It was a ceremony changed in difficult
times that recognised the ongoing work of those coping with the
many challenges of the coronavirus pandemic. The Princess of
Asturias Awards 2020 have taken place in Oviedo with Spain’s future
queen handing over the prizes at an event charged with emotion.
Princess Leonor, now 14, spoke of the hard times experienced by
many across Spain and the world…
The Spanish Royal Family has got
celebrations for this year’s Princess of Asturias Awards under way
with a very different audience for winners of the 2020 prizes.
Princess Leonor was joined by her parents, King Felipe VI and Queen
Letizia, and her younger sister…
This week, we’ve got some exciting new
videos coming up on our special Facebook group, Royal Central
Extra. This subscriber only service is already packed with original
content and some really exciting debates. And in the coming days,
we’ll be adding: A new…
Royal weddings are now major
celebrations, glittering events that capture the imagination and
draw huge crowds who cheer the vows and shout demands for a kiss
when the deal is done. However, in centuries past a royal union
might be a discreet event, witnessed by just a handful of people.
And for that reason, rumours were able to grow of secret weddings,
hidden spouses and possible threats to…
The heir to the throne of Spain has
arrived in Oviedo for packed diary of events marking the Princess
of Asturias Awards. Princess Leonor will spend three days in the
northern region for a string of engagements celebrating the
fortieth anniversary of the famous…
The Queen has returned to public
engagements, seven months after she went into isolation because of
the coronavirus pandemic. Her Majesty, accompanied by the Duke of
Cambridge, visited the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory at
Porton Down in Wiltshire to pay tribute…
Secret Royal Weddings: the mystery of Anne Boleyn’s two marriages
15th October 2020
It was a royal union that changed England
forever. The marriage of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn followed years
of legal wrangling by the king which led to a religious revolution
and an international controversy. When they said ‘I do’, they did
so in secret but five centuries on, the question remains – how many
clandestine ceremonies did Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn take part in?
Their union…
The annual national act of commemoration
on Remembrance Sunday will be private for the first time. On
November 8th 2020, the Queen is expected to oversee the ceremony
which will be closed to the public because of the coronavirus
pandemic. The Department for Media, Culture…
Royal Central’s Facebook group, Royal
Central Extra, is now packed with exclusive content for our
subscribers. Since launching in mid September, this special service
has built up a library of videos covering British and European
royals, past and present. There are…
It was a muted celebration in difficult
times. King Felipe VI has led Spain’s National Day celebrations but
the event looked very different from the spectacle that usually
takes over Madrid. The pandemic always meant that the usual
military parade and reception would be scaled back but just days
ago the city was placed under a State of Alarm by the government
over concerns about a new wave…
