Each family has its own Christmas
tradition and royal families are no exception. For seven decades,
Elizabeth II enjoyed the celebrations of a family Christmas which
she shaped into a traditional all of her own. As the Windsors
prepare to mark the festive season, we look at how Elizabeth II
made Christmas a very special time for family. A Very Big Family
Lunch A week before Christmas, Queen…
All royal wedding dresses are keenly
anticipated but there is always slightly more interest and slightly
more pressure when the gown on show belongs to a queen in waiting.
On December 4th 1999, Mathilde d’Udekem d’Acoz walked into the Town
Hall of Brussels for the start…
There’s long been debate about whether
the two direct heirs to a throne can fly together but is it allowed
for both to climb a rather flimsy looking ladder at the same time?
As Denmark’s royals put up their Christmas tree, the first and
second in line to the…
The regal history of the tiny church which the Royal Family will attend on Christmas Day
4th December 2023
It is a little church in a remote part of
Norfolk but once a year, all eyes fall on it. St Mary Magadalene on
the Sandringham Estate boasts a pretty impressive royal pedigree
and for over a century it has been a very special place for kings,
queens, princes and princesses. However, its history goes back far
further. The church of St Mary Magdalene has existed in its
current form since the…
It was the last major royal wedding of
the 20th century and it began a new chapter in a royal story that
would lead to a throne. On December 4th 1999, the then heir to the
Belgian throne, Philippe, married Mathilde d’Udekem d’Acoz before a
host of regal guests. The…
The future queen who has to take second place to a younger brother in a different line of succession
3rd December 2023
She’s in line to be Queen of Norway one
day, but Princess Ingrid Alexandra has to take a lower place in
another line of succession thanks to different rules. She is one
step behind her younger brother, Prince Sverre Magnus, in the line
to the British throne. Ingrid…
The main residence of King
Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima is now ready for the festive
season. Huis ten Bosch Palace is now home to a huge Christmas tree
that’s been decked with lights, ready for the holidays. The nine
metre tall tree was put up on the forecourt of the Palace just in
time for the first Sunday of Advent, December 3rd 2023. Vandaag is
de eerste zondag van de Advent.
She was the queen who made her mark on
Christmas. So much of how we celebrate the festive season began in
the Victorian era and the monarch who gave her name to that time
left intricate records of how she celebrated. In this special
series, Royal Central looks at some of the…
Sparkling with diamonds and studded with
creamy pearls, it is a perfect fit for bridal white so it’s no
surprise that a rather impressive royal necklace was created for a
marriage. Queen Alexandra’s Wedding Necklace is a rarely seen royal
gem but it has a romantic as…
King Charles has made an impassioned plea
for countries to work together to tackle the climate issues facing
the world. His Majesty delivered a keynote speech at the opening
session of COP28 in Dubai and he had a striking message for his
audience, telling them ”The Earth does not belong to us, we belong
to the Earth.” The King touched on a wide range of issues in his
speech which…
