While the coronavirus continues to
spread, we can rewind a little over a hundred years in time. In
1918 and 1919, another virus as ravaged countries across the globe.
It caused widespread devastation but, despite its origins, it
became known as Spanish flu because of a much maligned king. The
Spanish flu came not from Spain, but from France at the very end of
the First World War. The…
While most of our “Last Queens” series
focuses on consorts, this particular last queen was a reigning
monarch. Liliuokalani was the only queen regnant and the last
monarch of Hawaii before the Hawaiian kingdom was overthrown. It
became the shortlived Republic of…
Until now, hungry visitors to Windsor
Castle had to look outside its walls to grab a meal or a quick cup
of tea. But this week, the Royal Collection Trust announced the
castle has opened its very first café. Located in Edward III’s
medieval Undercroft,one of the…
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of
Belgium’s State Visit to Italy next month has been cancelled amidst
the coronavirus outbreak. Their Majesties, accompanied by the
Minister of Foreign Affairs & Defence and the Prime Ministers of
various Belgian regions, were due to visit Italy from 23-25 March.
Italian President Sergio Mattarella requested that the visit be
postponed as the country…
The life and times of the 18th Duchess of Alba, who had more titles than Queen Elizabeth II
2nd March 2020
The 18th Duchess of Alba, María del
Rosario Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart y Silva, was born on 28 March
1926 at the vast Liria Palace, which has served as the Madrid
residence of the Dukes of Albas for generations (most of the home
was destroyed during the Spanish Civil War…
Every royal life is peppered with
milestones, the moments that mark beginnings and ends, filled with
joy and sometimes sadness. On Royal Central, we’re charting
the famous dates throughout the year in our Calendars of Kings and
Queens. And as March gets well and truly…
The Queen's guards perform Bon Jovi's 'Livin' on a Prayer' outside Buckingham Palace
28th February 2020
The Queen’s guards performed a special
medley of Bon Jovi hits on Friday morning outside of Buckingham
Palace. The Band of the Household Guard performed some of the rock
band’s most famous tunes, including Livin’ on a Prayer, It’s My
Life and You Give Love A Bad Name. ?Guard Change at Buckingham
Palace!Today the @ScotsGuardsBand played a special @BonJovi medley
to…
Early Life Born on 14 October 1938,
Empress Farah Pahlavi was the only child of Sohrab Diba and Farideh
Diba Ghotbi in Tehran. Less than ten years later, in 1947, she
would lose her father at an early age; as Farah was very close to
her father, his death deeply…
When Princess Patricia of Connaught,
granddaughter of Queen Victoria, wed Alexander Ramsay in London in
1919, she more than made her mark. For not only had Patricia wed a
man with no royal title. She had given up her own HRH to
become his wife. Victoria Patricia Helena…
Mistress who cast doubt on a royal marriage returns to Buckingham Palace
25th February 2020
Her king called her his ”wife of heart
and soul” even though their actual, secret union was declared
invalid. Now the woman who cast a shadow over the reign of George
IV and even the succession to his throne has returned to Buckingham
Palace. A portrait of Maria Fitzherbert, who wed the future George
IV after they fell hopelessly in love, is now displayed at the
Queen’s home as part of an…
