The Duchess of Cambridge has become the
patron of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
(RCOG). She’s just the second patron of the organization but her
new role is the continuation of a long association between the
college and the Royal Family. To mark the announcement, Royal
Central takes a look at the regal past of this Royal College. The
first patron of the college was the…
Today, Queen Elizabeth will be entering
her 67th year as monarch. A feat never achieved before by a British
monarch. She will not be celebrating the occasion because the date
also marks the anniversary of her father’s death. The next
nationwide celebrations for a…
With invitations set to go out this week
for the biggest event of the year, rumours are circulating over who
has been invited to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding, and
also, those who will be staying away. Until May 19th, we will not
know who will sit in the…
Today we’ll explore the life of Princess
Michael of Kent. She is the wife of Prince Michael and was born
Baroness Marie Christine von Reibnitz in Sudetenland (now in the
Czech Republic) on 15 January 1945. Baroness Marie Christine’s
parents were Baron Günther Hubertus von Reibnitz and Countess Maria
Anna Szapáry von Muraszombath. She had two older half-siblings,
Margarita von Reibnitz and…
The Crown returned for a second season on
Netflix earlier last month, and dramatised The Queen’s reign from
1955 to roughly 1964, shortly after the birth of Prince Edward.
Today we’re going to separate the fact from fiction in The Crown’s
second season. Please do not…
The Queen’s Christmas Message, broadcast
on television, radio, and the internet on Christmas Day, is a
staple of the royal calendar. It is a tradition started by her
grandfather, King George V and continued by her father, King George
VI via radio broadcast. It wasn’t until the 1957 Christmas Message
that they became televised. King George V delivered the first
Christmas Message in 1932…
Kelli Finger interviews Myka Meir of
Beaumont Etiquette to get a better look at what training Meghan
Markle will need as she joins the Royal Family. With Meghan Markle
due to officially join the Royal Family in May of next year, I was
curious about what training she would…
Members of the Royal Family take up
important positions as they represent their country. Therefore,
they are expected to act dignified, diplomatic and are expected to
be on their best behaviour at all times. However, not all royals
succeed in this task. From time to time…
Queen Elizabeth has undertaken 94
official State Visits during her reign, plus two State Visits in
her capacity as Queen of Canada (she visited the United States
twice in the ‘50s). A State Visit is when a foreign head of state
is invited to visit a country by that country’s head of state.
State Visits differ from Official Visits, as an Official Visit is
when high-ranking government officials…
