Where is it located? Gatcombe Park is
located in between the villages of Minchinhampton and Avening in
Gloucestershire, South West England. Highgrove House, another royal
residence, is located six miles away near Tetbury. When was it
built and when was it used as a royal residence? The Grade II
listed building was built in the late 18thcentury following the
designs by George Basevi.
Where is it located? Wood Farm is a
farmhouse located in a secluded corner of the Sandringham Estate in
Norfolk in the East of England. Who has lived there? The most
notable resident of Wood Farm was Prince John, the youngest son of
King George V and Queen…
Learn more about Buckingham Palace, Her
Majesty’s London residence, below: Where is it located? Buckingham
Palace is located on The Mall in London. As it is the official and
administrative headquarters of the monarch of the United Kingdom,
it is widely felt to be…
Where is it located? York Cottage is a
house situated within the grounds of the Sandringham Estate in
Norfolk in the East of England. It is sometimes referred to as the
Bachelor’s Cottage and was built as an overflow residence for the
main Sandringham House. When was it built and when was it used as a
royal residence? The year the cottage was built is not recorded,
however in 1893, it…
Where is it located? Bagshot Park is a
royal residence which is located near the village of Bagshot in
Surrey. It is approximately 11 miles south of Windsor. The 51-acres
occupied by this Grade II listed building are located within a
designated area of Windsor Great…
One of The Queen’s homes, Royal Central
takes a look at Balmoral Castle: Where is it located? Balmoral
Castle is on a large estate in Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire,
Scotland. The castle is located near the village of Crathie and 50
miles west of…
All the monarchs who have ruled England
since 1066 have some gruesome, controversial or memorable fact that
defines their reign. From exploding bodies to losing the crown
jewels and even dying from eating too many peaches, Royal Central
has put together a definitive list of the most interesting facts
about each king and queen. WILLIAM I-When he died, his body
was swollen from an…
The marriage of King Baudouin of the
Belgians and Fabiola de Mora y Aragon, on December 15th 1960, gave
a country a new queen and began a royal partnership that would
become one of the most successful in modern regal history. The
discreet monarch and his equally dignified…
Hermine Reuss of Greiz was one of the
five daughters of Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz and his
wife, Princess Ida of Schaumburg-Lippe. Her childhood was
overshadowed by the death of her mother in childbirth and the
incurable disability of her only brother. A 13-year…
It’s one of my all time favourite royal
wedding dresses and just a glimpse of it can make me feel ever so
slightly emotional. For not only was the pale blue gown worn by a
lass called Lilian from Swansea on a cold, December day in 1976 a
masterclass in elegance and chic, it was also the wedding dress of
a princess decades in the making. It’s now forty four years since
Prince Bertil of…
