Queen Mary of Denmark has ended an
important year with a brand new tiara. She used existing pieces in
the Danish collection to create what’s already being called the
Diamond Rose Bandeau Tiara. But where did these pieces originally
belong? Queen Mary chose to use several stones from a piece
known as a gürtel – a long chain and pendant worn around the waist.
This piece belonged to…
In this season of Advent, Royal Central
is looking at different royal Christmas Broadcasts from the last
century in the lead up to Christmas. While many broadcasts have had
to acknowledge difficult events, some were focused on the positive.
Queen Elizabeth II’s 2012…
Queen Camilla welcomes France's First Lady for literature event
5th December 2024
Queen Camilla has had a busy week as she
continues her recovery from pneumonia. After taking part in the
Qatari State Visit, she welcomed Birgitte Macron to London to award
a new literary prize. The Queen and the French First Lady
both attended the first award ceremony…
Among the most famous of the Royal
Family’s tiaras is a gem now known as Queen Alexandra’s Kokoshnik
Tiara and as the State Visit by the Amir of Qatar continued, Queen
Camilla wore it publicly for the very first time. It’s a striking
diadem, with an intriguing past. In 1888, the then Prince and
Princess of Wales celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary. Lady
Salisbury organised a…
Sparkle in Belgium as King Philippe and Queen Mathilde welcome Oman's Sultan on State Visit
4th December 2024
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the
Belgians welcomed Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said of Oman on a
State Visit. The Belgian queen brought needed glamour with several
sentimental jewels for the State Banquet. Queen Mathilde wore
a burgundy coat and dress with a…
Each of the four monarchs who have given
Christmas addresses have had their own approach. Today we see a
monarch’s love for the environment. King Charles III gave his
second annual Royal Christmas Broadcast in 2023. Notably, His
Majesty’s coronation was…
Princess Sofia of Sweden has appeared in
Vogue Scandinavia ahead of her 40th birthday and given a rare
interview. The princess, who will be celebrating her 40th
birthday on 6 December, was photographed both at the Royal Palace
in Stockholm with her husband and children and in her hometown,
Älvdalen in Dalarna. During the interview, she shared several
behind-the-scenes details about her royal…
Mary of Denmark marks a year as queen by creating a new tiara
4th December 2024
Queen Mary of Denmark has chosen to mark
the end of her first year as queen in a truly majestic style – by
creating a new tiara out of a historic chain and pendant! The
Danish Royal Family shared a behind the scenes peek of its creation
as the new queen tried on…
The Princess of Wales has made a major
diplomatic statement with her fashion choices as the Qatari State
Visit got under way. The Prince and Princess of Wales greeted
Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and his wife, Sheikha Jawaher, on
behalf of King Charles III before…
A Christmas address that brought people together in a time apart
3rd December 2024
It was one of the most anticipated and
historic speeches of a truly historic reign. On Christmas Day 2020,
millions listened as Queen Elizabeth II spoke at the most difficult
of times. The late Queen had seen Great Britain and the
Commonwealth through many of the major moments of the twentieth and
twenty first centuries. In 2020, she gave two televised addresses-
the first in April and the…
