1 December 1135:
On this day in 1135, King Henry I died in Normandy, France. The fourth son of William the Conqueror was married to Matilda of Scotland, with whom he had three children, and to Adeliza of Louvain, after Matilda’s death. He also had at least twenty-four illegitimate children with various mistresses. The King reigned for 35 years and was succeeded by King Stephen.
3 December…
Royal Wedding Rewind: George, Duke of Kent and Princess Marina of Greece
29th November 2020
It was a wedding featuring two very popular royals and two ceremonies and it led to one of the most influential unions of the 20th century. The marriage of Prince George, Duke of Kent and Princess Marina of Greece, on November 29th 1934, was a day that changed the House of…
Hermine Reuss of Greiz was born on 17 December 1887 as the fifth child and fourth daughter of Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz, and Princess Ida Mathilde Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe. Her elder brother had been injured during a childhood surgery, leaving him mentally and…
In a second edition, Royal Central has once again asked viewers to share their unique and rare pieces of royal memorabilia. From King George V’s coronation to royal weddings, our readers have no shortage of collectables.
If you are interested in having your memorabilia shared with Royal Central, regardless of which monarchy, please contact Royal Central on social media or…
I’ve always felt rather sorry for the mistress known as Mrs Jordan. For two decades, she lived alongside the third son of King George III. Her partner is known to history as King William IV but for their duration of their relationship he was the somewhat dodgy Duke of…
While King Henry VIII lived, his greatest fear was dying without a male heir to the throne. As it turns out, he needn’t have worried, for when he died in 1547, King Henry was succeeded by his son Edward VI. But the new King Edward was very frail and sickly boy of nine, and…
The story of Lord Ivar Mountbatten - the Queen's cousin who is the first openly gay royal
28th November 2020
In September 2016, Lord Ivar Mountbatten became the first member of the extended British Royal famÂily to openly come out as gay.
Speaking to the Mail on Sunday at the time of his disclosure, Lord Ivar said: “Being a Mountbatten was never the problem it was the generation into which I was born. When I was growing up, it was known as ‘the love that dare not speak its name’, but…
REVEALED: Here is why we will never see ‘Princess Catherine’
28th November 2020
Many people assume that because the Duchess of Cambridge is a member of the Royal Family (and married to a prince), she automatically takes the title of ‘Princess Catherine’. In this post, we will explain why this isn’t the case and why, to the disappointment of many…
Through the years, there have been a number of films, books, and tv shows written about the Royal Family and Diana, Princess of Wales’s life. Today, Royal Central is taking a look at all of the women who played Diana through the years.
Caroline Bliss –…
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden have tested negative for coronavirus. The couple were checked after their only son, Prince Carl Philip, and his wife, Princess Sofia, were diagnosed with Covid-19.
The four had been together just days before Carl Philip and Sofia began to feel unwell and tested positive for coronavirus. They had all attended the funeral of Queen Silvia’s…
