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 home the coveted prize
thanks to the regal touch. Here are six royal roles that won an
Oscar. Henry VIII, played by…
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…
As we mark 70 years since The Queen
ascended the throne, we’re taking a look back at the life and reign
of Britain’s longest-serving monarch, Elizabeth II. Early Life At
the time of her birth, Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Marywas never
meant to be a queen. She arrived on 21 April 1926 as the first
child of the Duke and Duchess of York, Prince Albert and his wife…
Thank you Your Majesty for saying what we have all been thinking - of course Camilla should become Queen
5th February 2022
Finally, rejoice! Ever since Royal
Central first launched in 2012, we have been vocal campaigners for
one particular cause – that Camilla should be afforded the title of
Queen Consort when Charles becomes King. Now, 17 years after the
Prince of Wales and Duchess of…
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution
has sent its congratulations to The Queen as she approaches the
70th anniversary of her reign. Ahead of the anniversary, on
February 6th 2022, the RNLI recalled the many years of support they
have received from The Queen for their…
The Queen pays tribute to her father as she prepares to mark her Platinum Jubilee
5th February 2022
Queen Elizabeth II will have many
tributes paid to her, in her Platinum Jubilee year but she is
beginning the event with a tribute to her father, King George VI.
At Windsor Castle, The Queen looked at items from past jubilees,
her own and previous monarchs. Wearing a turquoise dress and her
familiar three-strand pearl necklace, Her Majesty also wore two
aquamarine brooches. The brooches are…
Ahead of a new exhibition highlighting
Crown Princess Mary and the four Crown Princesses of Denmark
preceding her, let’s take a look at the women who have held the
title Crown Princess of Denmark. Louise of Hesse-Kassel The first
modern Crown Princess of Denmark was…
On 6 February 2022, Queen Elizabeth II
will celebrate her Platinum Jubilee, 70 years on the throne. On 9
September 2015, Elizabeth passed Queen Victoria’s record for the
longest reigning British monarch. While Elizabeth and Victoria both
have lengthy reigns, there are some…
The death of King George VI caused shock
around the world. Although it was known that the King was ill, the
severity of his condition wasn’t obvious. He passed away peacefully
in his sleep in the early hours of February 6th 1952 and his throne
passed, without witness, to his elder daughter who became Queen
Elizabeth II. in the days that followed there were many tributes
paid to a man…
