The Queen is never truly on holiday. Currently at Balmoral Castle, Her Majesty is still receiving her red boxes on a daily basis. And advisors are no doubt keeping her in the loop about the choice of a new Prime Minister.Â
Though politically neutral, the Queen is the Head of State and does have a role to play once new leaders are elected. The question is, where will The Queen carry out those…
Can The Queen reject the new Prime Minister chosen by the Conservative Party?
1st September 2022
The UK is about to get a new Prime Minister but before they get to work, they need to meet The Queen. Can Her Majesty reject the selected candidate? Technically, yes. Realistically, no. The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy and The Queen’s role is mainly…
"I'll never forget" - Royal Central's editorial team and readers share the moment they learned about the death of Diana
31st August 2022
It was a defining moment of its generation – a time when the world stopped to collectively grieve the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, following the tragic car crash in Paris that claimed her life in the early hours of 31 August 1997.
Twenty-five years later, the…
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…
A vehicle which was used by Diana, Princess of Wales in the 1980s has sold for an extraordinary £650,000 at auction. The late princess drove the black Ford Escort RS Turbo from August 1985 for a period of around three years.
When performing official duties, Diana was…
The royal woman who went from hidden queen to founder of history's most famous dynasty
25th August 2022
For a woman who founded one of the most famous royal dynasties in British history, she is surprisingly enigmatic. Katherine of Valois was the first Kate to be Queen of England and yet much of the modern imagining of her comes from her fleeting appearance in the works of…
The sad anniversary that has given the Duke of Kent a place in the royal record books
25th August 2022
The Duke of Kent is marking a poignant anniversary as he becomes the first person in recorded history to hold a dukedom for eighty years.
Prince Edward, 86, became Duke of Kent on August 25th 1942 at the age of six when his father was killed in a plane crash.
He has now held his title for eight decades, easily the longest that anyone has ever been a royal duke.
It is a moment of deep…
Could The Queen have found her 2023 Derby horse? Excitement builds over promising two-year-old colt
19th August 2022
The Queen may have found a live contender for the Epsom Derby in 2023, with the picture due to become clearer over the weekend.
Desert Hero, trained by William Haggas in Newmarket, is declared to run in the Group 3 Solario Stakes at Sandown on Saturday.
The race is…
Everyone knows of the ancient Library of Alexandria, which was located in Egypt and later destroyed – losing a wealth of knowledge from the ancient world. But who was the monarch responsible for its creation?
It is thought the idea of the library was first brought…
As we prepare for Princess Iman of Jordan’s wedding, we look at the weddings of her grandfather King Hussein, who was famously married four times.
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Three years after his accession to the throne, King Hussein’s first wife was Dina bint Abdul-Hamid, who was also his distant cousin. Dina was born on 15 December 1929 in Egypt. She met her future husband in…
