Soon to be President of the United States, Donald J Trump, is expected to undertake his first State Visit to the UK at some point in the next couple of years, a much-anticipated event. When the American billionaire does arrive at Windsor Castle following a ceremonial welcome, all will seem well between The Royal Family and the American President. However, it is likely to be a turbulent…
1. The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh’s 70th wedding anniversary
Of all the events to happen in 2017, this is probably the most anticipated. On November 20th 2017, The 91-year-old Queen and 96-year-old Duke of Edinburgh will celebrate a milestone 70 years of…
Canadians Would Break Ties with Monarchy After Current Queen, Poll Suggests
28th December 2016
A recent poll, conducted by Ipsos on the behalf of Global News, suggests that the majority of Canadians would favour severing ties with their monarchy upon the death of the current Queen of Canada, Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. The poll showed that 53% of respondents…
A right royal year! Royal Central team share their favourite moments
28th December 2016
Charlie Proctor, Editor-in-chief: My favourite royal moment of 2016 has to be when The Queen and members of The Royal Family visited Poundbury and stopped by for a visit to the pub and Waitrose. The images of Her Majesty stood in the middle of the supermarket aisle, looking slightly bemused, is probably photo of the year. Not only that, but I had great fun writing headlines that day. I think I…
The royal year in review - Royal Central's most read articles in 2016
27th December 2016
2016 has been a busy year for the Royal Family, with lots of unexpected events and long anticipated milestones occurring. From Her Majesty’s 90th birthday, to the everyday engagements of the Royal Family, it has been a year full of excitement and celebration.
As of…
The King Is Retired, Long Live the King! -- How Abdication is the Future of Monarchy
14th December 2016
I remember 2013 as being a very hectic time for monarchists. Happily, it was the year where His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge was born, thus seeing the birth of the next generation of British kings. However, that year also marked a cluster of abdications from the…
In March 2017, a major exhibition will be launched in Vienna to mark the 300th birthday of one of the most important figures in Austrian history, Empress Maria Theresia. Commemorated in the form of a huge statue on the Maria-Theresien-Platz in Vienna near where the so-called Ring borders the Museum district, the Empress is depicted unmistakably as both a woman and a ruler in equal measure, both…
The Goring Hotel remains a longstanding favourite of The Queen and the Royal Family
11th December 2016
Marked by a mix of eccentricity, humour, ‘Britishness’, tradition and a love of the monarchy, the Goring Hotel in Belgravia has remained a favourite of The Queen and the Royal Family since its opening in 1910.
The only hotel to hold a Royal Warrant for hospitality…
Every Wednesday I take part in a Dungeons and Dragons game with a group of friends of mine. During the course of events, my character – a Minotaur ranger called Connochbar – somehow managed to become King of the Beastfolk. Excited at the prospect of building my own…
Okay, okay, it’s not something we like to think about. However, whether we like it or not, one thing is certain: one day The Queen’s lifetime of service to her country (and her fifteen other Realms) must come to an end. With that sad day, the line of British monarchs continues and the Crown passes to her immediate successor, the current Prince Charles of Wales.
A lot has already been…
