Every Christmas, we expect the Royal
Family to go to Sandringham for their annual Christmas Day church
service and later, hear a speech from the Monarch. While that is
the tradition in the 21st century, the days of the Royal Family
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Review: Diana Las Vegas brings refreshing perspective to Diana themed-exhibitions
28th September 2023
There have been dozens of Diana, Princess
of Wales exhibits across the world. Some, take a look at her life
just through photographs, and others, tell her story through
fashion. When in Las Vegas, I had the chance to go to the Princess
Diana & The Royals: The Exhibition.
The history-making Kensington Palace and the admired attraction it is today
27th September 2023
It is one of London’s most popular
tourist attractions and a symbol of modern members of the Royal
Family, Kensington Palace. It is a royal residence with a history
dating back to the 17th century; it is what it is today after King
William III and Queen Mary II…
The story behind one of the Royal Family's favourite residences, Windsor Castle
25th September 2023
Located in the English county of
Berkshire is Windsor Castle, a long-time favourite residence of the
British Royal Family. Hundreds of years old, the castle has
withstood some of Europe’s most challenging times and some of the
happiest moments for the Royal Family. The original castle was
built in the 11th century after the Norman invasion of England by
William the Conqueror. Since the…
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdown,
was the sister of Queen Elizabeth II and perhaps one of the
“rebels” of the Royal Family. During the 1950s and 60s, Margaret
struggled as the Archbishop of Canterbury refused to allow her to
marry a divorced man.
In pictures: A look back on the first year of the reign of King Charles III
8th September 2023
On 8 September 2022, Queen Elizabeth II
died at the age of 96. Upon her death, her son, King Charles
ascended the throne at the age of 73. As the one-year anniversary
of his ascension approaches, Royal Central is taking a photographic
look at the first year of his…
St James’s Palace is one of London’s most
senior royal palaces, but it would never live to be the regular
London home of the most senior royal, the monarch. The palace was
built by order of King Henry VIII in the 1530s on an isolated
hospital dedicated to Saint James the Less, a figure of early
Christianity. It would become second in importance to the Palace of
Whitehall, the…
Hillsborough Castle lies in the village
of Royal Hillsborough in the northwest of County Down in Northern
Ireland. While the official government residence might look the
part of a royal castle, it’s anything but. The Georgian county
house was built in the 18th…
Following the German invasion of Poland
in September 1939, Britain declared war on Nazi Germany. King
George VI would be the monarch to lead the UK through some of the
country’s darkest times. During the war, Windsor Castle would
become pivotal for the royal…
She was known as “the people’s princess”
and 26 years after her death, people still go to see where Princess
Diana spent her final years, Kensington Palace. While apartments 8
and 9 are not open to the public, there is still plenty of detail
as to what her life was like behind the private parts of the palace
walls. [getty src=”52101574″ width=”594″…
