Our journey of influential queen mothers
continues with Cecily Neville, the mother of two King’s of
England. Cecily was born in 1415 with royal lineage that linked her
to John of Gaunt, King Henry IV and Edward III of England. By the
age of nine she was betrothed to Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of
York, whom she married five years later. Cecily’s journey to
motherhood began in 1439 when she…
King William II and King Henry I When
William the Conqueror died in 1087, his eldest son Robert was made
the Duke of Normandy, leaving the throne of England for his
next surviving son, William Rufus, who ruled as King William
II. But less than 15 years later, William II…
A Painting Fit For The Queen: Royal Central talks to Michael Hanrahan
6th October 2014
Michael Hanrahan, who lives in Lahinch
and has a studio and gallery in Ennistymon, is the
only living Irish artist with work in the Royal Collection.
His claim to fame came after being given media accreditation to
access the historical Irish State Visits; firstly of Her…
Margaret Rose was born in 1930,
four years after her sister, Princess Elizabeth, at Glamis
Castle in Scotland, which was her mother's ancestral home. At
the time of her birth, George V was the reigning monarch, making
Margaret the fourth-in-line to the throne. Margaret's mother, the
then Duchess of York, wanted to call her second daughter
Ann Margaret, as she thought the two names…
has seen it all. Now, he is releasing a
new book which details his times in the Royal Household as well as
personal anecdotes from his early childhood. On Duty With The Queen
is now available to buy, and it guarantees to be a good read. To
mark the occasion of the book’s…
Katherine of Aragon, Margaret Beaufort,
and Eleanor of Aquitane were all examined (a full list of the
series can be found here) in order to understand how they may
have influenced their children who later became Monarchs. Queen
Elizabeth I is one of England’s most…
Yesterday evening, Waterstones in High
Street Kensington hosted Blink Publishing’s launch of Dickie
Arbiter’s book On Duty with the Queen. Numerous royal
correspondents, publishers, close family members and friends
gathered to celebrate the book launch with a drinks and canapé
reception. Dickie made a short speech at the beginning of the
evening thanking the guests for attending and signed a…
A dress worn by Princess Elizabeth in
1949 is to be sold at auction on 25th September. The dress was made
by Norman Hartnell, who dressed Elizabeth while both Princess and
Queen as Royal Clothier. It is made from silk and features a floral
pattern in pink and white; the…
I was struggling to get signal, and
couldn’t connect to the airport wi-fi, so I ended up doing the next
best thing: reminiscing and remembering the moment I found out
about the couple’s first announcement. It was 3rd December, 2012,
(my anniversary, so I couldn’t…
Book Review: 'Duchesses - Living in 21st Century Britain' by Jane Dismore
11th September 2014
This latest book by Jane Dismore explores
the lives of ten non-royal Duchesses living in Britain today.
Dismore was given the chance to enter into the world of these
modern-day aristocrats by visiting their ancestral homes
and interviewing the Duchesses personally. With a different chapter
focusing on each Duchess, readers can learn about how these women
met their aristocratic husbands, what…
