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 of Fontevraud, in Anjou,
France. They are Henry II, his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine and their
son Richard I. For this was in…
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…
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 to Australia and New Zealand
that will take place in late October and early November.
Exactly 400 years ago, Dutchman Dirk…
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…
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 quaint Pâtisserie Für Elise
where royal watchers and fans alike gathered to share their respect
for the Royal Family. With a prize…
#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…
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 Playground Project Playground explained
to Royal Central, “The vision is a safe world where every
child grows up with a belief in…
