Coronation

The coronation dress of Queen Camilla

Queen Camilla returned to her favoured dressmaker, Bruce Oldfield, to create a gown worthy of a coronation. Buckingham Palace has released details of the Queen’s stunningly simple yet beautifully ornate gown, which was created in Oldfield’s couture workrooms in Battersea, London. The gown was structured like a coat dress, with a curved shape-line swooping up to create a short train that…
Read more
Coronation

Queen Camilla is crowned at Westminster Abbey

Queen Camilla was crowned moments after her husband, King Charles III, in a glittering ceremony at Westminster Abbey. Dressed in a simple white gown, attended by her grandsons and grandnephew, her sister, and close friend, the moment marked the culmination of her 18 years…
British RoyalsCoronation

Kings, Queens, Princes and Princesses at Buckingham Palace for Coronation Reception

King Charles hosted a reception at Buckingham Palace for foreign royals and world leaders on the eve of his coronation, joined by members of the Royal Family, including the Prince and Princess of Wales. The King was spotted joking with European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, as well as Monaco’s Prince Albert and Princess Charlene and Spain’s King Felipe and Queen…
Read more
Features

Coronations and kings - how it all began

Within hours, King Charles III’s Coronation takes place at Westminster Abbey. On the eve of this truly historic moment, Royal Central looks at the first time a king was crowned in the ancient church and the very moment a tradition about to claim a place in the 21st…
Features

Five centuries after the Conquest, how a queen finally conquered the Crown

There have only been a handful of queen regnants in Britain’s history. Queen Elizabeth II was the most recent, having reigned a historic 70 years, but 400 years before her reign began, the first queen regnant was crowned: Queen Mary I. The eldest daughter of Henry VIII and his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, Mary Tudor, lived a tumultuous life. Born as a legitimate heir, then named…
Read more
Coronation

Queen Mary II's Coronation Chair

For centuries, all anointed monarchs have sat upon the Coronation Chair at Westminster Abbey in one of the most important moments of the ceremony. All anointed monarchs… except for one: Queen Mary II. Queen Mary II jointly reigned with her husband, William III…
Prince & Princess of Wales

The Prince and Princess of Wales pay tribute to those lost at Aberfan

On their final day in Wales, the Prince and Princess of Wales paid a visit to the solemn memorial at Aberfan. The royal couple arrived at the Aberfan Memorial Garden with a wreath bearing their names and the message “In lasting memory” written in both English and Welsh. The Memorial Garden is located at the site of Pantglas Junior School, where a majority of people lost their lives.
Read more