As the Duchess of Kent celebrates her
90th birthday, Royal Central takes a look at her remarkable royal
life. Her faith placed her at the centre of a moment of royal
history for the duchess became the first member of the British
Royal Family to publicly convert to Roman Catholicism since 1701
when the Act of Settlement was passed. Katharine Worsley grew
up at Hovingham Hall in York; she was…
For many years, the Duchess of Kent was a
military wife while her husband, Prince Edward, was actively
serving in the military. Following on from this, she became a
working member of The Royal Family, supporting Queen Elizabeth II
in an official capacity until 1996, when she…
A group of fourteen surgeons and
geneticists have confirmed that the distinctive Habsburg chin in
the Spanish Royal Family resulted from their inbreeding. The
Habsburg dynasty dates back to the eleventh century when the Counts
of Habsburg ruled areas of present-day…
Prince Constantijn, the uncle of The
Princess of Orange, has spoken out about the threats that his niece
has endured over the last year. While on a talk show on NPO
1, Prince Constantijn discussed the threats that have been made
against Princess Amalia, saying ”here’s not much you can say about
it… It is of course a very dramatic situation, but it is especially
humanly very restrictive.
The famous names who will bring the music at the Coronation to life
18th February 2023
Buckingham Palace has released more
information about King Charles III’s Coronation on 6 May at
Westminster Abbey. The composers, conductors, and performers who
will fill the Abbey with music have been announced. In
keeping with his plan to modernise the Coronation…
The Cullinan Diamonds - the gems that will take the lead role at the Coronation of Queen Camilla
15th February 2023
There will be several important pieces
and jewels on display at King Charles and Queen Camilla’s
Coronation on 6 May at Westminster Abbey. Three stones, in
particular, will be on display in the Abbey when The Queen wears
Queen Mary’s crown, the Cullinan…
Queen Camilla to be the first consort to recycle a crown since Queen Caroline in 1727
15th February 2023
Buckingham Palace has announced that
Queen Camilla will wear Queen Mary’s crown, which was created in
1911, for the 6 May coronation. This is the first time in nearly
300 years that a consort will use a previously-created crown for
their coronation. Queen Camilla will wear Queen Mary’s crown
at Westminster Abbey in May, but the crown will look slightly
different than at its first…
Queen Camilla decides not to wear the controversial Koh-i-Noor diamond at Coronation
14th February 2023
Buckingham Palace has shared news that
Queen Camilla will be wearing Queen Mary’s Crown on 6 May at
Westminster Abbey for the Coronation. Queen Mary’s Crown has
been removed from the Tower of London where it is normally on
display with the other Crown Jewels to…
King Philippe of Belgium and his unique relationship with the church
12th February 2023
King Philippe of Belgium will be marking
a decade of kingship in July 2023; he took the throne after his
father abdicated in 2013. Philippe’s role as sovereign has a
different relationship with the church than many other
monarchs. Belgium does not have a state church.
Buckingham Palace has just shared the
official Coronation emblem. The design draws on the four home
countries of the United Kingdom, and their symbols. The four
national flowers have been used to form St. Edward’s Crown: the
English rose, the Scottish thistle, the Welsh daffodil, and the
Northern Irish shamrock. St. Edward’s Crown is the crown that will
be placed on Charles’s head…
