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 controversial. The billionaire property tycoon put
many of his unorthodox campaign pledges in action and signalled
that there would be no…
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should be rescinded.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…
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 battle, ending the War of
the Roses and capturing the throne as King Henry VII. His claim was
then reinforced when he united…
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…
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 expectation, the next King
(or Queen) of the United Kingdom, and by agreement, the rest of the
Commonwealth Realms, will…
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…
Earlier this week the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge and Prince Harry held a press conference to outline the
plans for Heads Together. With under 100 days until the 2017 Virgin
Money London Marathon that has named Heads Together as Charity of
the Year, William, Kate and Harry…
Claire Louise Coombs was born on 18
January 1974 to Nicholas John Coombs, a British-born
businessman, and his Belgian wife, Nicole Eva Gabrielle
Thérèse (née Mertens). She has an older sister, Joanna and a
younger brother, Matthew. The family moved to Dion-le-Val, near
Brussels in Francophone Wallonia in 1977 when Claire was
3-years-old. After completing her primary and secondary
education…
