Millions of people are expected to join
in celebrations to mark the Coronation of King Charles III and
Queen Camilla. Aa weekend of festivities centred around the
Coronation have been announced with street parties and a day to
help others at the heart of the events. King Charles and Queen
Camilla will be crowned on May 6th 2023. On May 7th 2023, tens of
thousands of street parties are set to…
An ancient royal tradition is given a 21st century makeover for the Coronation of King Charles III as exciting new details are released
22nd January 2023
For centuries, it’s been a traditional
way of marking major royal events and as King Charles III is
crowned, it will be given a makeover. The night after the
Coronation will see the ancient rite of lighting the night sky as
part of the royal celebrations. But…
First major details surrounding King Charles and Queen Camilla's Coronation are revealed
21st January 2023
The first details of the celebrations for
the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla have been
announced. A string of public events will take place on the weekend
of May 6th 2023 to mark the moment that His Majesty and Her Majesty
are crowned. The Coronation…
King Charles III’s Coronation, just
months from now, will contain many ancient rituals but it appears
that one tradition could be headed for the history books. It’s been
reported that His Majesty could discard an outfit worn by kings for
centuries in favour of something more modern. Kings traditionally
wear breeches and silk stockings for their coronations. His
Majesty’s…
This month sees a rather important
anniversary, the centenary of an event that would change the House
of Windsor forever. And yet the moment has passed all but
unnoticed. This month marks 100 years since the announcement of the
engagement of the Duke of York and Lady…
King Charles is approaching the six month
anniversary of his reign and he’s just added another first to the
list of debuts since his accession. As he headed to the northwest
of England for a day of engagements, he chose to travel by rail. It
was the first time that…
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 couple became King and Queen of the
Belgians in 2013. As Queen Mathilde marks her 50th birthday, Royal
Central rewinds to…
The death of King Constantine II has
brought to an end a turbulent chapter in the history of his country
and its relationship with its monarchy. His flight into exile in
1967, following a military coup, and the abolition of the monarchy
in a referendum seven years later…
The Royal Family is back to business
after the Christmas break. A string of important engagements on the
same day focused on a range of important royal issues including the
environment. Queen Camilla was at the University of Aberdeen to
visit the new Science Teaching Hub.
On January 18th 1919, the ringing of a
telephone in Buckingham Palace signalled a tragedy for the Royal
Family. The call brought news of the death of Prince John, youngest
son of King George V and Queen Mary, who had passed away in his
sleep at the age of 13. John had been epileptic for most of his
short life and had died following a massive seizure. He was buried
soon afterwards, his grave…
