Today’s Royal History Mystery focuses on
the fate of one of medieval England’s most famous royal mistresses.
What happened to The Fair Rosamund? Much of Rosamund Clifford’s
life is now the stuff of legend and folklore but, in her time, she
was England’s greatest beauty and Eleanor of Aquitaine’s greatest
nemesis. John William Waterhouse / Public domain Rosamund Clifford
may have…
Many a monarch has made their mark on May
and left interesting tales to tell in their wake. From the
suspicious death of a tragic king to the impossibly romantic
wedding of a royal whose legend outstripped reality, the month is
filled with milestones linked to the best known…
When little Prince Christopher was born
in Bavaria in 1416 as the son of a German Count, he hardly thought
he would become king of three European nations. Yet that was
exactly what he became. Christopher was born as a member of the
house of Wittelsbach. He grew up in the…
The Danish Royal Family counts just one
emerald tiara in their collection, but it’s a stunning piece that
features 67 emeralds and over 2,600 diamonds. Let’s take a look at
the Danish Emerald Parure Tiara. King Christian VIII commissioned
an emerald parure for his wife, Queen Caroline Amelie, on their
anniversary. The 67 emeralds featured in the tiara date back to the
1700s; some come from…
Royal Central’s Editor Charlie Proctor
says friends of the Duchess of Cambridge, who recently gave
anonymous media interviews to a magazine, urgently need lessons in
self-awareness. A friend of the Duchess of Cambridge has told
Tatler magazine this week that HRH…
May is a month filled with queenly
anniversaries. From coronations to christenings, marriages to
monarchical moments, all four weeks contain special dates linked to
majesty. Royal Central’s Calendar of Queens reaches May. Birth of a
Queen Let’s start with a…
Princess Beatrice isn’t the only royal
bride facing a cancelled wedding this month. Princess Theodora of
Greece has confirmed that her big day was set for the end of May,
too, but that her celebrations are on hold because of the
coronavirus pandemic. In a post shared on her Instagram page,
Theodora revealed that her wedding to American lawyer, Matthew
Kumar, was due to take place in the…
Today, we’re looking at a Royal History
Mystery that involves a king and his niece and whether their
relationship was too scandalous for the time period. Did Richard
III want to marry his niece Elizabeth of York? One of the most
turbulent periods in English history was…
Poor old Richard III. This king just
can’t catch a break. William Shakespeare helped turn him into a
much maligned monarch. Now, the site of one of his favourite homes
is at the centre of a political storm that the Bard would have
relished getting to grips with. For…
The Duchess of Kent is perhaps one of the
least known members of The Royal Family, but despite this, she has
consistently remained a firm favourite for royal watchers around
the globe. She has been suffering from ill health in recent years
meaning her public appearances are becoming more scarce, but her
story as a member of The Royal Family is an inspiring one, and for
many years, she lived a…
