Royal history is dotted with scandalous
love stories and so it’s no surprise that the Tsars of Russia have
had their fair share of sensational liaisons. Today Royal Central
is looking back at some of Russia’s most famous royal mistresses.
Nicholas II and Mathilde Kschessinska Nicholas II, the last Emperor
of Russia, reigned from November 1894 until he was forced to
abdicate on 15 March 1917.
Francis, Duke of Teck, was born on this
day in 1837. He was the father of Queen Mary, the wife of King
George V, and therefore a great-grandfather of the present Queen.
He was born Count Francis Paul Charles Louis Alexander of
Hohenstein in Esseg, Slavonia (present-day…
Prince William of Gloucester died on this
day in 1972. He was born at Hadley Common, Hertfordshire, on 18
December 1941, the eldest son of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
(the fourth child of King George V and Queen Mary) and Princess
Alice, Duchess of Gloucester. As a…
Anticipation of the Cambridge’s upcoming
tour to Canada is building up as we wait for Kensington Palace to
officially announce the dates. This certainly is not the first
Royal Tour to Canada and won’t even be the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge’s first trip. The first royal tour took place when Prince
William (later to be William IV) visited in 1786 when he was
lieutenant of HMS…
Ronald Harper, a former deputy property
manager for the British Royal household has been found guilty of
corruption. Harper was convicted of conspiracy to make corrupt
payments over building work contracts at Buckingham Palace and
Kensington Palace. In his duties, he had an…
Nicolas II of Russia was the last Emperor
of Russia, whose reign saw the fall of the Russian Empire. He and
his family were brutally executed by the Bolsheviks on 17 July
1918. He began his reign upon the death of his father, Alexander
III, on 1 November 1894.
A 22-year-old man has been arrested
after he managed to climb into the grounds of Buckingham Palace by
scaling a security fence. Police have said that the man, who is
from Croydon, was arrested at 04:15am this morning after being
spotted on Palace security cameras. The police have said that the
incident is not thought to be terrorism related, and that the man
had been drinking prior to…
A man who was arrested outside Buckingham
Palace and charged with carrying knives and a wire saw has gone on
the run after failing to turn up to court for a hearing. John
Bolton, 47, of Banbury in Oxon was arrested just days before Her
Majesty The Queen’s 90th birthday…
Prince Alfred Ernest Albert, the fourth
child and second son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, was born
on this day in 1844 at Windsor Castle. At birth, he was second in
the line of succession behind his elder brother the Prince of
Wales. Known affectionately as…
At the request of the former Prime
Minister David Cameron, The Queen will bestow honours to 46
individuals who are named on his controversial resignations honours
list. The Prime Minister’s Resignation Honours are granted by Her
Majesty the Queen at the request of an outgoing Prime Minister.
People who will receive an honour include Cabinet Ministers,
Downing Street Staff and politicians. The…
