As Thais continue to protest the reign of
King Rama X and the government, let’s take a look at the official
residence of the King of Thailand. Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall,
also known as the Ambara Villa, is located within Bangkok’s Dusit
Palace and translates to “the royal seat in the sky.” Completed in
1906, it now serves as the primary residence of the King. History
of Amphorn…
It was the rural idyll where they
entertained some of the most famous names of the 20th century and
now the one time weekend retreat of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor
is on the market. Le Moulin de la Tuilerie became a royal residence
in 1952 when Edward and Wallis bought…
The Queen has been pleased to approve the
appointment of Penny Mordaunt MP as the first ever female Secretary
of State for Defence. Ms Mordaunt’s appointment comes after Theresa
May sacked her predecessor Gavin Williamson following an
investigation into the leak of…
Queen Victoria’s love of Scotland and the
Scottish Highlands is of course, legendary – immortalised in a
wealth of artworks, souvenir albums, including the Queen’s own
watercolours and not least of course, the Queen’s Highland
journals. She praised Scotland with both her paintbrush and her
pen. Queen Victoria was entirely devoted to the romance of the
country, as seen through the poetic…
When Kate Middleton stepped out of the
Rolls-Royce Phantom VI at Westminster Abbey on the morning of 29
April 2011, the world finally learned who created her wedding
dress: Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen.To most of the world, it
was a well-kept secret. But Burton’s…
Royal Central takes a look at the
tradition of celebrating the monarch’s birthday that began as
Princess’s Day. In the 19th century, King William III of the
Netherlands faced quite a bit of unpopularity but his four-year-old
daughter Wilhelmina, his future successor, was…
Her story is amongst the most
controversial of all the Queens of England and now a new twist has
appeared in the tale of Elizabeth Woodville. An expert at the
National Archives in London has found a document suggesting that
the consort who revolutionised royalty may have died of the plague.
Euan Roger is a records specialist at the National Archives and
while looking through 16th century…
Buckingham Palace has announced that the
President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, will make
a State Visit to the United Kingdom in the first week of June.
President Trump, accompanied by the US First Lady Melania Trump,
will make their trip between June 3rd…
Jean of Luxembourg, who ruled the tiny
state for 36 years, died early this morning. He was 98. As his
family say their final farewells to a much-loved member, Royal
Central takes a look back at his extraordinary story. From heir to
exile, soldier to hero, Grand Duke to…
An announcement of an upcoming State
Visit by US President Donald Trump to the UK is expected
imminently. According to the BBC’s North America Editor Jon Sopel,
the White House will announce in next 48 hours that President Trump
will undertake an official State Visit in June. BREAKING: I
understand that @WhiteHouse will announce in next 48 hours that
@realDonaldTrump will make a state visit to…
