Early Life Albert Frederick Arthur George
was born as the second son to the thenPrince George,Duke of Yorkand
Mary, Duchess of York on 14 December 1895 at York Cottage on the
Sandringham Estate. He wasborn during the reign of Queen Victoria –
his great-grandmother and was fourth in line to the throne after
his grandfather, father, and older brother, Prince…
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde’s oldest
son, Prince Gabriël has decided to quit hockey. The 16-year-old
Prince of the Belgians is said to be very talented. It has,
however, become impossible for the young man to combine his school
work with his demanding…
With the birth of a new royal baby, I
would like to explore the history of royal wet-nurses. Why were
they once a perceived necessity? In historical terms, a wet-nurse
would have been engaged for a royal baby and taken on as part of an
official appointment. The wet-nurse…
‘An angel whose brightness shall illume
my life”. The passionate words of a young prince in love, written
to the queen he had just been asked to marry, are among the many
items shared on a new website celebrating the life and achievements
of one of the most famous royals of all. On the 200th anniversary
of the birth of Prince Albert, the Royal Collection Trust is
launching a new…
Nine royal houses have ruled England
since the Norman Conquest in 1066 and all of them have made their
mark. But eight have seen their power pass elsewhere and this
summer Royal Central is looking at what happened to those that have
now faded into history. At the start of…
Nine royal houses have ruled England
since the Norman Conquest in 1066 and all of them have made their
mark. But eight have seen their power pass elsewhere and this
summer Royal Central is looking at what happened to those that have
now faded into history. Today we look at a…
Consigned to Sotheby’s London auction
Russian Works of Art, Faberge & Icons on 5 June 2018, was a quite
remarkable object offering unique insight into the private gifts of
the last Tsarina of Russia, Alexandra Feodorovna. I ‘discovered’
its existence whilst browsing past auctions for research. Lot 429,
it was one of the Tsarina’s personal ledgers dated between 1897
and…
At Hughenden, the Buckinghamshire manor
and former home of Benjamin Disraeli, arguably Queen Victoria’s
favourite Prime Minister, is a room with a poignant link to the
family of the Queen’s second daughter, Princess Alice, Grand
Duchess of Hesse. The story behind this…
In the entrance hall of Frogmore House in
Windsor Great Park is a sculpture of a royal child, remarkable in
the sensitivity of its execution and the fineness of its detail. It
may seem on first glance no more than a sentimental monument made
to memorialise a beloved child…
Nine royal houses have ruled England
since the Norman Conquest in 1066 and all of them have made their
mark. But eight have seen their power pass elsewhere and this
summer Royal Central is looking at what happened to those that have
now faded into history. Today we look at a dynasty that had held
one kingdom for several centuries before taking power in England
and ask, what happened to the House…
