InsightThe Yorks

What would happen if Princess Eugenie marries Jack Brooksbank?

This week, Sarah, Duchess of York, strongly denied the rumors that her daughter, Princess Eugenie, was engaged to her boyfriend Jack Brooksbank. Speculation is rife at the moment, with many newspapers reporting that Eugenie and Mr Brooksbank are set to marry after being in a relationship for the past six years. Princess Eugenie of York is 8th in line to the throne, however, she isn’t expected…
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Royal Burials: Fontevraud Abbey

You may think that all the Kings and Queens of Great Britain are buried somewhere in our sceptre isle, even if in the case of some efforts are still going on to work out exactly where. In fact, two of our Kings and one of their wives at buried at the Royal Abbey of Our Lady of Fontevraud, in Anjou, France. They are Henry II, his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine and their son Richard I. For this was in…
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FeaturesHistoryPrince Philip

Royal Dukedoms - Duke of Edinburgh

The title Duke of Edinburgh is linked to the capital of Scotland, and was first appointed in 1726, and but it is not a Scottish peerage as such, but a Peerage of Great Britain, and it is an appointment given to members of the British Royal Family. The title does not carry…
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Who was Adela of Normandy?

Though many of the details of life are unknown or disputed by historians, Adela of Normandy is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church and was the daughter of William the Conqueror, the first Norman King of England and his wife, Matilda of Flanders. Adela was born in the years…
InsightThe Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima opened the "Mapping Australia: Country to Cartography" exhibition

Last Monday King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands opened the exhibition “Mapping Australia: Country to Cartography” in the Aboriginal Art Museum (AAMU) in Utrecht. The Royal Couple visited the exhibition in preparation for the state visit to Australia and New Zealand that  will take place in late October and early November. Exactly 400 years ago, Dutchman Dirk…
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InsightPrince & Princess of Wales

The #Royalteaparty was a smashing success

Yesterday, 24 September, Royal Central along with What Would Kate Do? hosted the #RoyalTeaParty to celebrate the start of the Royal Tour of British Columbia and the Yukon by the entire Cambridge family. The event took place in the heart of downtown Vancouver at the quaint Pâtisserie Für Elise where royal watchers and fans alike gathered to share their respect for the Royal Family. With a prize…
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