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Behind the Scenes with True Royalty - The Real Princess Margaret

Royal Central is excited to be announcing a partnership with video-on-demand streaming service, True Royalty. True Royalty is best described as the Netflix for all things royal! During this time, readers of Royal Central will be treated to a discount promo when they sign up for True Royalty (click the button near the bottom of the page for the code and a step-by-step guide on how to sign up!).
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's Tour: Fiji and Tonga

With just weeks to go until the Duke and Duchess of Sussex undertake their first overseas tour as a married couple, more details have been released about just what Harry and Meghan will get up to as they spend just over a fortnight visiting Australia, Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand. They are really packing their agenda out, so Royal Central is breaking it down into chunks, and it’s time to look…
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A Staircase and a Queen: Making Royal History

Queen Victoria’s accession began with a staircase. Fascinating to consider is the fact that this very staircase survives at Kensington Palace and may be seen today. A staircase had also played a part on another historic day in Victoria’s life, much later. On 10 October 1839, the young Queen stood at the top of the staircase at Windsor Castle, at half-past seven in the evening, to receive her…
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Becoming Victoria

Hanging in the magnificent Waterloo Chamber at Windsor is the state portrait of King William IV in his Garter robes with the Garter and Bath collars, painted by Sir David Wilkie for the King in 1832, that parliamentary historic year of the Reform Act and also the year in…
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Queen Victoria and royal widowhood

For some, Queen Victoria remains etched into the popular memory as the monochrome royal widow, dressed in black for the rest of her life, a black occasionally relieved by the enormous white handkerchiefs which she often took around with her, or the little lace cap, that…
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Who could Princess Eugenie's wedding dress designer be?

With the second royal wedding of the year less than two weeks away, excitement is starting to build. Of course, one of the most buzzed-about items at a royal wedding is the dress. The designer is never announced until the day, but one detail we know for sure is that Princess Eugenie will wear a British designer. “I’m not telling anyone who is making it, but I can say it is a…
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