1. The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh’s 70th
wedding anniversary Of all the events to happen in 2017, this is
probably the most anticipated. On November 20th 2017, The
91-year-old Queen and 96-year-old Duke of Edinburgh will celebrate
a milestone 70 years of marriage. There will likely be big
celebrations in the Royal Family, with thousands of well-wishers
sending the couple cards and presents…
A recent poll, conducted by Ipsos on
the behalf of Global News, suggests that the majority of Canadians
would favour severing ties with their monarchy upon the death of
the current Queen of Canada, Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
The poll showed that 53% of respondents…
A right royal year! Royal Central team share their favourite moments
28th December 2016
Charlie Proctor, Editor-in-chief: My
favourite royal moment of 2016 has to be when The Queen and members
of The Royal Family visited Poundbury and stopped by for a visit to
the pub and Waitrose. The images of Her Majesty stood in the middle
of the supermarket aisle, looking…
The royal year in review - Royal Central's most read articles in 2016
27th December 2016
2016 has been a busy year for the Royal
Family, with lots of unexpected events and long anticipated
milestones occurring. From Her Majesty’s 90th birthday, to the
everyday engagements of the Royal Family, it has been a year full
of excitement and celebration. As of December 27, Royal
Central has published 1737 articles in 2016. Here are ten of our
most read articles: 10. Queen cancels…
The King Is Retired, Long Live the King! -- How Abdication is the Future of Monarchy
14th December 2016
I remember 2013 as being a very hectic
time for monarchists. Happily, it was the year where His Royal
Highness Prince George of Cambridge was born, thus seeing the birth
of the next generation of British kings. However, that year also
marked a cluster of abdications from the…
In March 2017, a major exhibition will be
launched in Vienna to mark the 300th birthday of one of the most
important figures in Austrian history, Empress Maria Theresia.
Commemorated in the form of a huge statue on the
Maria-Theresien-Platz in Vienna near where the so-called…
The Goring Hotel remains a longstanding favourite of The Queen and the Royal Family
11th December 2016
Marked by a mix of eccentricity, humour,
‘Britishness’, tradition and a love of the monarchy, the Goring
Hotel in Belgravia has remained a favourite of The Queen and the
Royal Family since its opening in 1910. The only hotel to hold a
Royal Warrant for hospitality services (which it was awarded in
2013) the Goring has been the hotel of choice of illustrious royal
guests from around the world…
Every Wednesday I take part in a Dungeons
and Dragons game with a group of friends of mine. During the course
of events, my character – a Minotaur ranger called Connochbar –
somehow managed to become King of the Beastfolk. Excited at the
prospect of building my own…
Okay, okay, it’s not something we like to
think about. However, whether we like it or not, one thing is
certain: one day The Queen’s lifetime of service to her country
(and her fifteen other Realms) must come to an end. With that sad
day, the line of British…
With Prince Harry bending the rules of
the Royal Family this past week in order to go visit his
girlfriend, Meghan Markle in Toronto, rumours are swirling that
Harry is serious about popping the question. So should a royal
wedding be coming in the not too distant future (and after 2016 the
world really could use something to look forward to!), what would
Miss Markle’s title be? Should Prince…
