The Queen ascended the throne 68 years
ago today. She will mark the day, which is also the anniversary of
her father’s death, privately at Sandringham in Norfolk. Elizabeth
II’s reign began at some point in the early hours of February 6th
1952 when King George VI passed away in his sleep. His death was
discovered that morning when his valet went to wake him. The news
that she was now…
The work of Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of
Luxembourg is in the spotlight after the country’s Prime Minister
said that no specific role was planned for her as he set about
modernising the monarchy. Xavier Bettel’s comments came as he spoke
for the first time since…
Our royal history is filled with major
moments and those attached to the monarchs and consorts whose names
are all too familiar take on a significance all of their own. Each
month, at Royal Central, we’re taking a look at the monarchical
milestones that pepper the past and…
The Queen has followed in her father’s
footsteps as she visited a building on the Sandringham estate,
seven decades after King George VI declared the original version
open. And her time at Wolferton Pumping Station in Norfolk came
just hours before the anniversary of his death and her own
accession. The Pumping Station was designed to allow the marsh in
which it sits to be drained, dried…
On this week’s Royal Central podcast, the
team discuss the background to the decision by Belgium’s King
Albert II to acknowledge Delphine Boel as his natural daughter and
asks what legacy this controversy will leave. Join Brittani Barger,
Moniek Bloks and…
We all love a groom who cries as his
bride walks towards him, and when it’s a royal groom, it’s even
better. However, rewind a couple of centuries, and a weeping prince
at the altar was no laughing matter. For when George, Prince of
Wales and king in waiting wed…
He remains Britain’s longest ruling king
but the real character of the monarch whose reign ended exactly two
centuries ago remains shrouded by the long standing claim that he
was mad. George III, whose time on the throne encompassed some of
the biggest social changes seen in Britain for decades, died 200
years ago today. The king’s end was sad and quiet. George had been
living at…
The Week in Royal History: a scandalous mystery still up for debate
25th January 2020
The royal story of 2020 has had plenty of
drama so far but as the debate surrounding the Duke and Duchess of
Sussex simmers down, ever so slightly, figures from the regal past
are adding their own touch of turbulence to the news. Some of the
most dramatic stories in…
He spent his earliest years in her
company and now the Prince of Wales has paid his own tribute to the
paternal grandmother he described as ”inspirational”. Prince
Charles made his comments as he visited the grave of Princess
Alice, mother of the Duke of…
Diamonds galore and bright red nails: this week's other royal news
21st January 2020
This week’s Royal Central podcast is all
about the stories you didn’t get a chance to hear while everyone,
and I do mean everyone, was concentrating on the decision of the
Duke and Duchess of Sussex to step back as senior royals. From a
royal who always seemed to be overshadowed to a ruler who can wear
jewels like no other, we’ve got all the stories from across Europe.
