Princess Charlotte of Wales was the queen
that Britain never had, and easily the most popular member of the
Royal Family during her lifetime. When she died in childbirth aged
just 21, she was deeply mourned by the British public, yet her
story is so often consigned to a footnote in history. Princess
Charlotte was the only child of the Prince Regent – later King
George IV – and his estranged…
Leopold III was the fourth King of the
Belgians (the Belgian King is known as the King of the Belgians
rather than King of Belgium). In the early years of his reign, he
was a popular figure; however, he became a divisive figure after he
surrendered the Belgian army to the…
How many kings called Edward have there
been? If you think you know the answer, this special feature by
Liam Foley might make you think again. One aspect of the evolution
of monarchy that I find interesting is the development of Ordinal
numbers, or regnal numbers, and…
The Duke of Edinburgh has visited a
training camp for Ukrainian soldiers in the UK. The Duke spent time
at the operation which is being held in the UK and run by several
nations, including Norway. AS1 Jamie Ledger RAF/ UK MOD © Crown
copyright 2023 Prince Edward met many of the Ukrainian military
undergoing training. The operation, Interflex, is for new recruits
with little previous…
Princess Désirée of Sweden is the elder
sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. She was born on 2 June
1938 at Haga Palace, a royal residence on the outskirts of
Stockholm as the third child of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of
Västerbotten, and Princess Sibylla of…
The Danish Royal Family has announced the
arrival of a new member. In a short statement, the Royal Court
confirmed that Princess Benedikte has a fifth grandchild. The
sister of Queen Margrethe is celebrating after her son, Prince
Gustav, and his wife, Princess Carina…
Hundreds of royal fans have contacted
Royal Central after believing they had been lucky enough to get
tickets to the Coronation concert, only to find they wouldn’t be
attending after all. Just after midday, thousands received an email
telling them they had ”won” two tickets to the concert which takes
place at Windsor Castle on May 7th 2023. The email contained a link
that had…
King Charles III and Queen Camilla have
just completed the first State Visit of the new reign, and royal
correspondent, Netty Leistra, was among those covering this
historic trip. She was in Hamburg as it came to an end. After a
moving morning at the Kinderstransport…
This special report was written for Royal
Central by royal correspondent Netty Leistra, who saw the historic
State visit unfold firsthand. In Germany, especially in Berlin and
Hamburg, people could hardly not have heard that King Charles III
and Queen Camilla were making…
The Prince of Wales has the potential to
be a ”more revolutionary” monarch than his father, according to a
leading royal commentator. Valentine Low, Royal Correspondent with
The Times spoke about potential changes to the Royal Family
following the death of Queen Elizabeth II and told Royal Central ”I
don’t think we’re going to get radical changes with Charles. I
think if…
