Around 2:00 am on the 10th February 1567
the area around Kirk O’ Field in Scotland was rocked by two large
explosions. Following them, two people were found dead in a nearby
orchard. One was Lord Darnley, and the other his valet. His wife
Mary, Queen of Scots, was not present in the house at the time. But
what had led to this tragic murder, which marked the downward
spiral of Mary, Queen of…
Birth and Childhood Princess Margaret
Rose was born on 21 August 1930, the younger daughter of the Duke
and Duchess of York. She was born at Glamis Castle in Scotland and
was the first major royal to be born in Scotland since Charles I
over 300 years earlier. At the time of…
Royal Central’s Editor talks about his
experience of moderating racist abuse against Meghan Markle, and
why it has to stop. It is February 2018, yet I find myself writing
a headline about why racism has to stop. Since the news emerged in
2016 that Harry and Meghan were…
Marie-Astrid Liliane Charlotte Léopoldine
Wilhelmine Ingeborg Antoinette Élisabeth Anne Alberte was born on
17 February 1954, the eldest daughter of the (then) Hereditary
Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Prince Jean and his wife Princess
Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium. The Princess was born at Betzdorf
Castle in Luxembourg, as were all of her siblings: Prince Henri,
the current Grand Duke of…
After 65 years on the throne, it’s
probably safe to say that The Queen has seen pretty much everything
– and that includes some truly wacky memorabilia to commemorate her
life and reign! Since she became Her Majesty The Queen on 6
February 1952 the beloved monarch has…
President Trump hasn’t been in office for
two weeks, yet, he has caused controversy from the moment it was
announced he was running for the most powerful position in the
United States. Contention continues to follow him; particularly
among royals. Prince Harry is the…
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…
