The late Duke of Edinburgh was an anchor
of support for Queen Elizabeth II throughout her entire reign.
Although many considered him an outsider when the couple married,
he had his own royal pedigree. His mother, Princess Alice of
Battenberg was born on 25 February at Windsor Castle. Princess
Alice was born to Prince Louis Alexander of Battenberg and Princess
Victoria of Hesse and By…
The queen who was kissed on the lips by a fan hundreds of years after she had died
23rd February 2024
A cold, February day in 1669 and a rather
famous Londoner was out and about, looking for something to do on
his birthday. The man in question also happened to be addicted to
writing in his diary and so we know that, on February 23rd 1669,
Samuel Pepys kissed a Queen of…
The romantic and unusual royal wedding that brought a modern family one of its most popular members
22nd February 2024
was a royal wedding that made history and
brought the House of Windsor one of its most popular ever members.
In June 1961, the Duke of Kent married Katharine Worsley. The new
Duchess of Kent would go on to be an instant hit and, alongside her
husband, spend decades carrying…
Many will only know the Duchess of Kent
as the lady who attended the Wimbledon Tennis Championship Finals
every year to hand out the prizes, famously letting Jana Novotna
cry on her shoulder in 1993. The Duchess of Kent, or Katherine Kent
as she prefers to be known, has become an uncommon face in the
British Royal Family over the years, and very rarely makes public
appearances. But, she once was a…
On July 12th 1543, a rather low key royal
wedding took place. The groom was Henry VIII and his sixth wife was
Katherine Parr, a relatively unknown minor noblewoman who had risen
from daughter of a knight to Queen of England in thirty years.
However, according to the…
On July 12th 1543, a rather low key royal
wedding took place. The groom was Henry VIII and his sixth wife was
Katherine Parr, a relatively unknown minor noblewoman who had risen
from daughter of a knight to Queen of England in thirty years. The
woman who became a…
Charlie Proctor offers his thoughts on
Prince Harry’s fall from grace, ten years on from a 2014 article
praising his dedication to work and duty. As I was settling down
for breakfast one day last week, I decided it would be fun to take
a dive into Royal Central’s archives, with one article immediately
catching my eye. The piece was entitled ‘’The year that made The
Prince’…
Their love is perhaps one of the
strongest in royal history, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. His
early death impacted the rest of her reign as a depressed widow who
took every opportunity to pay tribute to her late husband. Albert
was Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha…
It’s elegant, timeless and yet very much
suited to its wearer. And three decades on, it’s still
irresistibly beautiful. Which begs the question, is Lady Sarah
Chatto’s bridal gown the best royal wedding dress of them all?
[getty…
We all love a royal ‘what if’ and perhaps
one of the most intriguing of recent times revolves around the
question of the king who renounced his throne for love. On December
11th 1936, 86 years ago, Edward VIII announced to the world that he
was ending his reign to marry the woman he loved, Wallis Simpson.
But what if Edward VIII hadn’t abdicated? Who would be Monarch now?
There are two…
