For millions of people across the globe,
tuning in to The Queen’s Christmas Message is a part of their
Christmas tradition, and with the internet it is now much easier to
view Her Majesty’s broadcast at one’s convenience. The theme of
this year’s message (December 2014) was reconciliation, with
particular reference to the state of the world 100 years ago as the
first of four wartime…
So as a New Year begins, so too does a
new series on Royal Central. 2015 marks 115 years since the birth
of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and what better way to remember
that milestone than by looking back at The Queen Mother’s
incredible life in a series of…
A pig belonging to Princess Anne has been
killed by a roaming boar after it got on to her
Gatcombe Park estate. It is believed that the boar had
escaped from a nearby farm rather than it being a wild boar
from the Forest of Dean, as originally thought. The Princess…
Monaco’s Royal twins made their first
public appearance on Wednesday 7th January as their parents, Prince
Albert and Princess Charlene, appeared on the Royal palace balcony
each carrying a baby swaddled in white blankets. The twins and
their parents were greeted by a cheering crowd. The twins were born
on December 10th 2014 at the Princess Grace Hospital in Monaco.
Princess Gabriella was…
The Battle of Waterloo: a quick primer for the 200th anniversary
7th January 2015
This year commemorates 200th Anniversary
of the Battle of Waterloo. Today we take a brief look at the who,
what, where and why of this pivotal part of European history. So
where did this all begin? Who was part of this battle? On 18 June
1815 the stage was set on a 4 square…
I have often wondered what a Royal
Peculiar is, as the name suggests they sound very peculiar. It’s
for that reason that we begin this series on Royal Peculiars though
first we must establish just what one is. A Royal Peculiar is
a church that does not come under the…
The 200th anniversary of the Battle of
Waterloo and defeat of Napoleon will be commemorated in 2015. The
new exhibit will run through 2015, Waterloo at Windsor: 1815 –
2015. It will bring together a themed trail through the State
Apartments containing an exhibition of drawings, prints, and
archival material that investigates the battle and its
consequences. One of the highlights on display will…
On Thursday 15 January, The Duchess of
Cambridge, Royal Patron of The Art Room, will officially name The
Clore Art Room at Barlby Primary School. The Duchess will meet
Barlby Primary School staff and students and will then be greeted
into the new Art Room. There she will…
Not even 18 months old and Prince George
of Cambridge has made it into GQ magazine’s best dressed list,
along with his father, The Duke of Cambridge and grandfather, The
Prince of Wales. The top spots went to actors Eddie Redmayne
and Benedict Cumberbatch, but Prince…
In the years leading up to the Civil War,
it was not King Charles’s intention to purposely isolate as many
parts of the population as possible, but history sure tells a
different story. His absolutist point of view was of concern to
Parliament. In 1629, he decided to mimic his father and would not
allow Parliament to meet. Upon their arrival at Westminster, they
found the doors were bolted…
