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 scrutiny and behind closed Palace
doors, there is s a family. And, right now, it’s facing a string of
controversies…
Royal Relations: How Elizabeth II is linked to Harald V of Norway
21st February 2022
As King Harald marks his 85th birthday,
Royal Central looks at the relationship between Queen Elizabeth and
the King of Norway. There have always been close links between the
Norwegian and British royal houses, all the way back to the Viking
era when Norwegian kings also…
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…
Before she became the Princess of Monaco,
Princess Charlene was a swimming champion and Olympian in South
Africa who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney,
Australia. As the Summer Olympics begin, let’s look at Princess
Charlene’s Olympic career. Charlene Wittstock developed a love of
swimming in her childhood, which was spent in Zimbabwe (where she
was born in 1978) and South…
Prince Charles in isolation, Prince William overseas - and very real questions about whether Prince Andrew could take on a major royal role
10th February 2022
Even staying silent, Prince Andrew
continues to cause controversy. It’s now weeks since it was
announced that his royal patronages had been returned to The Queen
and he would no longer be using HRH in an official capacity. ‘There
was no visible royal future for…
During Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Platinum Jubilee message , it was announced that it is her ‘sincere
wish’ for her daughter-in-law Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall to be
given the title of Queen consort when Prince Charles ascends the
throne and is crowned King. It…
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 you that, but I can’t. I have to tell
you that the Duchess of Cornwall did all that, because that’s how
we’re still…
Playing Diana, Princess of Wales has
landed actress Kristen Stewart an Oscar nod. She is nominated in
the Best Actress category at the 2022 Academy Awards for her
portrayal of the princess in the film Spencer. If she does win,
she’ll join a whole host of stars who took…
The British Royal Family counts several
Olympians in their midst, but only one member has ever won an
elusive medal: Zara Tindall, the only daughter of the Princess
Royal, who followed in her parents’ footsteps in equestrianism.
Before we take a look at Zara’s path to…
As the Summer Olympics get underway,
Royal Central takes a look at Great Britain’s royal Olympians. In
1971, the Princess Royal competed in multiple European three-day
event championships where she won a gold medal, and in 1975, she
won in both the individual and team disciplines, where she took
home silver. Anne, the Princess Royal took part in the 1976 Summer
Olympic Games in…
