The Queen has confirmed that she has invited Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako of Japan to make a State Visit to the United Kingdom this spring. The new Emperor and Empress have accepted the invitation.
The State Visit, the first incoming to the UK since the summer of 2019, will see the royal couple stay with the Queen at Windsor Castle.
It will be the first time that Japan’s new…
Senior UK minister dismisses claims media has been racist towards the Duchess of Sussex
13th January 2020
The UK Home Secretary has said she doesn’t believe the Duchess of Sussex has been the victim of racist attacks in British media outlets. Priti Patel said that when it came to Meghan and the media, she hadn’t seen any evidence that criticism has been motivated by…
The Duke of Cambridge and the Duke of Sussex have sent out a joint statement denying newspaper claims about their relationship. Although the report they objected to wasn’t clarified in the announcement, it’s believed to relate to a piece claiming that the Duke…
When the leading princess of a royal court marries, it’s usually a grand affair with tiaras, sparkle and endless celebrations. But when Astrid, then the de facto first lady of Norway, said her ‘I dos’ in 1961, it was a low key affair that changed the rules of royal romance. Her marriage to Johan Martin Ferner was controversial but the fact that it took place at all signalled a…
There’s been plenty of royal history written this week but while the present and the shape of the regal future have dominated, the past has had its moments, too. As 2020 gets under way, the royals who lived and loved before have grabbed their own share of headlines.
Denmark’s Queen, Margrethe II, was accompanied by her younger sister, Princess Benedikte, as she oversaw the beginning of commemorations of a major anniversary for their country. The two royals attended a special concert marking the centenary of the reunification of…
On January 8th 2020, all minds were concentrated by a short statement on Instagram from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex saying they would step back as senior royals. Around the same time that this announcement was made, causing huge debate, another royal was making their own pronouncements but no one really noticed. For on Wednesday afternoon, the Princess Royal began a new year of royal…
The statement by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex about their futures and their decision to step back as senior members of the Royal Family has raised as many questions as answers. As the dust begins to settle on a tumultuous royal week, the Royal Central podcast looks at…
News Editor Lydia Starbuck explains why, in her opinion, the decision of the Duke & Duchess of Sussex to step down as senior royals means the Line of Succession must be changed.
As the Duke and Duchess of Sussex plan their new lives, away from the pressures of being…
New photo of the Duchess of Cambridge released to mark her birthday
9th January 2020
Social media is where royal birthday celebrations happen now and as the Duchess of Cambridge turned 38, it was Buckingham Palace that led the way with special posts to mark the occasion. A trio of photos of Kate with the Queen were shared on the official Twitter account of the Royal Family to mark the day.
The collection was the first of several celebrations held on social media as the…
