It is fitting that this Hessian
granddaughter of Queen Victoria was christened ‘Irene’ – a name
meaning “peace” – an appropriate choice in more ways than one, as
her character and the circumstances of her birth would prove.
Perhaps one of Princess Alice’s surviving daughters about which
least is known, she was destined to outlive all her immediate
family, dying in 1953. Princess…
One is the longest reigning monarch in
Europe, the other is the newest king on the continent. But while
their reigns started sixty years apart, Elizabeth II and Felipe VI
have a linked history with roots in centuries past. The pair share
several blood lines with ties to two…
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. We now reach…
In the British Museum, there is a locket
containing hair traditionally said to be that of Marie Antoinette,
Queen of France and Navarre. Donated to the museum as part of the
Hull Grundy Gift (Gere, Charlotte; Rudoe, Judy; Tait, Hugh; Wilson,
The Art of the Jeweller, A Catalogue of the Hull Grundy Gift to the
British Museum, Vol 1-2, London, BMP, 1984), the locket was
formerly held at the…
Sir Elton John makes extraordinary intervention into Harry & Meghan row accusing the press of ‘character assassination’
19th August 2019
Sir Elton John has leapt to the defence
of the Duke & Duchess of Sussex after articles appeared in the
British press accruing the couple of hypocrisy over their use of
private jets. Taking to Twitter, the singer and friend of The Royal
Family posted a lengthy…
Queen Margrethe holidaying in France before heading home to host President Trump on State Visit
19th August 2019
Queen Margrethe of Denmark is on her
annual summer holiday to France for a few weeks in the sun before
she returns home to host President Trump on a State Visit. Her
Majesty is staying in Château de Cayx, a French residence she
shares with her son, Crown Prince…
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. We look now at one of the most turbulent
and tense times in English history as the Wars of the Roses reached
end game and ask, what happened to…
His Majesty King Harald of Norway may
need to accept the resignation of the Norwegian government and ask
the leader of the opposition to form a new government sometime the
next few weeks. This happens only a few weeks before Norway has its
regional elections. The reason…
“For dear Miss Jackson, with loving Xmas
wishes from Alix, 1900”. With these words, inscribed as a
dedication in pencil and today preserved in a frame of its own,
Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia (1872-1918) sent her
Christmas gift of 1900 to Miss Margaret…
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. The latest installment plunges us into the
heart of the power struggles swirling around the English crown in
the 14th and 15th centuries as we…
