Queen Margrethe of Denmark together with
her son Crown Princess Frederik, her daughter-in-law, Crown
Princess Mary and sister Princess Benedikte of Denmark and
Sayn-Witgenstein-Berleburg attended the solemn opening of the
Danish parliament, the Folketinget, on October 6th 2020. There have
been enormous changes in our lives due to coronavirus and this,
naturally, also applies to the opening of the…
On 6 July 1893, Prince George
(1865-1936), the second son of the future King Edward VII and Queen
Alexandra, married Princess Mary of Teck (1867-1953). Mary had been
previously engaged to George’s older brother, Prince Albert Victor,
who had died of influenza a few weeks…
It’s become one of the most popular
history shows on British TV, helping its young viewers to learn all
about the past while enjoying themselves. And one of the ways that
‘Horrible Histories’ manages that is by its clever use of music.
Here, Royal Central…
Following the death of his 91-year-old
half-brother, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, Nawaf
al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah, 83, was sworn in as Kuwait’s new Emir
on 30 September 2020. Nawaf was born in Kuwait City, Kuwait on June
25, 1937, and is a son of Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, the 10th ruler
of Kuwait. He is the third of his brothers to rule Kuwait as part
of the Sabah dynasty that has…
Westminster Abbey’s annual celebration
known as Edwardtide attracts and brings together pilgrims from
around the world every year in the month of October to celebrate St
Edward the Confessor, who was crowned King of England and ruled
from 1042 until he passed away on the…
With Princess Eugenie and Jack
Brooksbank’s recent announcement that they are expecting a baby,
Royal Central has taken a look at some of the most common namesakes
of the current royals to see where they come from. Of all the names
given to male members of the Royal…
Leading royal writer, Ingrid Seward, has
claimed the Royal Family find it hard to confront The Queen over
crises within their ranks. Speaking to True Royalty’s ‘The Royal
Beat’, she said that whenever a drama arises and someone tries to
start a conversation about it, The Queen finds her beloved corgis
and heads out into the countryside. In the latest edition of the
show, available from…
Europe has ten remaining hereditary
monarchies. Luxembourg is the only one that is a grand duchy – a
country headed by a Grand Duke or Grand Duchess. The modern state
of Luxembourg was formed in 1815 after the defeat of Napoleon, and
the Congress of Vienna, which…
Our editorial team has put together their
favourite nonfiction books on the royals as suggestions for our
readers. Find out their picks below! Kristin Contino, Chief
Reporter The Other Side of the Coin by Angela Kelly: The Queen’s
dresser was given unprecedented…
Was a common illness used as an excuse to cover up the murders of outspoken royal women?
2nd October 2020
It was an illness that claimed millions
of lives before the advent of modern medicine and among its victims
are several queens and high ranking women in English royal history.
Puerperal fever, sometimes called childbed fever, was a bacterial
infection that led to death in the majority of cases and it was
only eradicated by the advancement of hygiene techniques and the
introduction of…
