2021 is proving to be the year of royal
babies for the British Royal Family. The Queen will have a hat
trick of new great-grandchildren including Princess Eugenie and
Jack Brooksbank’s son, and the upcoming births of the children from
the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, and Zara and Mike Tindall. Royal
Central is breaking down the new bundles of joy joining the
monarchy this year and where…
The 8th of January 2020 is a day that
will not be forgotten in royal history. In an Instagram post, the
Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced they would “step back as
‘senior’ members” of the British Royal Family. The announcement
came with many…
Built-in 1475, St Georges Chapel, Windsor
Castle was originally founded by King Edward III in the 14th
century and was extensively expanded in the 15th century. Over
time, its become the famous site of many royal services, including
the Order of the Garter, royal weddings…
The importance of a Private Secretary - the most trusted of royal aides
22nd January 2021
There have been major staffing changes
underway in the Royal Household with two senior royal aides, one
for the Duke of Cambridge and the other, for the Prince of Wales,
quitting their positions within days of each other. Amid these
changes, Royal Central is taking a look at the role of a Private
Secretary, and why they are considered the most trusted of royal
aides. Each working member of…
Founded in 960, Westminster Abbey, or the
Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is a mainly Gothic
abbey church in the city of Westminster, London. Near the Thames
and the Palace of Westminster, it is one of the United Kingdom’s
most notable and recognizable…
This is how Lady Louise Windsor discovered her grandmother is The Queen
21st January 2021
The Countess of Wessex recently revealed
how her daughter, Lady Louise, discovered that her grandmother is
one of the most important people in the world. During an interview
with Sky News a couple of years ago, the Countess revealed it was
only after Lady Louise went to…
A sad anniversary falls for the House of
Windsor as January continues to freeze. 18 January marks 102 years
since Prince John of the United Kingdom died from a severe seizure.
John was the fifth son and the youngest of the six children of King
George V and Queen Mary. Prince John was born at York Cottage on
the Sandringham Estate on 12 July 1905. Much of his early life was
spent on the…
Through The Royal Collection Trust, the
papers of Queen Victoria’s father, Edward, Duke of Kent and
Strathearn are now available online. More than 1,000 documents make
up the collection ranging from account records and lesson books to
personal and official…
The former Second Lady of the United
States will become the First Lady when her husband, former Vice
President and current President-elect Joe Biden takes the oath of
office on 20 January. Prince Harry has grown close with the Bidens
over the years, and in honour of the…
On 9 January 1982, Catherine Elizabeth
Middleton, now the Duchess of Cambridge, was born at the Royal
Berkshire Hospital in Reading. The eldest of three children, her
father Michael Middleton was a flight dispatcher for British
Airways, and her mother, Carole, was a former flight attendant. Her
sister Pippa was born in 1983 and their brother James was born in
1987. Catherine was baptized at…
