Features

Who is Lady Susan Hussey, Queen Elizabeth II's long standing confidant at centre of racism row?

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30th November 2022
Lady Susan Hussey, who has left Buckingham Palace after allegations of racism towards a guest, has a long history of service with the Royal Family. Lady Susan was a lady in waiting to Queen Elizabeth II for over sixty years and remained one of her closest confidantes. She acted as Woman of the Bedchamber between 1960 and 2022. Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Lady Susan was…
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OpinionQueen Camilla

Queen Camilla has made a mistake in scrapping the role of ‘Lady-in-Waiting’ - just leave it be!

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27th November 2022
Royal Central’s editor, Charlie Proctor, explains below why he believes Queen Camilla has made the wrong decision in scrapping the role of Lady-in-Waiting. The news that Queen Camilla has decided to ditch the role of Lady-in-Waiting certainly didn’t come as a surprise. It has long been expected that when King Charles would ascend to the throne, he and Camilla would make efforts to…
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Opinion

Danish Royal Family refuses to pussyfoot around the issue of ‘Queen Camilla’

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23rd November 2022
The Danish Royal Family have refused to entertain the notion of Camilla being styled as ‘Queen Consort’, instead referring to Her Majesty as ‘Queen of Great Britain’. Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September, official statements have referred to Camilla as ‘The Queen Consort’, despite there being no previous precedent for this. Ditching the ‘Consort’ title, a…
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History

The Mazarinettes: Laura Mancini

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21st November 2022
The Mancini sisters are famous for their connections to the French court, thanks to the work of their uncle, Cardinal Jules Mazarin. This is the first post in the series about the seven Mazarinettes. This post will explore the brief life of Laura Mancini, Duchess of…
Features

Who were Queen Elizabeth II's bridesmaids?

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20th November 2022
It was a wedding that made royal history and brought cheer to a nation still recovering from the Second World War. When Elizabeth, then heir to the British throne, married Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, hundreds of thousands turned out to celebrate with them. Royalty from around the world made their way to Westminster Abbey for the service while huge crowds lined the streets of London for a glimpse of…
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