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 in just six short years he
succumbed to his illness, bringing his reign to an end and leaving
the throne unoccupied once…
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 family 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…
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 – 1982 [getty src=”513656955″ width=”393″
height=”594″ tld=”com”] A little over…
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…
Picture gallery at Buckingham Palace stripped back for first time in almost 45 years
25th November 2020
Over the past month, Royal Collection
Trust staff have been carefully removing some 65 paintings, along
with beautiful French furniture created by Adam Weisweiler and
Georges Jacob and exquisite Japanese and Chinese porcelain from the
Picture Gallery in Buckingham Palace for…
William Adelin was the only legitimate
son and heir of King Henry I of England. His early death by
drowning in an event known as the “White Ship Tragedy” would leave
his father without a male heir and eventually lead to a period of
civil war known as “The Anarchy”. William was born on 5 August 1103
in the old Anglo-Saxon capital of Winchester. He was the son of
King…
The stark contrast in reaction to Meghan’s miscarriage compared to that of Zara Tindall’s exposes the ugly racism entrenched in society
25th November 2020
On Wednesday, the Duchess of Sussex
revealed that she sufferedthe “almost unbearable grief”ofa
miscarriage in July. Writing an article in theNew York Times,
Meghan shared her experiences, saying:“I knew, as I clutched my
firstborn child…
Two famous royal bridesmaids reveal where their gowns are hidden away
25th November 2020
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh just
celebrated 73 years of marriage last week, and with royal weddings
on the brain, one of their bridesmaid’s daughters shared a special
memory. India Hicks and her mother Lady Pamela Hicks both served as
royal bridesmaids…
The role of consort can make or break a
monarchy. Some have seen their reign saved by the energies of their
spouse while others have seen their power waver because of their
consort’s actions. Here, we look at the consorts of the House of
York. Queen Elizabeth, 1464 – 1470; 1471 – 1483 Many of her enemies
would rather Elizabeth Wydville had never been queen at all.
Instead, she is…
