BelgiumFeaturesInsight

April Sparkle: Belgium's Best Diamonds

The diamond is the birthstone of April. That most sparkling of gems features in many royal collections and today, Royal Central is looking at some of the Belgian Royal Family’s best diamonds. Brabant Laurel Wreath Tiara [getty src=”154431097″ width=”396″ height=”594″ tld=”ca”] The Brabant Laurel Wreath Tiara was presented to…
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FeaturesInsightMonaco

April Sparkle: Monaco's Best Diamonds

The birthstone of April, the diamond, is perhaps the most celebrated of all sparkling stones. Throughout the month, Royal Central is looking at some of the best known pieces dominated by diamonds in European jewellery collections. Today, let’s take a look at some of…
European RoyalsFeaturesInsightSpain

April Sparkle: Spain's Best Diamonds

Today, let’s take a look back at some of the Spanish Royal Family’s best diamonds. Spoiler alert: there’s a lot of fleur-de-lys motifs! Asturias Fleur-de-Lys Tiara [getty src=”469848416″ width=”403″ height=”594″ tld=”ca”] Queen Letizia received this tiara as a fifth anniversary present from her husband, King Felipe, but…
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British Royals

Grandchildren of monarchs: Queen Elizabeth II

In this series, Royal Central is taking a look at the grandchildren of monarchs around the world. In this instalment, we’re heading to the United Kingdom to introduce the eight grandchildren of Queen Elizabeth II. Children of Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of…
FeaturesPrince & Princess of Wales

The Duchess of Cambridge set to publish Hold Still photography book

The Duchess of Cambridge has teamed up with the National Portrait Gallery once again for the publication of a commemorative ‘Hold Still’ book a year on from the launch of the successful, community-based portrait exhibition. Hold Still: A Portrait of Our Nation in 2020 will be on sale in the United Kingdom beginning 7 May, a year after Kate first announced the photography project. It will…
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British RoyalsThe Gloucesters

The Duke of Gloucester follows in his father's footsteps with poignant patronage

The Duke of Gloucester has taken on a new patronage in commemoration of an important military anniversary for the veterans of Gloucestershire. The Royal Family announced the news on Tuesday, posting on Twitter that Prince Richard would be patronage of #Imjin70, a commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Battle of The Imjin River, which took place during the Korean War from 22-25 April…
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