Recreating the extraordinary world of The
Queen and the royal family was a daunting prospect for the team
behind Netflix’s opulent royal drama The Crown, and it quickly
became apparent that building it from the ground up was near
impossible. The original plan to build most of the sets in a studio
was scrapped, and the cast and crew instead travelled to England’s
most opulent stately homes and…
Felipe Juan Pablo Alfonso de Todos los
Santos was born on 30 January 1968 at the Nuestra Señora de
Loreto Clinic in Madrid, Spain, to then Infante Juan Carlos and
Infanta Sofía of Spain. He is their youngest child and only son; he
has two older sisters, Infantas Elena (b.
This is an opinion piece by Royal
Central’s Benjamin Knights, and why he thinks it would be a grave
error to withdraw a State Visit invitation to Donald Trump. Nobody
can claim that Donald Trump’s first week as President of the United
States was not…
Will The Queen cancel her visit with Donald Trump over the #MuslimBan?
29th January 2017
An opinion piece by Jamie Samhan looking
at whether Donald Trump’s invitation for a State Visit to the UK
should be rescinded. Only a day after Donald Trump met with Theresa
May and a State Visit by the new President was announced, Donald
Trump introduced a Muslim ban to citizens and dual citizens from a
variety of countries. Outrage poured out across the world, so
should Her Majesty cancel…
Royals from across the world receive
countless numbers of letters each year. Many have thought about
writing to a specific royal, but they are not sure how to go about
it. Royal Central has investigated to help our readers if they want
to send a letter to any of the royals…
On 24 March 1603 Queen Elizabeth I
breathed her last and – left with no legitimate heir – the House of
Tudor came to an end after more than 100 years on the English
throne. Beginnings The House of Tudor was founded in 1485 when
Henry Tudor defeated King Richard III in…
The fount of all modern knowledge –
Google – is asked hundreds of thousands of questions, on a
multitude of topics, from people around the world every single day.
It will be of little or no surprise to hear that a lot of these
questions concern the British Royal Family. Common themes arise,
but one unusual question is asked more often than most – would Her
Majesty Queen Elizabeth II…
Why was ”God Save The Queen" played at Donald Trump’s inauguration?
21st January 2017
If you were watching President Donald
Trump’s inauguration as the 45th President of the United States
yesterday and are British, you might have been confused as to why
“God Save The Queen” was being played. If you are American like me,
you would think…
It may shock some people who peruse this
site to realise that, despite some misconceptions to the contrary,
it is not the nature of the British Monarchy for its kings to be
chosen by popular vote. World-shattering, I know, but please,
humour me. By law, by tradition, and by…
For Canadian’s the monarchy costs each
person as little as $1.53 a year(94p), which is about as expensive
as a small cup of coffee at the Canadian coffee chain Tim Hortons.
The $1.53 doesn’t just cover the Canadian Governor General, who is
their representative for the monarchy in Canada. The $1.53 also
covers all official residences, staff, administration, travel,
security and on top…
