In mid-January, Royal Central reported
that King Charles III could soon be removed as monarch in one of
the Realms in which he is head of state. Andrew Holness, the Prime
Minister of Jamaica, instructed his country’s ministers to “move
ahead with speed” on bringing about the processes that would see
the country transform from constitutional monarchy to republic. But
is this likely to…
We all love a royal ‘what if’ and perhaps
one of the most intriguing of recent times revolves around the
question of the king who renounced his throne for love. On December
11th 1936, 86 years ago, Edward VIII announced to the world that he
was ending his reign…
Her Majesty The Queen met all but one of
the US Presidents during her reign. In total, The Queen has reigned
during the tenure of President Harry Truman to the current leader,
President Joe Biden. In total, 12 of the 13 presidents of the
United States who have taken office…
The Throne Room at Holyroodhouse: Queen Elizabeth II's first stop on her long journey back to London
12th September 2022
Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin was placed in
State in the Throne Room at the Palace of Holyrood, in Edinburgh
after being brought to the Scottish capital from Balmoral. The
Throne Room is very different from the one at Buckingham Palace,
because it looks a lot simpler, and therefore more austere. The
walls are covered in dark wood paneling, with a red carpeted floor
and white decorated…
We know that sometimes monarchs choose a
different regnal name than the one they have gone by throughout
their life—King George VI is a famous example of this, having gone
by Bertie (or Albert, his given name) until he became King – but
what about those who go by…
The expectation is that Prince George of
Cambridge will one day become King George VII when he succeeds his
father to the throne, but as with all things royal, the truth might
not be quite so simple. Upon accession to the throne, monarchs are
perfectly entitled to be…
Before she became the Princess of Monaco,
Princess Charlene was a swimming champion and Olympian in South
Africa who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney,
Australia. As the Summer Olympics begin, let’s look at Princess
Charlene’s Olympic career. Charlene Wittstock developed a love of
swimming in her childhood, which was spent in Zimbabwe (where she
was born in 1978) and South…
As the Summer Olympics get underway,
Royal Central takes a look at Great Britain’s royal Olympians. In
1971, the Princess Royal competed in multiple European three-day
event championships where she won a gold medal, and in 1975, she
won in both the individual and…
When Mary Donaldson tied the knot with
Crown Prince Fredrik in 2004, the Australian-born marketing
executive joined one of the world’s oldest surviving monarchies.
Taking on her new role, Crown Princess Mary tackled the job with
gusto, proving to be one of…
Today, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark
celebrates 50 years on the Danish throne. Let’s take a look back at
the life of Denmark’s colourful queen. Born Margrethe Alexandrine
Þórhildur Ingrid on 16 April 1940, Margrethe was the first child of
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Ingrid – later King
Frederick IX and Queen Ingrid. She was followed by two sisters:
Princess Benedikte in…
