The competition for city status, being
held to mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, is now in its final
stages. Entry to the contest has closed – the final date for
submitting applications was December 8th 2021. Towns across the UK
have put themselves forward for the honour. Among the contenders is
the Cornish resort of Marazion which, with just over 1,400
residents, would be the…
Four oak armorial panels once hanging in
a home inhabited by Marie de Guise, Mary Queen of Scot’s mother and
wife of James V, are now part of the collections of the National
Museums Scotland. The acquisition was announced on a meaningful
day, with 8 December being the…
Ippolita Trivulzio holds the distinction
of being the first woman to hold the title of Princess of Monaco.
Ippolita Trivulzio was born in 1600 in Palazzo Trivulzio,Duchy of
Milan (what is today Italy), as the only daughter and younger child
of Carlo Emanuele…
The connection between the House of
Windsor and the House of Grimaldi begins in the 19th century when
Albert I, Prince of Monaco married a beautiful and willful British
aristocrat called Lady Mary Victoria Hamilton. Her father was the
11th Duke of Hamilton and her mother was a German princess, Marie
of Baden. Marie provides the first link between the Grimaldis and
Elizabeth…
Royal Trivia: An interview with Royally Obsessed hosts Rachel Bowie and Roberta Fiorito
7th December 2021
If you love quizzing people on royal
facts or have a royally-obsessed person on your gift list this
year, a new book will definitely tick all the boxes. Releasing 21
December, Royal Trivia by Royally Obsessed podcast hosts Rachel
Bowie and Roberta Fiorito covers facts on…
OBITUARY: The Dowager Duchess of Grafton, the Queen's most senior Lady-in-Waiting, who has died aged 101
5th December 2021
The Dowager Duchess of Grafton was born
on 24thFebruary 1920 into an aristocratic family of Barons,
financiers, and of the banking dynasty Smith’s Bank of Nottingham
(founded in 1658 by Thomas Smith). Born Ann Fortune Smith, Her
Grace married Hugh FitzRoy, the…
Imperial China has a long and illustrious
history. It is a civilisation that began with the Shang dynasty in
1250 BC and lasted until the Qing dynasty that fell in 1912. The
last emperor to rule China was Puyi, whose regnal name was Xuantong
Emperor. He came to the throne in 1908 at two-years-old and ruled
until February 1912, when he was forced to abdicate. During that
time, imperial China…
As royal families around Europe begin the
Christmas countdown, all eyes are on Monaco where the recent return
of Princess Charlene has been followed by yet more questions. The
Royal Central team discuss Charlene’s situation and also debate how
the Windsors will pass…
The Duchess of Cambridge has visited the
Victoria and Albert Museum in London to see a new exhibition with
royal ties. Catherine visited the V&A on Thursday morning to
see Fabergé in London: Romance to Revolution, which recently
opened. The exhibition includes over…
Take a look at Fabergé’s Easter Eggs - extraordinary creations of beauty which continue to fascinate
2nd December 2021
Probably best known for the exquisite
Easter eggs that he crafted for the Russian Imperial house of
Romanov, Peter Carl Fabergé was Russia’s premier master goldsmith
at the beginning of the twentieth century, the House of Fabergé
having been founded in St. Petersburg by his father, Gustav Fabergé
in 1842. Although Fabergé would go on to design spectacularobjects
of ornamentation such…
