As 2022 comes to an end, Royal Central
takes a look back at our ten most popular posts of the year. Our
fifth most read article was a feature by Lydia Starbuck on the the
discreet bridesmaid who became Queen. Originally published on 22nd
February 2022, the full post can be read below. As 1922 got under
way, newspapers began to run excited articles about a royal
wedding. The only daughter of…
As 2022 comes to an end, Royal Central
takes a look back at our ten most popular posts of the year. Our
sixth most read article was a feature by Lydia Starbuck looking at
who would be monarch today had Edward VII not abdicated. Originally
published on 15th December 2022, the…
King Charles III took the throne on
September 8th 2022, on the death of Queen Elizabeth II. His Majesty
spent the first weeks of his reign continually in the public
spotlight, as he took on his new responsibilities while leading
national mourning for Her Late Majesty and…
Royalty around the world are among the
most photographed people and every image tells part of their story.
The year now ending has brought some of the biggest royal moments
in recent times. As 2022 came to a conclusion, we look back at them
and start in January when milestone moments dominated. The first
Jubilee queen of 2022 Kongehuset © On January 14th 2022, Queen
Margrethe II of…
YEAR IN REVIEW: The Platinum Jubilee, a celebration of an historic reign
30th December 2022
It was a royal first and it may never
come again but it happened, and given the events of a few months
later, many are very glad that it did. In 2022, Queen Elizabeth II
became the only British monarch ever to celebrate a Platinum
Jubilee. And as she made history, millions…
REVIEW OF THE ROYAL YEAR: Rainbows, shooting stars and marmalade sandwiches: the moments that marked a nation's mourning
30th December 2022
In the days between the death of Queen
Elizabeth II and Her Late Majesty’s State Funeral, the country she
had ruled for seventy years went into national mourning. And amidst
the week and a half of ceremonial and constitutional events came
some moments that would mark the…
As 2022 comes to an end, Royal Central
takes a look back at our ten most popular posts of the year. Our
ninth most read article was a feature by Lydia Starbuck on the
Dukedom of Edinburgh. Originally published on 19th November 2022,
the full post can be read below. It’s one of the most famous titles
in recent royal history but its creation, seventy five years ago
today, came as little…
The queen’s daughter who disappeared without trace - one of Tudor England's most intriguing mysteries
29th December 2022
As 2022 comes to an end, Royal Central
takes a look back at our ten most popular posts of the year. Our
tenth most read article was a feature by Lydia Starbuck on Mary
Seymour – the only child of Katherine Parr. Originally published on
13th July 2022, the full post can be…
YEAR IN REVIEW: The queue that became a tribute to Queen Elizabeth II
29th December 2022
In the end, it had to be that way. The
British are known for their love of queuing and so, as national
mourning for Queen Elizabeth II began, so, too, did a line of epic
proportions. Hundreds of thousands of people joined it, standing
and walking in the cold and dark for a…
The first details of the marriage of the
only daughter of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg have been shared.
Princess Alexandra will marry Nicolas Bagory in the spring of 2023
and now the Grand Ducal Court have revealed where the couple will
wed. Princess Alexandra and Nicolas Bagory (© Maison du Grand-Duc /
Sophie Margue) As is usual in Luxembourg, they will have two
ceremonies. The first…
