Rosenborg Castle has plenty of royal
history and carries an air of regal menace that is only slightly
softened when the snow falls. Decked in flakes, it still looks as
if its only place in a fairytale is as the home of a villain. It
has majesty and mystery and covered in snow, it’s a winter wonder.
Guillaume Baviere, via Flickr Rosenborg was built on the orders of
Christian IV who ruled…
The Princess of Wales welcomed King
Charles III and Queen Camilla to Westminster Abbey for the
Christmas service she had organised with curtsies. The Princess had
arrived at the Abbey ahead of the rest of the Royal Family to put
the final touches to the ceremony which she…
They were childhood companions with a
bond that stretched back decades. The Duke of Kent was at the side
of Queen Elizabeth II throughout her reign and, as the first
Christmas since her death began, he was prominent at a special
dedication to Her Late Majesty. The Duke…
Paddington steals the show again as the Royal Family celebrate a new Christmas tradition
16th December 2022
He’s almost part of the family, now.
Paddington Bear, who so famously starred in a sketch with Queen
Elizabeth II to mark her Platinum Jubilee and became a poignant
symbol of remembrance following Her Late Majesty’s death, took a
starring role in a new royal tradition. As the Princess of Wales
welcomed hundreds to Westminster Abbey for her second Christmas
carol service, Paddington…
As their family hit the headlines around
the world, King Charles and Queen Camilla got a very British
reminder. As they unveiled a plaque to mark a visit to The Kind
Cafe, they did it under a sign telling them to ”keep calm – and eat
cupcakes.” Royal…
We all love a royal ‘what if’ and perhaps
one of the most intriguing of recent times revolves around the
question of the king who renounced his throne for love. On December
11th 1936, 86 years ago, Edward VIII announced to the world that he
was ending his reign…
The connection between the House of
Windsor and the House of Grimaldi begins in the 19th century
when Albert I, Prince of Monaco, married a beautiful and willful
British aristocrat called Lady Mary Victoria Hamilton. Her
father was the 11th Duke of Hamilton and her mother was a
German princess, Marie of Baden. Marie provides the first link
between the Grimaldis and Elizabeth II. Marie…
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…
Romance and intrigue: the fascinating stories of royal Christmas babies
12th December 2022
The Christmas story begins, of course,
with a baby and there’s something about a Christmas birthday that
makes it all the more interesting, even if mean relatives do double
up on presents. Some of the most intriguing royal stories of all
have begun on Christmas Eve…
If Edward VIII hadn't abdicated, would Charles III have ever been king?
11th December 2022
On December 10th 1936, King Edward VIII
signed an Instrument of Abdication which ended his brief reign. As
his pen moved across the paper, his Crown passed to his brother who
became King George VI. Almost eighty years later, George’s grandson
is now Charles III. He became King on the death of Queen Elizabeth
II, his mother and George’s daughter, on September 8th 2022. The
line from…
