Opinion

Being royal is the hardest job around

Royal Central’s Deputy Editor, Jamie Samhan, gives her opinion on why it would difficult to be royal.  Remember when you were growing up and you wanted to be a dolphin trainer, or a lawyer, or a police officer, or an astronaut? Now imagine not having that choice, not being able to decide where you wanted your life to head. That merely sums up as the life of a member of the Royal Family. I…
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Insight

The pressure of working for the Royal Family

As Royal Central announced that the Duchess of Cambridge would be losing her Private Secretary, Rebecca Deacon, many volunteered themselves as tribute in her place. Although we all know that the chances of an outsider being picked for the job are unlikely, what would it be…
British RoyalsQueen Elizabeth II

A tooth and salt among gifts The Queen received for her 90th birthday

One might be mistaken into thinking that gifts to royalty would be some breathtaking pieces of jewellery or stunning pieces of art. However, the official gift list released by the Palace recently instead shows more traditional gifts and some which are more odd, including salt and a tooth. Don’t worry, it isn’t a real tooth. Instead, it is a tooth from a tunnel boring machine called…
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Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen's Income Set to Rise by 7% in 2016

The Queen is to receive an extra £2.7m in funding next year, as George Osbourne revealed the 2016/17 Sovereign Grant during yesterday’s Autumn Statement. The small detail, listed on page 114 of the Chancellor’s Spending Review, confirms that the Royal Household will receive £42.8m, an increase of almost 7% from this year’s figure of £40.1m The Sovereign Grant is…
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Insight

Ten unusual royal middle names

On July 17th 1947, a little girl was born at King’s College Hospital, London and given a rather rare first name.  Camilla, first child of Major Bruce Shand and his wife, Rosalind, would become known around the world by the name her parents gave her in the days after…
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Duchess of Cornwall awards winners of The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition

The Duchess of Cornwall on behalf of The Queen, Patron of The Royal Commonwealth Society, held a Reception for winners of The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition at Buckingham Palace on Thursday. This year, the competition became The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition in honour of The Queen’s role as both heads of the Commonwealth and Royal Commonwealth Society Patron. Founded in…
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