The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have
shared a special family secret on this year’s Mother’s Day. The
couple revealed that their three children always make cards for
their paternal grandmother, Diana, to remember her and comfort
their father. In a short message on social media, William and Kate
acknowledged how different Mother’s Day would be for so many people
this year, adding ”Many…
It’s two hours of TV that has dominated
debate for days and looks set to keep us all talking for much
longer. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s interview with Oprah
Winfrey has made headlines around the world. The Royal Central team
looks at the questions left now that…
The Earl and Countess of Wessex have made
support for the NHS and for volunteering services major parts of
their work during the coronavirus pandemic. The sevend ays just
gone were no different with more backing for those caring for the
ill and the most vulnerable in society…
The Duke of Edinburgh has been sent a get
well present with a hint of outer space as he continues to
recuperate at King Edward VII’s Hospital in London following recent
heart surgery. Prince Philip will soon be the proud owner of a NASA
Perseverance face mask after The Queen was sent a selection, with a
request that one be handed to her husband of 73 years as soon as
possible. The gift…
It might be very much in the ‘just in
case’ corner but The Regency Act 1937 is a powerful document that
decides who controls the Crown if the Monarch is either unable to
carry out their duties or if the throne passes to a child. And the
Act that sets the stall out in the…
It was one of the most talked about
weddings of the 19th century. All eyes were on a young, Danish
princess called Alexandra as she walked into St. George’s Chapel,
Windsor on March 10th 1863 to marry Albert Edward, Prince of Wales.
Her groom was heir to Queen Victoria…
There’s always much excitement when a
royal baby makes their Buckingham Palace balcony debut and while in
recent times, parents have tended to wait until their new arrivals
have reached their first birthday before braving the waving, some
have dared to try sooner. In 1964, soon after she became a mother
for the fourth time, The Queen presented her newborn son to the
cheering crowds outside…
It was a wedding fit for a queen in
waiting but the bride and groom only made it to the altar after a
wave of protest, some of it angry, that threatened to stop their
romance in its tracks. When Beatrix of the Netherlands, then heir
to her country’s throne, wed Claus van…
The Queen has said that she is saddened
to hear of how challenging the past years have been for The Duke
and Duchess of Sussex but has underlined that issues raised in
their interview with Oprah Winfrey will be handled behind Palace
doors. The full statement reads: ”The…
The Regency Act of 1937 lays out who
stands in for a Monarch in a range of situations where they can’t
exercise their functions. It came into force in the first year of
the reign of King George VI, when his heir was a ten year old
princess called Elizabeth. Now the longest ruling Monarch in
British history, the rules set up by her father still hold sway and
here, Royal Central outlines what that…
