This week, we’ve got some exciting new videos coming up on our special Facebook group, Royal Central Extra. This subscriber only service is already packed with original content and some really exciting debates. And in the coming days, we’ll be adding:
A new series about one of the most talked about history mysteries of Tudor timesFresh debate about one of the most famous royal…
Royal weddings are now major celebrations, glittering events that capture the imagination and draw huge crowds who cheer the vows and shout demands for a kiss when the deal is done. However, in centuries past a royal union might be a discreet event, witnessed by just a…
The heir to the throne of Spain has arrived in Oviedo for packed diary of events marking the Princess of Asturias Awards. Princess Leonor will spend three days in the northern region for a string of engagements celebrating the fortieth anniversary of the famous…
The Queen has returned to public engagements, seven months after she went into isolation because of the coronavirus pandemic. Her Majesty, accompanied by the Duke of Cambridge, visited the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory at Porton Down in Wiltshire to pay tribute to scientists there for their work.
Amongst those receiving royal thanks during the trip were the scientists working with…
Secret Royal Weddings: the mystery of Anne Boleyn’s two marriages
15th October 2020
It was a royal union that changed England forever. The marriage of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn followed years of legal wrangling by the king which led to a religious revolution and an international controversy. When they said ‘I do’, they did so in secret but five…
The Royal Family will lead private Remembrance ceremony at the Cenotaph
15th October 2020
The annual national act of commemoration on Remembrance Sunday will be private for the first time. On November 8th 2020, the Queen is expected to oversee the ceremony which will be closed to the public because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Department for Media, Culture…
Royal Central’s Facebook group, Royal Central Extra, is now packed with exclusive content for our subscribers. Since launching in mid September, this special service has built up a library of videos covering British and European royals, past and present.
There are also special debates as well as quizzes in this specially curated space for like minded monarchists.
For just £3.49 per…
Photo gallery: King Felipe leads commemorations for Spain's National Day
12th October 2020
It was a muted celebration in difficult times. King Felipe VI has led Spain’s National Day celebrations but the event looked very different from the spectacle that usually takes over Madrid. The pandemic always meant that the usual military parade and reception would…
Madrid is waking up to a weekend both unwanted and unexpected. In less than 24 hours, everything in the city has changed. And that raises questions for Spain’s king, Felipe VI.
On October 9th 2020, the Spanish government used constitutional powers to impose a state of…
Arise Sir Tommy! Britain's first rock and roll star Tommy Steele says he is living in a ‘showbusiness fairy story’ after becoming a knight
9th October 2020
Entertainer Tommy Steele has been knighted in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. The star, famous as a singer and actor, receives the honour for his services to entertainment and charity.
Born Thomas Hicks in Bermondsey, London, in 1936, he became a household name in the 1950s with hits including ‘Singin’ the Blues’ which reached number one. He is regarded as the UK’s first homegrown…
