Built of 775 rooms and housing no less
than 78 bathrooms and 1,514 doors, it’s little wonder that
Buckingham Palace has become a world famous architectural and
cultural landmark. Present-day Buckingham Palace – with its more
than 40,000 light bulbs and protection guards so iconic they have
their own emoji – has come a long way from its modest beginnings in
1703. Originally commissioned as a…
The War of the Roses was a period marked
by the deep-set and bitter hatred that burned between the Houses of
Lancaster and York. After the overthrow of Richard II by his cousin
King Henry IV, the House of Plantagenet gave way to the House of
Lancaster and the Kingdom of…
In the early modern period, the allure of
court life was more than desirable, which caused families to seek
positions that were in service of the crown. It has been said that
to be around a king and his court was like being next to the sun,
but when away it was only…
In order to know how a story ends, it is
indispensable to understand the essence of how it began. The years
leading up to the French Revolution were tumultuous. Deep in a
financial crisis, King Louis XVI and his advisors attempted to
implement a taxation system, which was highly ostracised. This,
coupled with the American Revolutionary War, the Seven Years’ War,
and years of bad harvest, the…
Royal Jewels in Focus: Crown Princess Mary's Danish Ruby Parure
11th February 2017
The sparkling ruby and diamond parure
that has become synonymous with Denmark’s glamorous Crown
Princess Mary, in actuality has a history that extends far beyond
the princess herself. Left to her husband, Crown Prince Frederik,
by his grandmother, Queen Ingrid upon her…
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…
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 her birth, she was fourth in
line to the throne behind her uncle David, the Prince of Wales
(later Edward VIII), her father…
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…
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 seen her image reproduced in
a multitude of ways, on an array of objects, in all corners of the
world. Though some will always…
