It’s the place where one of the most
famous royal stories of the 20th century began. Park House, on the
Sandringham Estate, was the birthplace of Diana, Princess of Wales.
Diana was born there on July 1st 1961. Her parents, then Viscount
and Viscountess Althorp, leased the property which sits near the
main royal residence at Sandringham. They were also close to the
Royal Family and Diana…
PICTURES: Take a look at Diana's favourite garden which has been redesigned to welcome her statue
1st July 2021
One of Diana, Princess of Wales’s
favourite locations has been redesigned as it becomes home to the
statue commemorating her life and legacy. The Sunken Garden at
Kensington Palace has been reshaped and now includes even more of
Diana’s favourite flowers. The…
The Royal Family of Sweden does love a
June wedding. The majority of their modern marriages have taken
place in the month and June comes to an end with another Swedish
royal wedding anniversary. Princess Margaretha, the eldest sister
of King Carl XVI Gustaf, married…
Queen Sofia received a standing ovation
as she arrived for a concert at one of Spain’s most famous Roman
sites. Sofia arrived to prolonged cheers at the ruins of the Roman
amphitheatre in Merida where she was guest of honour for the start
of the annual Festival of Classical Theatre. Her attendance at the
concert, given by the Symphony Orchestra from the Queen Sofia
School of Music…
The Duke of Cambridge has announced that
the first Earthshot Prizes will be handed out this autumn at an
iconic London building. Prince William headed to Alexandra Palace
in London to confirm the awards will be presented on October 17th
2021. The famous landmark will be…
The smile is familiar, as is the stance.
In what would prove to be his final portrait, Prince Philip is
caught for eternity staring at his viewer as he prepares to walk
one of the many corridors of Windsor Castle, seat of the royal
dynasty which became his life. And at the…
It’s a fact universally acknowledged that
a royal dukedom rarely comes without a secondary title. The Queen
normally hands out several subsidiary titles to those she creates a
duke and Prince Harry was no exception. When his grandmother made
him Duke of Sussex on his wedding day, May 19th 2018, she also made
him Earl of Dumbarton and Baron Kilkeel. And Harry’s earldom has
become one of…
The Queen has held her first face to face
meeting with the Prime Minister for over fifteen months as she
welcomed him to Buckingham Palace for their traditional weekly
audience. Her Majesty and Boris Johnson have held their regular
meetings by phone since March 2020 as…
A dream ending for Crown Prince Frederik and Prince Christian as they show support for football side
22nd June 2021
They’d called it a dream and Denmark’s
next two monarchs saw their wishes become reality as they cheered
on their country’s football side in a crucial Euros 2020 game.
Crown Prince Frederik and Prince Christian were on hand to see
Denmark go through to the…
A picture is worth a thousand words and
sometimes captures the essence of a moment more than the most
perfect prose. The royal story is filled with images that tell a
tale all of their own.In this occasional series, Royal Central
looks at some of the best known pictures in regal history and today
we rewind almost four decades to a very famous debut in London. The
picture – June 22nd…
