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 under way, it’s time to look at the regal landmarks that month has brought. Here is a Calendar of Kings for…
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…
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 Elizabeth, second daughter of Victoria’s third son, the Duke of Connaught, walked into Westminster Abbey on February 27th…
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…
A new video from Buckingham Palace shows work being done to restore the iconic building. More specifically, the video shows how officials are working to preserve its historic nineteenth-century wallpaper in the Yellow Drawing Room.
The vital work will protect the…
Embarrassment at Buckingham Palace as The Royal Family's official website links to pornography page with live sex shows
17th February 2020
There is embarrassment at Buckingham Palace tonight after The Royal Family’s official website accidentally sent readers to a Chinese pornography site broadcasting live sex shows.
The website’s charity page, which lists the different patronages members of The Royal Family are connected to, often hyperlinks to external websites.
However, when clicking on the link of a Welsh charity…
Oslo City Hall stands out in many ways from other city halls. It is best known for hosting the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony every December 10 with the entire Norwegian Royal Family present. Construction was completed in 1950. But an unknown side of the building is that it also…
The special links between Beatrice's wedding and Queen Victoria
10th February 2020
As a princess prepares to say ‘I do’, the latest Royal Central podcast looks at the sweet and symbolic connections between Beatrice and the church where she will say ‘I do’. There’s an anniversary, a queen and a christening involved as well as…
Royal history is so rich that the year is peppered with anniversaries and milestones. From births to deaths, coronations to weddings, each month brings the memory of another landmark moment. Britain’s queens, past and present, have written themselves into the history books for all kinds of reasons with plenty of interesting tales attached to February days. As we reach the second month of the…
