The Queen and Catherine the Great have provided two top British stars with nominations for some of the most sought after awards in the entertainment industry. Olivia Colman and Dame Helen Mirren are both up for Golden Globes in the first major prize ceremony of 2020.
Olivia Colman, who won Best Actress for her portrayal of Queen Anne at last year’s Globes, is nominated this time round for…
A royal baby for Luxembourg: Guillaume and Stephanie are expecting their first child
6th December 2019
The Hereditary Grand Duke and Duchess of Luxembourg are to become parents. The heir to the throne, Prince Guillaume, and his wife, Princess Stephanie, have just announced they are expecting their first baby.
The happy news was confirmed by the Marshall of the Court in a…
All royal wedding dresses are keenly anticipated but there is always slightly more interest and slightly more pressure when the gown on show belongs to a queen in waiting. On December 4th 1999, Mathilde d’Udekem d’Acoz walked into the Town Hall of Brussels for…
So what did she say? A clip of the Princess Royal taking part in a conversation in which several world leaders appear to question Donald Trump’s behaviour has become one of this week’s biggest social media hits. But while the words of Canada’s Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, can be clearly made out in the video, the response of Princess Anne remains unheard.
The top of Anne’s…
Royal Wedding Rewind: King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians
4th December 2019
It was the last major royal wedding of the 20th century and it began a new chapter in a royal story that would lead to a throne. On December 4th 1999, the then heir to the Belgian throne, Philippe, married Mathilde d’Udekem d’Acoz before a host of regal guests.
The Queen poses for historic photo as she welcomes world leaders to Buckingham Palace
3rd December 2019
Presidents and Prime Ministers joined Princes and Princesses as the Queen hosted a reception at Buckingham Palace to mark 70 years since the formation of NATO. Representatives of the organisation’s member states joined the Queen and her family at the special event and…
On this week’s Royal Central Podcast, the team look ahead to some of the big events set to make the royal news in December. Court cases and Christmas cards all feature as Brittani Barger, Moniek Bloks and Lydia Starbuck as what the last month of the year will bring for royal families around the…
Queen Margrethe takes charge of Denmark's royal Christmas countdown
2nd December 2019
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas – well, at the Amalienborg Palace at least. As December gets under way, the Danish Royal Family have a special treat in store for their fans and it’s all under the control of none other than Queen Margrethe…
This month marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Queen Maud of Norway. There British royal became a queen in 1905 but her path to a throne began nine years earlier when she married her cousin in a very Victorian wedding. However, the seemingly run of the mill royal…
Belgium’s King and Queen have given a rare interview to mark their twentieth wedding anniversary. And speaking to RTBF, King Philippe revealed that the couple’s romance and marriage plans had left them ”on a cloud”.
The couple spoke to Patrick Weber for a special programme celebrating the two decades since they became husband and wife. The interview was recorded at their…
