Our royal history is filled with major
moments and those attached to the monarchs and consorts whose names
are all too familiar take on a significance all of their own. Each
month, at Royal Central, we’re taking a look at the monarchical
milestones that pepper the past and as the year winds on, here is a
Calendar of Kings for February. To Crown a King February is rather
light on kingly birthdays…
Birth and Childhood Mary Elizabeth
Donaldson was born on 5 February 1972 in Hobart, Tasmania,
Australia. She was the youngest child of Donald and Henrietta
Donaldson. She has two older sisters, Jane and Patricia, and an
older brother, John. Mary’s mother died in…
On this week’s Royal Central podcast, the
team discuss the background to the decision by Belgium’s King
Albert II to acknowledge Delphine Boel as his natural daughter and
asks what legacy this controversy will leave. Join Brittani Barger,
Moniek Bloks and…
Welcome to the show, to the Histo-remix-
the six queens of Henry VIII are taking over Broadway. Tudor
history will be taking centre stage on 13 February 2020 at the
Brooks Atkinson Theatre in New York with Six the Musical making its
Broadway debut. Six the Musical, created by Lucy Moss and Toby
Marlow, is a fresh look at the six women who married Henry VIII.
Not a traditional show, this…
Count Folke Bernadotte - the Swedish royal who helped save thousands during World War Two
31st January 2020
As we mark the 75th anniversary of the
liberation of Auschwitz, we are taking a look at a less known royal
who helped save thousands during World War II – including hundreds
of Danish Jews from concentration camps – Count Folke Bernadotte.
Folke Bernadotte…
Instagram superstar Marcel le Corgi visits the Royal Yacht Britannia
30th January 2020
Fresh from working with superstar Helena
Bonham Carter and Harper’s Bazaar to mark series three of The
Crown, the Insta-famous corgi, Marcel, made a stop at a real royal
residence: The Royal Yacht Britannia. The fluffy Pembroke Welsh
corgi, who has more than 128,000…
George IV ascended the British throne 200
years ago today. Here, Royal Central’s Assistant Editor, Moniek
Bloks, looks at the life of the Regent who finally got to reign.
The future George IV was born at St. James’s Palace on 12
August 1762 to George III and his queen, Charlotte of
Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Upon the birth, he automatically became Duke
of Cornwall and Duke of Rothesay…
We all love a groom who cries as his
bride walks towards him, and when it’s a royal groom, it’s even
better. However, rewind a couple of centuries, and a weeping prince
at the altar was no laughing matter. For when George, Prince of
Wales and king in waiting wed…
He remains Britain’s longest ruling king
but the real character of the monarch whose reign ended exactly two
centuries ago remains shrouded by the long standing claim that he
was mad. George III, whose time on the throne encompassed some of
the biggest social changes…
On 29 January 1820, George IV ascended
the throne to become the King of Great Britain. The oldest child of
King George III and Queen Charlotte, George IV is remembered for
his role as Regent and style setter rather than his reign as
King. George IV’s lasting legacy was the Regency period, as
the Regent in question. The Regency is known for a flourishing of
arts and literature, the…
