Features

History of Royal Titles: The Dukedom of Edinburgh

By
15th April 2021
Dukedoms are the highest titles in the British roll of peerage. These titles are sometimes created and bestowed on sons and grandsons of the British monarch, usually when they get married.Named after the capital city of Scotland, the Dukedom of Edinburgh was first…
FeaturesPrince Philip

Books written by the Duke of Edinburgh

By
15th April 2021
Throughout his life, the Duke of Edinburgh authored 13 books and contributed an amount of forwards to others. Sharing his passion for the environment, his books ranged from issues close to him to speeches he wrote himself. To commemorate his life, Royal Central is recapping…
FeaturesPrince Philip

Remembering Philip: The Prince and the Royal Navy

By
14th April 2021
Having lived just short of 100 years, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, began his brush with the Royal Navy from the very beginning. In 1922 as an 18-month-old exile, after the Greek military government banished the Greek Royal Family, Philip was carried on board a British warship in a makeshift cot made from an orange crate. His maternal grandfather, Prince Louis of Battenberg, had been Admiral…
Read more
British RoyalsFeatures

Remembering Philip: The Prince and polo

By
14th April 2021
Throughout his life, The Duke of Edinburgh was known for his passion for sports and his love for polo was well known. He was encouraged to play the sport by his uncle, Lord Louis Mountbatten (famously nicknamed Uncle Dickie) who started playing the sport in 1921 while…
British RoyalsHistoryPrince Philip

Remembering Philip: The TV Duke

By
13th April 2021
It seems almost common today: a royal promoting a favourite cause will film a documentary highlighting their work in the field; another royal will feature in a retrospective of their life during a milestone year; and yet another will grant an interview to a mainstream outlet offering up soundbites that will be dissected around the world.But back in the 1950s, when The Duke of Edinburgh found…
Read more
British RoyalsFeaturesPrince Philip

Details about The Duke of Edinburgh's funeral released

By
10th April 2021
Buckingham Palace has announced that the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral will be on Saturday 17 April at 3 PM.The service will take place at Windsor Castle, taking into account the current COVID regulations. This means that there will be no public procession.The coffin will be transported to St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle in a Land Rover designed with the help of the Duke of…
Read more