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. Eventually, she married Antony
Armstrong-Jones in 1960. Ultimately, it all contributed to her
years of heavy drinking and smoking and…
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…
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 century for the Hill family, Marquesses
of Downshire, who owned it until 1922. At that point, The 7th
Marquess of Downshire sold…
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…
For more than 300 years, St James’s
Palace has been the setting for some of the most important moments
in royal history. Serving as the residence for monarchs of England
until the reign of Queen Victoria, today it is still the home of
several members of the Royal Family but primarily a working palace.
Located in Westminster, the palace was built by Henry VIII in 1531.
This makes it even…
The history of Clarence House, one of London's last remaining aristocratic townhouses
17th August 2023
On The Mall, next to St James’s Palace,
you’ll find an aristocratic townhome, Clarence House. It’s the
current residence of King Charles III and Queen Camilla and a home
that has housed many generations of the British royal family.
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For more than 500 years, the Palace of
Holyroodhouse, also known as Holyrood Palace or Holyrood House, has
been the principal royal residence in Scotland. Its history takes
in some of the most famous of royal names like Mary, Queen of Scots
and now it serves as the residence…
The Palace of Holyroodhouse is the
official residence of the British monarch in Scotland. While its
history dates back to the 12th century, it is still well-used by
today’s generation of the royal family. King George V ruled from 6
May 1910 until his death in 1936. This made him one of the first
members of the British Royal Family to implement modern advances in
royal households.
