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 start with the Conqueror’s own dynasty
and ask – what happened to the House of Norman? The House of Norman
The dynasty had…
At least we now know what’s likely to
form dinner conversation when Queen Margrethe of Denmark hosts
President Donald Trump on a State Visit at the start of September.
It’s been reported that the US leader has explored the possibility
of buying Greenland which is ruled…
Royal Relations: how Elizabeth II is linked to Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg
16th August 2019
Her Majesty The Queen is related to many
of Europe’s sovereigns, not in the least because of Queen
Victoria’s matchmaking but also because of another woman, Princess
Carolina of Orange-Nassau. Princess Carolina was born on28 February
1743 as the daughter of…
King and Queen of Malaysia thank rescue teams who searched for missing Nora Quoirin
15th August 2019
The King and Queen of Malaysia have
thanked the search and rescue teams, as well as the volunteers, who
were involved in the search for the missing teenager Nora Quoirin.
Her remains were found in a ravine over a week after she went
missing from the resort where she and her parents were staying.
[getty src="1091598026" width="594" height="396"] “Their Majesties
were deeply saddened to…
Louisa, fifth and youngest daughter of
George II and Queen Caroline, was Queen of Denmark and Norway from
1746 until her premature death five years later, in Copenhagen in
1751. Today in Great Britain, Louisa is a
virtually forgotten figure – overshadowed by her mother…
Catherine Elizabeth Middleton. Perhaps
one of the most famous women in the world. You may know her as the
Duchess of Cambridge but chances are you probably refer to her as
“Kate.” While her legal name is “Catherine” and that’s how she
signs…
The historic Villa des Cèdres in
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, once the summer home of Belgian royalty, has
sold for a jaw-dropping 200 million Euro this month to an
unspecified buyer. The 18,000-square-foot property was built in
1830 and operated as an olive tree farm until it was acquired by
the second King of Belgium, Leopold II, in 1904. He used it as a
holiday home and spent time on the French…
Snow has provided enjoyment for countless
generations of children and adults alike; royalty, of
course, is no exception to this time-honoured rule. English
monarchs have wintered at Windsor since the twelfth century.
Windsor Castle was the preferred royal residence in…
Lady Charlotte Fitzroy, was – as her name
suggests – the daughter of a King, but not by his queen. Charles
II’s queen, the Portuguese-born Catherine of Braganza, was
apparently barren and miscarried after six years of childless
marriage in 1688. This is something which…
The Royal Palace of La Almudaina (or in
Spanish, Palacio Real de La Almudaina) is located in Palma,
Mallorca (or Majorca) in the Balearic Islands and serves as
the official summer residence of the Spanish monarch and other
members of the Spanish Royal Family (even though King Felipe and
Queen Letizia prefer to spend their time with their daughters at
Marivent Palace instead now). The structure…
