Back in the mists of time, where fact,
fantasy and fiction blur Cornwall may even have been a Kingdom in
its own right. However, by the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066,
Cornwall was an Earldom and remained that way until 1336. The Duchy
was created by Edward III in 1336 to provide his son, Edward the
Black Prince with an income. The Duchy of Cornwall was created as a
Royal Duchy, and was to…
The west facade of the Basilica (Photo
credit: Wikimedia Commons). The Basilica of St Denis, the burial
site of the Kings of France, is located in northern Paris, in the
suburb of Saint-Denis. Saint Denis is a Christian martyr and patron
saint of France and served as the…
This week, Sarah, Duchess of York,
strongly denied the rumors that her daughter, Princess Eugenie, was
engaged to her boyfriend Jack Brooksbank. Speculation is rife at
the moment, with many newspapers reporting that Eugenie and Mr
Brooksbank are set to marry after being in…
This year, the Emperor of Japan has
declared his wish to abdicate. Inevitably, this has led to great
discussion in the United Kingdom over whether or not Her Majesty
Queen Elizabeth II could stand down also. Not only is this
suggestion inherently incorrect, it is also deeply offensive and
disrespectful to a diligent monarch who has steadfastly served her
realms without complaint. First, let us…
No, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie should not become full time working royals
24th October 2016
With the recent revelations that Prince
Charles and Prince Andrew were at odds over if Andrew’s daughters
Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie should become full-time working
royals with apartments at Kensington Palace, Royal Central’s
Editor-in-Chief, Charlie Proctor…
You may think that all the Kings and
Queens of Great Britain are buried somewhere in our sceptre isle,
even if in the case of some efforts are still going on to work out
exactly where. In fact, two of our Kings and one of their wives at
buried at the Royal Abbey of Our Lady…
The title Duke of Edinburgh is linked to
the capital of Scotland, and was first appointed in 1726, and but
it is not a Scottish peerage as such, but a Peerage of Great
Britain, and it is an appointment given to members of the British
Royal Family. The title does not carry any land or properties with
it and it will return to the crown if there are no descendants. It
was first granted to Prince…
Though many of the details of life are
unknown or disputed by historians, Adela of Normandy is a saint of
the Roman Catholic Church and was the daughter of William the
Conqueror, the first Norman King of England and his wife, Matilda
of Flanders. Adela was born in the years…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima opened the "Mapping Australia: Country to Cartography" exhibition
5th October 2016
Last Monday King Willem-Alexander
and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands opened the exhibition “Mapping
Australia: Country to Cartography” in the Aboriginal Art
Museum (AAMU) in Utrecht. The Royal Couple visited the exhibition
in preparation for the state visit…
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark is back
from the USA and she has resumed her national agenda. Crown Prince
Frederik’s wife was in charge of opening the conference in
connection with the “Copenhagen Cultural Children’s Summit”
in Copenhagen. This summit concerning children and the
arts was held in Denmark for the first time on the 3rd and 4th of
October. According to…
