In the latest instalment of our autumn
series, looking at what led to the fall of various monarchies
throughout history, Royal Central looks at the end of the monarchy
in Portugal. On a chilly February day in 1908, the King of Portugal
and his family were making their way back to their home in Lisbon
after a holiday when tragedy struck. Gunmen attacked their
carriage, fatally wounding the King. In…
If there’s one thing Instagram loves just
as much as a picture of food, it’s a picture of royals so put the
two together, and wonderful things are bound to happen. The post on
the official Kensington Palace Insta account marking the launch of
the charity cookbook…
Who was Empress Dowager Cixi - one of the most powerful women in China's history?
17th September 2018
The Qing dynasty was the last imperial
dynasty to rule China, collapsing in 1912 amid rising social and
political instability. Ruling for almost three hundred years, the
Qing dynasty was one of the largest empires in the world, trebling
the amount of land under China’s…
Some of the earliest Christmas cards to
survive in the Royal Collection date from the first half of Queen
Victoria’s reign. These were handmade by Queen Victoria’s children
and are typical of the sentimental nineteenth century; although in
the case of the Queen’s family, everything was preserved and
nothing too small to commemorate. The German Christmas was properly
introduced into England…
In the Royal Photograph Collection at
Windsor is an album which offers a uniquely personal insight into
Queen Victoria’s view of what she wanted to treasure in family
terms and what deserved special mention in a documentary way. This
is the splendid burgundy leather-bound…
Across the Quadrangle at Windsor Castle
is a room, clearly visible, jutting out in a pentagon shape amongst
the jigsaw of the Clarence, Queen’s, Augusta, York, and Lancaster
Towers and King George IV Gate. Part of the private apartments, it
was merely called what it was…
With 2019 marking the 200th anniversary
of the birth of Queen Victoria, possibly the most symbolic objects
to commemorate this historic date, are the baby shoes thought to
have been owned by the Queen, which are preserved in the Royal
Collection and kept at the Museum of London. The future Queen
Victoria was born at Kensington Palace on 24 May 1819; the shoes
date from around 1820. Queen…
It should come as no surprise that one
royal has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in California. No,
it is not the Hollywood royal who recently joined the British Royal
Family. Instead, it is the late American Academy Award winner,
Grace Kelly, born in Philadelphia…
Six snapshots of Prince Charles during his two day visit to Northumberland
14th September 2018
One royal, two days, six snapshots. The
Prince of Wales has spent the past forty eight hours in
Northumberland and his packed itinerary has included engagements
linked to conservation, religion and community support. It’s been
busy and bursting with fun so here are six…
With Prince Philip a young 97 year old,
it is hard to imagine a world without him. Even harder to believe
what is what it would be like if his younger wife, Her Majesty
The Queen, coming in at 92 years old was to die before him.
However, anything is possible, so what would happen if Prince
Philip became the first husband to outlive his Queen. Both George
of Denmark, who became Duke of Cumberland…
