Anglo-Saxon queens receive very little
attention, with it commonly believed that there were no
pre-Conquest queens in England. Such an assertion is patently
untrue, as the lives of early queens, such as Elfrida, Emma of
Normandy and Edith Godwin show. All three of these women lived late
in the Anglo-Saxon period. A century before the first of these
three women became queen, another woman – in…
On 25 November 1120 the White Ship sank
off the coast of Normandy not long after it set out for England.
The ship, which was fast and well-built, went down quickly, with
only two survivors. Unfortunately, William, the sole legitimate son
of King Henry I was not one of…
Kensington Palace commemorates the holidays with celebration reminiscent of William III's Winter Palace
30th November 2013
The Christmas season is upon us and
Kensington Palace is providing a delightful setting in which to
celebrate. The historic royal residence recently completed
renovations to the late Princess Margaret’s former Apartment 1A and
it is now the new abode of Their Royal…
The Queen has sent a message of support
to the victims of the Glasgow police helicopter crash. A police
helicopter carrying three people crashed into a pub in the city
centre on Friday evening, killing those on board and five inside
the pub. Scottish police confirmed a further 14 people are being
treated for “very serious injuries” in several hospitals across
Glasgow. The 87-year-old monarch…
Just recently on the 6th of November,
Australia marked 14 years since voting “no” in a referendum to
abolish the Australian Monarchy and become the Republic of
Australia. The topic of Monarchy vs Republic has always been one of
fervent discussion in many Australian…
Charles II was famous for his
illegitimate children, and there have been many monarchs and their
families that have had secrets they wanted to keep
hidden. Now it has been suggested that one of
Queen Victoria’s daughters, Princess Louise, could have been one
of…
King George VI contemplated declaring war
on Germany prior to Hitler’s Invasion of Poland in 1939. Sotheby’s
will auction off an initial draft of King George VI’s speech in
which he tells the country that Britain was ready, willing and
able to declare war on Germany. It is the first time in
74 years, that the draft has become available. The speech was
the King’s first broadcast during…
If skating through history catches ones
fancy, then the chance to hit the ice at the Tower of London is a
must. Now in its 8th year, the Tower moat is the site for the
holiday ice skating. Undoubtedly the Tower moat is the most
recognized moat in London, if not in the…
Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce during
her speech on Friday 22nd of November has become the first
Governor-General in the position’s history to come out in favour of
Australia severing ties to the Monarchy. The very comments
have seen some of Ms Bryce’s supporters turn…
Today is the 66th wedding anniversary of
Her Majesty The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh. Royal Central
wishes the royal couple many happy returns of the day. Now married
for 66 years, The Queen first met her future husband Prince Philip
when she was just 13 years old at the wedding of his cousin,
Princess Marina of Greece. It was love at first sight for the young
princess. She stayed keen to the…
