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 physically disabled.
Her parents had been praying for a boy, but they would not have
another son. Her mother gave birth to a…
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…
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 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 a year after the royal
wedding, ABC…
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 Henry I and a…
