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 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 generation into which I was born. When I was
growing up, it was known as ‘the love that dare not speak its
name’, but…
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…
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…
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, that I was losing my second.” Her openness and
transparency on miscarriage has been widely praised, with it being…
