90 years ago today, The Queen’s parents,
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (later known as The Queen
Mother), at the time known as Prince Albert, Duke of York and Lady
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon married at Westminster Abbey. Despite the
grand and sumptuous day, the occasion required more than just the
hard work of the organisers. Prince Albert had to propose to
Elizabeth 3 times before he got a…
It was in the early morning of 21 April
1926, when the surgeon, Sir Harry Simpson, ended, with great skill,
a difficult caesarean section with which it came to light the small
baby called Elizabeth. The first doctor’s words were: “She was born
a…
Prince Willem-Alexander, in an interview
with Dutch TV has spoken about his desire to serve his people and
has even spoken about being happy to work with the government in
reducing his constitutional powers to that of a purely ceremonial
Monarch. He and his wife, Princess…
Top marks to the producers of ‘Royal
Paintbox’ for capturing such a candid side to the Prince of Wales
in explaining his own thoughts on the Royal Family’s artwork and
previous generations of the Royal Family. One of the main things
that was apparent from the start was Prince Charles’s desire to
almost emulate previous generations of royalty in his landscapes.
Painting…
Royal Central is pleased to announce that
we will be expanding our coverage to a new Monarchy starting in a
few weeks. We are to move onto covering the Monarchy of the
Netherlands. We have done a little research into which Monarchy we
should expand to, even if it is just as…
There’s no doubt with us that the British
Monarchy is the most iconic and famous Monarchy in the world. Its
history, though, is just as iconic as its present. In this article,
we explain how England, and then Britain’s Monarchy came to begin
to in bite size chunks. Roman Origins Prior to any homeland
Monarchy in Britain, England was part of the Roman Empire as a
Roman colony. Britain…
There is no doubt that Britain’s history
means it has some of the most fantastic residences in the world. We
have decided, in a break with ‘strictly royal’ content, we’d
provide you all with a list of 5 of the most beautiful castles in
England. Hope…
With all the fuss about the Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge being made every time a new engagement is
announced, it’s worth reflecting sometimes that despite their
public appearance, and the media coverage of their appearances,
they are by no means the most active…
Despite Thatcher’s controversial policies
and stance, Britain is in mourning for one of its most memorable
Prime Ministers. A Tweet from the British Monarchy’s Twitter
account said, Her Majesty The Queen The Queen “was sad to hear
the news of the death of Baroness Thatcher. HM will be sending
a private message of sympathy to the family” The British Flag now
flies at…
