The Prince of Wales has paid tribute to
the thousands of soldiers who lost their lives on D-Day in a
special message, describing the new official memorial to them as
”long overdue”. On the 77th anniversary of the D-Day Landings,
Prince Charles spoke by video at the official opening of the
British Normandy Memorial which overlooks one of the beaches where
Operation Overlord began to…
It was a royal wedding with a recycled
gown worn by a woman who gave up her royal status for love. When
Princess Desiree of Sweden got married, she left her HRH status at
the altar to be with the man she loved. Royal Wedding Rewind heads
back to June 1964 for the wedding of…
It was the wedding that changed the Royal
Family forever. The marriage of Edward, Duke of Windsor to Wallis
Simpson on 3 June 1937 was the final act of a dramatic series of
events that had reverberated around the world. For, of course, the
groom had given up his throne to…
A herd of elephants is about to take over
the Royal Parks of London but this unusual display already has
regal backing. The life size sculptures of Asian elephants are part
of a project overseen by charity, the Elephant Family, which counts
the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall as its Joint Royal
Presidents. Camilla has a very poignant link to the organisation
which works for the…
To spend an afternoon among queens and
kings is a rare thing but having emerged from the new exhibition on
royal power at the National Maritime Museum, that’s pretty much how
I felt. ‘Tudors to Windsors: British Royal Portraits’ is a journey
through five…
Why are William and Catherine known as the Earl and Countess of Strathearn in Scotland?
27th May 2021
As the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
enjoy a bumper visit to Scotland, many of our readers have been
asking why we have been referring to the couple as the Earl and
Countess of Strathearn in recent days. When Prince William was made
Duke of Cambridge on the day he married…
In recent years, it’s become something of
a go to wedding reception venue for a whole new generation of
royals. Frogmore House, settled in the rolling green of the Windsor
Castle estate, has seen celebrations following the marriages of
several of the Queen’s grandchildren including Peter Philips and
the Duke and Duchess of Sussex while Lady Gabriella Windsor also
held her wedding party…
Since the arrival of the children of the
Earl and Countess of Wessex, questions about their titles have
arisen. And those debates could continue after their mother
confirmed that how they are styled is still open to changes. When
Edward and Sophie married, it was…
The Princess of Asturias will be
confirmed into the Catholic Church in a simple ceremony alongside
her classmates. Leonor’s confirmation will take place on May 28th
2021 at the same church where she made her First Communion, at Our
Lady of Aravaca in Madrid. The…
The latest Royal Central podcast looks at
the impact of the Dyson report on how we view the life of Diana,
Princess of Wales. The team discuss the very different paths being
taken by Prince William and Prince Harry and discusses the way
ahead for the House of Windsor. Join Brittani Barger, Lydia
Starbuck and Jess Ilse for your latest dose of royal news and…
