Royal Central has taken a look at the
history behind one of Queen Victoria’s favourite homes, Osborne
House. Where is it located? The former royal residence where Queen
Victoria died is located in East Cowes, Isle of Wight and was built
in an Italian Renaissance style by Thomas Cubitt. Prince Albert
heavily contributed to the home’s design and enjoyed looking out
across the…
Frogmore Cottage has been the subject of
a lot of speculation recently, find out more about the UK home of
the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Where is it located? Frogmore
Cottage is located on the Frogmore Estate in Home Park, Windsor,
England. The Grade II listed…
Learn more about Buckingham Palace, Her
Majesty’s London residence, below: Where is it located? Buckingham
Palace is located on The Mall in London. As it is the official and
administrative headquarters of the monarch of the United Kingdom,
it is widely felt to be the point of convergence for the British
people in times of national celebration and sadness. When was it
built and used…
One of The Queen’s homes, Royal Central
takes a look at Balmoral Castle: Where is it located? Balmoral
Castle is on a large estate in Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire,
Scotland. The castle is located near the village of Crathie and 50
miles west of…
Unlike the christenings of Queen
Victoria’s children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, the
christening of the future Queen is an event about which far less is
known. It was not the subject of a painting, nor was much written
about it as the ceremony itself was a…
Queen Victoria’s relationship with the
railway began on 13 June 1842, when she drove from Windsor to
Slough with Prince Albert, to make the historic first royal journey
by train to Paddington. This relationship would continue throughout
her life and endure, even beyond her death, as the Great Western
Railway conveyed the Queen’s body in the Royal Train from
Paddington to Windsor for her…
It is the high point of summer and a high
point in the royal history books. For June 22nd, in the very heart
of midsummer, has seen some of the most celebrated and sparkling of
all regal events. And all of them are milestones in famous
reigns.Here are four special…
It was not simply the wedding but also
the welcome attending the arrival of a future royal bride in
England which came to be the subject of public interest; it
provided after all, the first glimpse of her in the country in
which she would be princess and of which in some…
Today, we’re looking at a royal history
mystery involving Queen Victoria and a controversy that swirled
early in her reign. What was the Flora Hastings Scandal? A Royal
Destiny Queen Victoria was poised for the throne from birth. By the
time her uncle, William IV, became king in 1830, she was his only
legitimate heir. She was the granddaughter of King George III and
Queen Charlotte who…
