On Saturday, the Serbian Prince Philip
married his fiancée Danica Marinkovic in a beautiful ceremony in
Belgrade. The Serbian Royal Family have only been welcome back in
their country for the past sixteen years and are no longer a
reigning dynasty, having lost the throne in 1945 when the League of
Communists of Yugoslavia took power. Despite this, the family are
well-loved by the people of Serbia…
Royal Central’s Deputy Editor, Jamie
Samhan, gives her opinion on why we should stop scorning the
Duchess of Cambridge. It goes without saying, any person in a
public role will be criticised. Day in and day out I read comments
on articles about the Duchess of…
Seeing a picture on the front of the
newspaper or a magazine of the Royal Family isn’t anything new, a
week can’t go by without a headline story. So it may come as a
surprise to many that the man responsible for numerous of said
pictures is as humble as he is. I…
One of the lesser known orders awarded by
Her Majesty The Queen to deserving subjects and foreign nationals
is the Order of the Companions of Honour. The Order of the
Companions of Honour is an order, awarded by The Queen as Sovereign
of the Order. It is given to deserving individuals, who become
Companions of Honour (who can then use the post-nominal letters CH)
who have made significant…
Royal Central’s Editor-in-Chief Charlie
Proctor explains why he thinks King Felipe of Spain’s address to
the nation was misjudged and had parallels of an absolute monarchy
opposed to a constitutional monarchy. When The King of Spain makes
a televised address to…
The Spanish monarchy is strengthened by the failed Catalonian independent referendum
2nd October 2017
Oskar Aanmoen offers his take on the
referendum in Catalonia, and why he thinks its failure has
increased the popularity of the Spanish Royal Family. During the
last few weeks, the Spanish monarchy has increased its popularity
and support in Spain as a result of the failure…
If you enjoyed Phil Dampier's last book on Prince Philip, you will relish the new version
1st October 2017
Royal Central recently
reviewed Prince Philip, Wise Words and Golden
Gaffes complied by Phil Dampier and Ashley Walton and if you
enjoyed it as much as we did, you are in for a treat! A new
version, Prince Philip: A Lifetime of Wit and Wisdom, has
been released containing all the fun of the first book with the
added bonus of his latest quips. Just before the Duke of
Edinburgh’s 96th…
Remembering Princess Charlotte of Wales, 200 years after her death
30th September 2017
The 6th November 2017 marks 200 years
since the death of Princess Charlotte of Wales. She was the queen
that Britain never had, and easily the most popular member of the
Royal Family during her lifetime. When she died in childbirth aged
just 21, she was deeply mourned by the…
While allowing women to drive in Saudi Arabia is a step forward, there is still a long way to go
28th September 2017
Brittani Barger explains why allowing
women to drive in Saudi Arabia is a welcome step, but argues that
there is still a long way to go for women’s rights in the region.
The news that King Salman of Saudi Arabia issued a decree allowing
women to be given driving…
Charlie Proctor explains why we can
expect an announcement of an engagement between Prince
Harry and Meghan Markle to be made within the next couple of weeks.
Around this time last year, the British media first learned about
the news that Prince Harry was in a relationship with American
actress, Meghan Markle. Now, fast forward 11 months and the pair
are on the verge of getting engaged, although…
