The Duchess of Sussex is not known as
‘Princess Meghan’ for exactly the same reasons that the Duchess of
Cambridge is not known as ‘Princess Catherine’. Although both women
listed their job titles as ‘Princess of the United Kingdom’,
neither woman is afforded the title. Upon their marriage in 2018,
The Queen granted Prince Harry the title of Duke of Sussex, with
Meghan…
Is it time for every country to remove controversial royal statues?
24th February 2022
In Belgium, a report on decolonisation
has recommended that a bronze statue of King Leopold II in Brussels
be melted down or removed. This is only the newest in a continual
call for controversial statues to be removed, including royal
statues. But should these statues be…
There is not another Monarchy anywhere in
the world that constantly grabs the headlines more than the British
one,. In the past few weeks, that appears to be more true than
ever. The House of Windsor might be the most famous royal house in
the world, but away from public…
Is it time for The Queen to start taking titles away when scandal hits her family?
18th February 2022
Over the last five years, commentators
and royal watchers everywhere have asked: should The Queen start
taking titles away from royals who err? While it is not a clear cut
case, it is not necessarily as unthinkable as it once was. Many
people have called for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to lose their
titles after stepping back from working royal life in January 2020.
I don’t believe…
I’d love to preface this opinion piece by
telling you that the Princess of Wales has just had a busy day of
engagements, supporting the St John’s Foundation in Bath in the
morning and then hosting a reception in the evening for Team GB
equestrians. I’d love to tell…
Thank you Your Majesty for saying what we have all been thinking - of course Camilla should become Queen
5th February 2022
Finally, rejoice! Ever since Royal
Central first launched in 2012, we have been vocal campaigners for
one particular cause – that Camilla should be afforded the title of
Queen Consort when Charles becomes King. Now, 17 years after the
Prince of Wales and Duchess of…
What would happen if nearly everything
bad that ever happened in Diana, Princess of Wales’s life—that we
know happened, anyway—happened over the three-day period of
Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day 1991? Spencer would
happen. Fair warning: this review/opinion piece is laden with
spoilers. If you want to watch without my ramblings colouring your
opinion, do not…
The Duchess of Cornwall shows she is ready to become Queen as she steps up in major speech
28th October 2021
On Wednesday, the Duchess of Cornwall
paid tribute to women who lost their lives to violence by
delivering a major speech at the Shameless! Festival – an event
aimed at raising awareness of violence against women and girls. As
part of the visit, Camilla delivered a…
Opinion: Should The Queen be sending a national day message to the North Korean ruler?
15th September 2021
Buckingham Palace confirmed yesterday
that The Queen had sent a message to North Korea as they celebrated
their national holiday. This came after North Korean state
television, KCNA, revealed that Her Majesty had sent a telegram to
the Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un on 7…
Around the same time that the UK
introduced new succession laws that allowed girls the same rights
as boys, the country also passed same sex marriage legislation. But
royal laws haven’t caught up with that yet. In the future, as is
the case in most European countries, a prince may take a husband
and a princess may choose a wife. But when that happens, what title
will be bestowed on them? We…
