Just part of it remains, testament to the
devotion of a king to the place where his royal story began. But it
was the site of the arrival of a king who steadied the English
throne after one of its most turbulent times. The royal himself has
a reputation for piety and primness but he put the Plantagenets
back on course after a decade of drama fueled in some part by his
parents. Winchester Castle…
As 1922 got under way, newspapers began
to run excited articles abouta royalwedding. The only daughter of
King George V and Queen Mary was about to say ‘I do’ and every
moment of her marriage ceremony was up for scrutiny. Princess
Mary’s wedding dress…
King Philippe of the Belgians has
appointed the ministers of the new federal government at the Royal
Palace. After nearly 500 days of forming a government, the new
ministers have taken the oath before His Majesty the King. At 10 am
sharp King Philippe received the Prime…
Every date makes its mark in time and
many of those milestones are royal. As October gets under way,
Royal Central takes a look at the regal anniversaries that fall in
this month. October 1, 1207: On this day in 1207 King Henry III was
born to King John I of England and Isabella, Countess of Angoulême
at Winchester Castle in Hampshire, England. The King invested
heavily in castles and…
Crown Princess Victoria supports the Swedish Cancer Society's Pink Ribbon Campaign
29th September 2020
For the twelfth year in a row, Crown
Princess Victoria has been named the patron of the Pink Ribbon
Campaign (Rosa Bandet-kampanj) organised by the Swedish Cancer
Society. To launch the campaign, the Crown Princess was pictured
wearing this year’s pink ribbon. This…
The bridges that stretch across the River
Thames in London are major landmarks in the city, with many bearing
significant royal connections. We’ve taken a selection of the
capital’s bridges and explored the many interesting links. Tower
Bridge: Tower Bridge is…
European royals in the British line of succession: The Dutch Royal Family
27th September 2020
In the next in our series, Royal Central
is taking a look at the members of the Dutch Royal Family who are
in the British line of succession. Princess Carolina of
Orange-Nassau was the daughter of William IV, Prince of Orange, and
Anne, Princess Royal, the daughter of King George II and Caroline
of Ansbach. In 1748, Anne gave birth to the future William V,
Prince of Orange. Carolina would…
Helen Mirren – Queen Elizabeth II Mirren,
73, played Queen Elizabeth in ‘The Queen’ (2006), ultimately
winning her the best actress Oscar at the 2007 Academy Awards. She
hilariously quipped in her acceptance speech; “Elizabeth Windsor
has maintained her…
Leopold III was the fourth King of the
Belgians (the Belgian King is known as the King of the Belgians
rather than King of Belgium). In the early years of his reign, he
was a popular figure; however, he became a divisive figure after he
surrendered the Belgian army to the…
This week, our brand new subscription
service, Royal Central Extra, launches. And there is a huge range
of special video content for our first subscribers coming in the
first days of Royal Central Extra. We’ll be talking about the reign
of Europe’s longest serving king, we’ve got a special focus on the
life of a much talked about consort before she became royal and we
discuss…
