As a new decade gets underway, the ruling houses of Europe are looking to the future and that future is increasingly female. The next generation of rulers on the continent is dominated by women with the princesses who will one day be queens taking on increasingly high profile roles. By the end of this decade, much may have changed in Europe’s royal families. Here are the heirs who stand in…
The Queen and the three princes who will in turn inherit the Crown have been caught on camera in a new portrait to mark the start of the 2020s. And in the background of this historic image is the throne that links the destinies of all four.
The photo was taken by Ranald…
To be a consort is an interesting role in this new century. On paper, they are the support act, the person walking two steps behind. But in a media driven world, where royal watching places an emphasis on style, they can often be the star of the show. In 2020, the consorts…
The royal past is peppered with milestones, those major moments that take on an importance all of their own, and Britain’s queens have provided plenty of history worth talking about. From the reigns that started to the rules that came to an end, from the happy arrivals to the sad farewells, we look at the queenly events that took place in the first month of the year. A Calendar of Queens…
As a new royal decade gets under way, thoughts turn to the future and what the coming years will hold for the monarchies which now rule across Europe. Several have seen major changes in the past ten years and all enter the new decade facing challenges as well as triumphs. As…
As the Royal 2010s come to an end, the team at Royal Central are looking back at the highlights of the decade just gone. Brittani Barger, Moniek Bloks and Lydia Starbuck are joined by Laura Faurot, Oskar Aanmoen, Sydney Zatz, Jess Ilse and Kristin Contino as they try to pick…
Each monarch leaves their mark, placing their personality on the fabric of history. And charting those footprints tells a story all of its own. From births to weddings, coronations to the passing of power, the major moments in a monarch’s life have an impact far beyond palace walls. Here, we look at the stand out kingly events that fell in the first month of the year. A Calendar of Kings…
As the 2010s come to an end, minds turn to reflection and remembering. The middle of the decade just gone saw special celebrations in Norway for a king and queen who were already well loved and who ended their jubilee even more popular than before. Harald V took the throne…
The second in line to the Danish throne, Prince Christian, will be confirmed in 2020. The news was announced by his grandmother, Queen Margrethe II, during her traditional New Year’s Eve speech.
Christian, who turned fourteen in October, will be confirmed in the…
Denmark’s Queen Margrethe has looked to the future and the past in a very personal New Year’s address. Making reference to her own childhood as well as the adventures that still await her grandchildren, she urged her fellow citizens to come together as they tackle some major issues facing their country. And she did it all while dealing with the pressures of live TV as she was forced to…
