In February of 2022, a new biography of
Queen Alexandra will be hitting bookshelves. On 28 February,
Frances Dimond’s Queen Alexandra: Loyalty and Love will be
available. This is the first major Queen Alexandra biography that
covers both her public and private lives. Although Alexandra was a
popular Princess of Wales, Queen, and Dowager Queen, there have
been few biographies written about…
The royal past is peppered with
milestones, those major moments that take on an importance all of
their own, and Britain’s queens have provided plenty of history
worth talking about. From the reigns that started to the rules that
came to an end, from the happy arrivals…
It promises to be a very busy royal year
with plenty to look forward to over the coming twelve months.
There’s not one but two jubilees as well as a host of big birthdays
and wedding anniversaries and that’s before anyone steps outside a
palace and gets busy. As…
It was, once more, a royal year like no
other. As 2021 winds to a close, fading to nothing more than
memories, many moments remain, but some linger more than others.
The past twelve months have proved challenging for everyone,
royalty included, and amongst the joy has been deep sadness, too.
As the year comes to an end, the Royal Central team looks back at
the memories that remain outstanding for…
The promise of the future meets the shadow of the past: Spain's royal year dominated by a former monarch and a queen in waiting
31st December 2021
If the theme of 2020 for Spain’s royals
was the shadow of the past catching up with them, then the family
began 2021 with their focus firmly on the future. With King Juan
Carlos several thousand miles from Madrid, there were moments when
the controversies around him…
The story of the Princes in the Tower and
their uncle, Richard III, continues to fascinate. New research has
just been shared, indicating that Richard may have saved the boys
he has long been accused of removing to further his own power. Much
of his argument for taking the…
Did Richard III actually save the boy king he's accused of killing?
29th December 2021
It’s a question that has long divided
historians – did Richard III kill off his main rivals for the
throne, his nephews, known forever afterwards as the Princes in the
Tower? Now a new theory that argues for Richard’s innocence has
been published and it revolves around a man who lived in obscurity
in a tiny Devon village over five hundred years ago. The Missing
Princes…
Are Infantas Elena and Cristina travelling to Abu Dhabi for King Juan Carlos' birthday?
29th December 2021
While over the past few weeks speculation
was set on King Juan Carlos I of Spain spending the Christmas
season and his birthday in Spain, it seems like plans may have
changed. Spanish magazine Semana reports that Infantas Elena
and Cristina, the two daughters of King…
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of
Cornwall have had a busy year despite the pandemic. January was off
to a positive start with the launch of the Duchess’s Reading
Room,with Clarence House calling the space a place “for book lovers
of all ages…
As she approaches a milestone in her
already historic reign, another claim to fame has been made for The
Queen. New research has pinpointed how many of her subjects have
actually lived longer than her. Her Majesty was born in April 1926
and will celebrate her 96th birthday in just a few months’ time.
According to Professor Les Mayhew, from International Longevity
Centre and the Bayes…