On this day 1487, the pretender Lambert
Simnel was crowned as King Edward VI in Dublin. The boy was ten
years old at the time, and kept up the pretence for nearly a month
before the rebels who supported him were defeated at the Battle of
Stoke Field. In August 1485, Henry Tudor took the crown
of England under dubious circumstances. During the reign of
his predecessor Richard III, the two sons of…
When Sweden’s Prince Oscar was born this
March, he was granted the title of the Duke of Skåne by his
maternal grandfather, King Carl XVI Gustaf. Now, in time for his
christening, the residents of his Duchy have planned a lovely gift
for the third-in-line to the…
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark was among
the speakers at the Opening Ceremony of the Women Deliver
Conference in Copenhagen yesterday. The Crown Princess spoke about
how she was inspired to take up the cause of women’s rights seven
years ago, when someone from Chad…
Earlier today, the Duchess of Cambridge
made an unexpected revelation about her ever expanding family.
While chatting to children during an engagement in the morning, she
revealed that her children, two year-old Prince George and one
year-old Princess Charlotte have a new pet – a hamster called
Marvin. For her first engagement of the day, the Duchess visited
the newly built Magic Garden at…
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has been
named among those on Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People
list for 2016. The Queen is the only Dutch citizen and the only
member of royalty in this year’s list. In a short article that he
wrote about her for Time…
In recent months, the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge have faced a lot of criticism for their shirking their
royal duties, especially when it was revealed that The Queen, who
today turned 90, undertook more engagements last year than the
couple and Prince Harry combined. In…
As all of the United Kingdom gears up for
The Queen’s 90th birthday, the focus here at Royal Central is to
ensure that you, our readers, don’t miss a single moment of the
celebrations. Over the next few days, the team will bring you fun
and informative posts about Her Majesty and the events taking place
in honour. For now, here is a quick summary of what you can expect
from The…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge left
India today morning to travel to Bhutan, the second country on
their itinerary during their week long tour of Southern Asia. This
leg of the tour has been much anticipated by royal watchers, who
were eager to see William and Catherine…
Prince Harry is set visit Toronto and
Florida next month, to undertake engagements connected with
the Invictus Games and his charity, Sentebale. The Prince will
first travel to Toronto on May 2nd, where he will attend a number
of events to mark the official launch of the…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to host reception ahead of visit to India and Bhutan
30th March 2016
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are set
to take part in a reception held at Kensington Palace on Wednesday,
April 6th, a few days ahead of their visit to India and Bhutan. The
reception will give Their Royal Highnesses the chance to meet
with and speak to young people from India and Bhutan who are
currently studying or working in the UK. Their interactions will
give William and Catherine a…
