In a second edition, Royal Central has
once again asked viewers to share their unique and rare pieces of
royal memorabilia. From King George V’s coronation to royal
weddings, our readers have no shortage of collectables. If you are
interested in having your memorabilia shared with Royal Central,
regardless of which monarchy, please contact Royal Central on
social media or…
Sunday is the premiere of series four of
the hit Netflix show The Crown, and it will focus on the time
period between 1977 and 1990. Lady Diana Spencer will be
introduced, and viewers will see Margaret Thatcher’s premiership.
Events that will be depicted include the…
It is not often American politicians say
“God save the Queen”. This was exactly what happened when Joe Biden
certified the election of Donald Trump as President in January
2017. While the applause rang out in the Senate chamber, he quietly
said: “God save…
The Duke of Sussex is a substantive title
and is one of the several royal dukedoms created twice in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom. The dukedom takes its name from the
county of Sussex in southeast England. The title first appeared
with the Kingdom of Sussex, an Anglo-Saxon kingdom annexed by the
Kingdom of Wessex around 827; later on, the kingdom became part of
the Kingdom of England. In…
The Duke of Cambridge is one of the six
current royal dukedoms in the United Kingdom and is named after the
city of Cambridge in England. It was created in 1660, replacing the
earlier title of the Earl of Cambridge. It was first granted by
King Charles II (following the…
Royal Central has asked viewers to share
their unique and rare pieces of royal memorabilia. From Queen
Elizabeth II’s coronation to royal weddings and births in the 21st
century, our viewers have no shortage of collectables. If you are
interested in having your…
The trailer for Season 4 of Netflix’s
‘The Crown’ already has the world talking ahead of its 15 November
launch. The upcoming series will start off where series 3 ended,
around the late 1970s. At that time, Queen Elizabeth (Olivia
Colman) is in her 25th year of being Monarch. A primary focus of
the series will be how the Queen and her family are preoccupied
with finding an…
European royals in the British line of succession: The Greek Royal Family
12th October 2020
The last in our series, Royal Central is
taking a look at the members of the Greek Royal Family who are in
the British line of succession. How are the two families connected?
The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip was born into the Greek and
Danish royal families. Born in…
Prince Maurice of Battenberg was Queen
Victoria’s grandson, as he was the son of Victoria’s daughter,
Princess Beatrice and her husband, Prince Henry of Battenberg.
Prince Maurice of Battenberg was born at Balmoral Castle in 1891
and grew up in Great Britain. His elder…
Several European nations have had members
of their royal families with American backgrounds – many of whom
have created scandals. In the British Royal Family, King Edward
VIII chose to abdicate in 1936 to marry divorcée Wallis Simpson,
and in more recent years, the Duchess of Sussex has been in the
headlines in newspapers around the world after she and the Duke of
Sussex stepped back…
