Royal Central receives raise the question of why Prince Philip isn’t king, despite the wife of a king being a queen.
On the face of it, it seems bizarre, perhaps eve sexist, though in this post we’ll explain why exactly Prince Philip…
Social distancing measures will be in place for many months, perhaps even for a couple of years, meaning everyday life will remain disrupted for the foreseeable future. In April, The Queen celebrated her 94th birthday – a moment which some royal commentators have mooted may be her last before retirement.
It has been widely reported in the media that the monarch could make her eldest son…
In any Royal commentator’s books, the announcement in 1999 that Prince Edward would be made an Earl and not a Duke on his wedding day gave quite a shock. By tradition, male children of the sovereign receive a Dukedom on their wedding day, therefore making their new wife…
Many people assume that because the Duchess of Cambridge is a member of the Royal Family (and married to a prince), she automatically takes the title of ‘Princess Catherine’. In this post, we will explain why this isn’t the case and why, to the disappointment of many…
The day is 13th June 1981, The Queen’s Birthday Parade is just getting underway and The Queen was riding on her horse Burmese to Horse Guards Parade to begin the Troop.
Her Majestywas about to turn into the Parade groundwhen, from the crowd, six shots were fired. 17-year-old Marcus Serjeant had planned, and nearly succeeded, to go to the troop with a live firearm to assassinate…
Happy 65th birthday Sir Timothy Laurence! Royal Central takes a look at the life of Princess Anne's husband
1st March 2020
One of the lesser known members of The Royal Family is the Princess Royal’s husband, Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence. Generally referred to as Tim, he is the second husband of Princess Anne, having been married for 27 years. He is very often overlooked, but is an…
For many years now it has been apparent that Prince Charles has been stepping up his duties as The Queen reduces her own. This is a sure sign that Prince Charles is preparing for the role that he will one day fulfil, though not just yet. To completely dispel any idea that…
Mathilde Marie Christiane Ghislaine d’Udekem d’Acoz was born on 20 January 1973. She is the oldest child of Jonkheer Patrick d’Udekem d’Acoz and his wife, Countess Anna Maria Komorowska. Through her mother’s paternal family, Mathilde has Polish noble ancestry, as well as Polish–Lithuanian Princely ancestry through her mother’s maternal family. Her maternal grandmother was a Princess…
