The United Kingdom now finds itself in a
period of great uncertainty. After the vote for Brexit, the change
in government and Donald Trump’s victory in the United States
presidential election, nobody quite knows where the ancient kingdom
is headed. Only one figure has the experience and stature to sell
the UK on the world stage. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was there
when Britain stood…
#OnThisDay in 1833 Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge, mother of Queen Mary, was born
27th November 2016
Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge was
born on 27 November 1833 in Hanover, Germany. She was a
granddaughter of King George III and great-grandmother of Queen
Elizabeth II. Her parents were Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge,
the youngest surviving son of George III, and…
Princess Beatrice Elizabeth Mary of York
was born on 8 August 1988, as the first child of Prince Andrew,
Duke of York, and his wife, Sarah, Duchess of York. Beatrice has a
younger sister, Eugenie, who was born in 1990. Princess Beatrice
was named after Queen Victoria’s…
With all the controversy
surrounding who should pay for the renovations at Buckingham
Palace, an opinion piece published by Royal
Central blogger, Benjamin Knights, certainly caused some
discussion after he argued that The Queen was, in fact, the one who
was going to be paying for the renovations due to her surrendering
the profits from the Crown Estate. Is this really the case? Back in
1760…
#OnThisDay in 1515 Mary of Guise, Mother
of Mary, Queen of Scots, was born. Mary of Guise was born the
eldest daughter of Claude of Lorraine, Duke of Guise, and his wife
Antoinette de Bourbon at Bar-le-Duc in Lorraine on 22 November
1515. A member of the prominent Guise…
At 11:30am on 20 November 1947 Princess
Elizabeth wed Philip Mountbatten at Westminster Abbey. Her Majesty
The Queen and Prince Philip first met in 1939 when she was the
thirteen-year-old Princess Elizabeth and he was eighteen-year-old
naval Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten.
Dear HRH Prince Harry; I still remember
our Remembrance Day ceremonies at the elementary school I went to.
They would file class by class into the gymnasium until the 900
strong student population was present. The older kids sat on the
bleachers in the back, while the younger kids were seated on the
floor. Local veterans were always invited and sat near the front.
Unfortunately, they went fairly…
As Royal Central has been reporting in
recent days, tensions have been emerging between the Prince of
Wales and the Duke of York over the question of whether Princesses
Beatrice and Eugenie should become full-time working royals. While
Prince Andrew is pushing for his…
Opinion: Yes Prince Harry is dating, but the media harassment has to stop!
2nd November 2016
Lately, there’s been much hype about
Prince Harry’s alleged new relationship. Speculation, rumours and
pure gossip have flooded the internet and newspapers for almost a
week. Sadly, this has been the norm for the 32-year-old during his
entire adult life. It…
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…
