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 following her father’s
accession to the English throne in 1066 and was one of up to five
daughters. (The birth order and…
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”…
Up close with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge for #RoyalVisitCanada
5th October 2016
When it was first announced that the Duke
and Duchess of Cambridge were coming to Canada it was hard for me
to believe that as someone who writes about them day in and day out
that I would have the chance to cover them in person. Yet soon
enough (and after completing many media requests about the tour!)
the first day that I would be able to cover them came in Vancouver.
The media was requested to…
Yesterday, 24 September, Royal Central
along with What Would Kate Do? hosted the #RoyalTeaParty to
celebrate the start of the Royal Tour of British Columbia and the
Yukon by the entire Cambridge family. The event took place in the
heart of downtown Vancouver at the…
#OnThisDay in 1411 Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York, father to Edward IV and Richard III, was born
21st September 2016
Richard Plantagenet was born on 21
September 1411 to Richard of Conisburgh, the third Earl of
Cambridge and his wife Anne Mortimer, who died giving birth to him.
Richard’s mother was the great-granddaughter of Lionel Antwerp, the
first Duke of Clarence, which gave Anne and…
Princess Madeleine and Queen Silvia of Sweden grant seriously ill girl’s lifelong wish
18th September 2016
Princess Madeleine and Queen Silvia of
Sweden met with a 7-year-old little girl named Enna at Princess
Sibylla’s apartments in the Royal Palace. This was done through the
Min Stora Dag organisation of which Madeleine is thepatron. Queen
Silvia showing Enna around the Royal Palace. Photo Kate Gabor, The
Royal Court, Sweden Queen Silvia and Princess Madeleine were happy
to grant…
Project Playground is a non-profit
organisation which focuses on improving life opportunities for
children and young people. It was founded in 2010 by Princess Sofia
of Sweden and Frida Vesterberg. Founders: Princess Sofia and Frida
Vesterberg. Photo: Project…
Royal history is dotted with scandalous
love stories and so it’s no surprise that the Tsars of Russia have
had their fair share of sensational liaisons. Today Royal Central
is looking back at some of Russia’s most famous royal mistresses.
Nicholas II and Mathilde…
HMY Britannia by Tower Bridge. Credit:
Lynda Poulter via Wikimedia Commons. In service from 1954 until
1997, HMY Britannia is the former royal yacht of Her Majesty, Queen
Elizabeth II. She was the 83rd such vessel since King Charles II
acceded to the British throne in 1660 and had HMY Mary built for
him by the Dutch East India Company, and the second royal yacht to
bear the name, the first being a…
