It’s one of the most recognisable
buildings in the world and an iconic symbol of British royalty, but
while the exterior of Buckingham Palace is familiar to us all, much
of the inside remains a mystery … until now. The official floor
plans of the entire palace might have never been released, but the
team at HomeAdvisor, along with architect Jelena Popovic, decided
to dig in and…
The Queen and her family have shared
their garden secrets in support of a favourite royal annual that’s
been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. On the day the
Chelsea Flower Show was due to get under way, the Royal Family
created their own perfect posy as…
On the latest Royal Central podcast, it’s
baby talk time. This week saw the birth of the long awaited first
child of the Hereditary Grand Duke and Duchess of Luxembourg. Their
son, Prince Charles, will one day rule his country and his arrival
was a moment for the…
Since the outbreak of coronavirus, many
royal families have had to live their lives quite differently. The
same applies to the Swedish Royal Family. King Carl Gustav and
Queen Silvia decided to temporarily move from Stockholm Palace to
the smaller Stenhammar’s Palace. Let us take a look at this rather
unknown Swedish castle which is now the Swedish royal family
“corona”…
The British royal family has many notable
pieces of jewellery in their collection. From personal purchases to
items passed down through generations, Royal Central is taking a
look at the origins of the Cambridge emeralds. Nearly 200 years
ago, in Germany, after the…
On this day, the 14 May 1643, Louis XIV
took over the throne in France following the death of his father
King Louis XIII. Louis XIV is often called the ‘King of the Sun’,
and was born in 1638 as the eldest son of King Louis XIII and Anna
of Austria. For as…
Royal Wedding Rewind: Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Mary Elizabeth Donaldson
14th May 2020
Theirs sounds like a love affair out of a
romantic comedy: at the Slip Inn pub in Sydney, Australia, a crown
prince meets a sales executive during the Summer Olympics. He
doesn’t reveal his identity straight away, and she has no idea of
the secret he’s keeping. Then, he reveals the truth and they begin
a relationship that three years later leads to the biggest royal
wedding in Denmark in…
The Grand Duchess Vladimir Tiara is one
of the most impressive pieces in The Queen’s tiara collection. It
is one of her favourite tiaras and is frequently worn for different
events. It is notable, not only for its sheer size and brilliance
but for the fact that it can be…
Your friend list is nothing without The Queen's secret Facebook account added
10th May 2020
Queen Elizabeth isn’t your average
grandmother or great-grandmother, not least due to the fact she is
very tech-savvy. But did you know that Her Majesty has a top secret
Facebook account? TheMailOnlinereported that The Queen set up her
profile, which…
We all love a royal what if and perhaps
one of the most intriguing of recent times revolves around the
question of the king who renounced his throne for love. What if
Edward VIII hadn’t abdicated? Who would be Monarch now? There are
two roads to go down here. The first is that Edward VIII did give
up the woman he loved. No marriage to Mrs Simpson would leave him
free to wed someone else. Who…
