As Thais continue to protest the reign of
King Rama X and the government, let’s take a look at the official
residence of the King of Thailand. Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall,
also known as the Ambara Villa, is located within Bangkok’s Dusit
Palace and translates to “the royal seat in the sky.” Completed in
1906, it now serves as the primary residence of the…
Her story is amongst the most
controversial of all the Queens of England and now a new twist has
appeared in the tale of Elizabeth Woodville. An expert at the
National Archives in London has found a document suggesting that
the consort who revolutionised royalty may have…
A new TV series about Prince Charles is
set to air in the UK. ITV has commissioned programmes focusing on
his life as Duke of Cornwall. The shows are being made to mark
Charles’ 50th year as a working Duke of Cornwall. The title
traditionally passes to the eldest son of a…
Jean of Luxembourg, who ruled the tiny
state for 36 years, died early this morning. He was 98. As his
family say their final farewells to a much-loved member, Royal
Central takes a look back at his extraordinary story. From heir to
exile, soldier to hero, Grand Duke to patriarch, here are some of
the moments that tell his life in pictures. Embed from Getty Images
Jean was born on January 5th 1921…
Royal Central speaks to Fredric de Natal, leader of International Monarchist Conference
22nd April 2019
In many nations without a monarchy, there
are influential and blooming groups and organisations which
struggle to re-establish their royal dynasties. The French-led
“International Monarchist Conference” has become one of the leading
umbrella organisations and meeting…
But for the moving memorial that Queen
Victoria erected to her and for a letter in which this is
described, the name of Ida Bonanomi might have been completely
forgotten in historical terms. Thanks to these, this is not the
case. It can be found in Edinburgh’s Rosebank…
The Earl and Countess of Wessex are two
of the hardest-working British royals, ranking third and sixth in
the entire family in terms of the number of engagements carried out
in 2018. But we just don’t hear as much about their work, and if
you ask someone outside of Britain who Sophie or Edward is, you’re
likely to get a blank stare. Edward carried out a massive 463
engagements in 2018…
As the Queen celebrates her 93rd birthday on Easter Sunday, here’s a look back at her 13th birthday
18th April 2019
In 1939, the year that would see the
start of the Second World War and an important visit to Canada and
the USA by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the thirteenth
birthday of their daughter Princess Elizabeth on 21 April seemed
almost insignificant by comparison. The…
We are taking a look at the new Crown
Prince of Japan: Fumihito, Prince Akishino. Fumihito was born on 30
November 1965 in Imperial Household Agency Hospital at Tokyo
Imperial Palace as the second child and younger son of the then
Crown Prince Akihito and Crown Princess…
Millions are watching as efforts continue
to save Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris which continues to burn after
a huge fire broke out in the roof in the early evening of April
15th 2019. Messages of support for France are pouring in from
around the world. And among those expressing sadness over the fire
and hopes that some of the medieval glory of the cathedral can be
saved are members of royal…
