I first encountered this hitherto
neglected and virtually ‘forgotten’ letter, categorised as by Tsar
Nicholas II, within the volume The Complete Wartime Correspondence
of Tsar Nicholas II and the Empress Alexandra April 1914-March
1917, skilfully edited by Prof Joseph T. Fuhrmann. What immediately
caught my interest was the fact that it was contained within the
main body of the work, ‘The…
Some photos tell their own story and take
their own place in history as a result. While we are inundated with
images of royalty, some pictures stand out as a snapshot of a
moment that has its own resonance. In this occasional series, Royal
Central looks at some of the best…
The Brazilian Imperial Palace in Rio de
Janeiro which burnt down last year is to be rebuilt, with the first
stage of construction already beginning. The Palace of Saint
Christopher, also called Palácio Imperial de São Cristóvão, served
as residence to the Portuguese…
The hit television show Victoria is
back with a third series, with the first episode airing on Sunday,
24 March at 9pm on ITV. Jenna Coleman returns as a young Queen
Victoria with Tom Hughes returning as Prince Albert, her husband.
While the first two seasons have focused on the start of Victoria’s
reign and the beginning of Victoria and Albert’s relationship, this
series delves into more of…
On 1 May 1876, Queen Victoria was
proclaimed Empress Of India after discussion with Prime Minister of
the day, Benjamin Disraeli led to Queen Victoria wanting a title
boost after her daughter became Empress Of Germany. From 1876 until
the Empire Of India was disbanded in…
The creator of hit historical royal
drama, Victoria, Daisy Goodwin, has spoken out about the unfair
double standards female monarchs are judged by in comparison with
their male counterparts. Queen Victoria and her husband Prince
Albert had nine children. While their…
It has been 50 years since the famous
documentary ‘Royal Family’ was shown on British TV screens for the
first time, at the time this documentary really was the most talked
about thing; not necessarily because of its content, but the plain
fact that such a documentary was broadcast. The chances are, unless
you’re a really attentive royalist, you’ve never even heard of the
documentary, and…
The BBC’s coverage of the wedding of the
Duke and Duchess of Sussex has scooped a prestigious broadcasting
award. It won Best Live Event at the Royal Television Society
awards in London. In the citation that went with the award, the RTS
said the programme was ‘’ a very…
Today marks 15 years since the former
Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, the grandmother of the
Netherlands’ current monarch, King Willem-Alexander, died after
suffering years of ill health at the hands of dementia. By the
mid-1990s, Princess Juliana, who had reverted to…
It’s the first day of spring today and
the Royal Family has taken to social media to celebrate the
blooming of a brand new season. This fresh chapter in the year’s
story has been told online by the Windsors with photos of
Buckingham Palace bursting into life. As the sun tried to peek
through the grey clouds, the official Twitter and Instagram
accounts of the Royal Family shared images of the…
