It is The Queen’s weekend home and is
apparently her favourite royal residence. But did you know that
Windsor Castle is also the home of many royals from years and
centuries gone by. In this piece we explore the ghostly goings on
at Windsor Castle and just who haunts the 1000 year old fortress.
King Henry VIII The ghost of the second Tudor King is said to be
Windsor Castle’s most famous…
The Castle of Mey is perhaps best known
as the holiday home of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, who
purchased it in 1952 after the death of her husband King George VI.
She restored it to its former glory, even giving it back its
original name. She made regular visits to the…
Royal Central's guide to Halloween at Britain's most haunted castles
21st October 2015
As we continue with our Halloween season,
its time for Royal Central’s ghoulish guide to Halloween at some of
this country’s most haunted castles. Muncaster Castle Muncaster
Castle in Cumbria is supposedly haunted by the ghost of a
mysterious White Lady and Tom…
Archaeologists at Tower of London find ‘ritual protection’ to ward off evil
18th October 2015
The Tower of London is perhaps England’s
best known and premier fortress and has been for almost a thousand
years, but now evidence has been found that its inhabitants
sometimes felt far from safe. Recent research has been carried out
by archaeologists from the Museum of London Archaeology in the
residence of the Queen’s representative in The Queen’s House.
Archaeologists have…
The Manor House in Knowle, Solihull once
had Elizabeth I as an overnight guest and the house can now be
yours for the small sum of £2,000,000. The “Darnley Portrait”
of Elizabeth I of England The house is suited for quite a large
family and has on the…
At the request of security services,
flying over the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk will be restricted,
not allowing aircraft within 1.5 miles of Anmer Hall, home of the
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. The rules will apply to Anmer Hall
from the 1st November while similar…
The entrance to Powis Castle, which one
welcomed Queen Victoria and King George V, is set to be restored
after a public appeal raised a momentous £500k. Powis Castle is
located in Welshpool, Mid Wales, and Supporters of Powis Castle
were asked to help restore the castle’s crumbling East Front which
in its time has welcomed major figures in both British and World
history. Powis Castle When…
Hampton Court is alive with the sound of
music! How many readers sang that in their head as they read that
sentence? The celebration continues marking Hampton Court’s 500th
birthday as Historic Royal Palaces has teamed up with English
Touring Opera to mark 500 years…
It is being reported that Balmoral Castle
could become Her Majesty The Queen’s second home in the event of
the death of The Duke of Edinburgh. Should Prince Philip die before
her, it is being reported that Queen Elizabeth has expressed a wish
to spend more time at her…
On Friday 25 September, the Duke of
Gloucester will be visiting the historic and highly unique Blenheim
Palace. Ever since being built at the dawn of the 18th century, it
has been home to a long and illustrious lineage of the Dukes of
Marlborough. Over the centuries, it has been the home of various
great personages, John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough and Sir
Winston Churchill among them. The…
