American by birth, hugely popular and
credited with helping turn Monaco from a forgotten principality
into a European hotspot – but this isn’t the story of Grace Kelly.
Almost seven decades before her famous marriage to Prince Rainier
III, another US born princess had taken Monaco by storm and
transformed its fortunes. However, there was no fairytale ending
for Alice Heine, the first…
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. Though
politically neutral, the Queen is the…
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 memory of where and when
people heard the sad news remains as vivid as if it were yesterday.
Here, the editorial team and…
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…
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 Shakespeare. But what little we
do know seems to indicate that the ‘fair Kate’ of Henry V was every
bit as ambitious…
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…
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 up to Ptolemy I Soter by Demetrius of
Phalerum – an Athenian orator living in Alexandria who had been
exiled – in…
