The Princess Royal was born on August
15th 1950, the second child of the then Princess Elizabeth and her
husband, the Duke of Edinburgh. Her arrival, at Clarence House in
London, provided Britain with a brand new princess but although
there was excitement and interest in the birth, the royal baby
mania that had accompanied the debut of her big brother, Charles,
two years earlier, wasn’t quite so…
King Felipe VI has held a formal meeting
with the country’s Prime Minister for the first time since news of
the exile of former monarch, Juan Carlos, broke. The two men had an
audience at the Marivent Palace in Mallorca where Felipe VI is
spending ten days with his…
Prince Joachim of Denmark has been seen
for the first time since undergoing emergency surgery for a blood
clot on his brain last month. The prince was photographed with his
older brother, Crown Prince Frederik, who has spent several days in
France with Joachim and his…
As the only daughter of the Queen,
Princess Anne was always in line for an historic title. But before
she became Princess Royal, she was known by different styles and
not all of them are that well known. As the princess marks her 70th
birthday, Royal Central looks at the titles that have been used by
Anne. The princess has been an HRH since birth. She arrived at
11.50am on August 15th 1950…
The heir to the throne of Spain and her
sister have been out and about in Mallorca for the second time in
two days for an engagement focused on young poeple. Princess
Leonor, 14, and Infanta Sofia, 13, visited the Naum Socioeducative
Centre run by the Sisters of Charity…
A new poll has shown a growth in support
for King Felipe VI of Spain in the days following the announcement
that his father, King Juan Carlos, was going into exile. The
survey, for the paper El Espanol, gives Felipe an approval rating
of 64% among those asked with 29% who…
King Juan Carlos I of Spain was once so
popular that his approval ratings were the envy of royal Europe.
Now, he is spending summer in exile after leaving the country he
once ruled under a cloud as allegations about his financial affairs
continued. His departure has caused anger and led to questions of
where he is – and whether he will ever return. In this special
podcast, Lydia Starbuck…
Sisterly love - Princess Leonor helps Infanta Sofia to walk after suffering accident in Mallorca
10th August 2020
The heir to Spain’s throne, Princess
Leonor, helped her sister, Infanta Sofia, to walk on their first
appearance in Mallorca after the younger royal hurt her leg soon
after arriving on the island. Sofia, who is thirteen, had a large
bandage around her knee as she…
The King of Spain has held a series of
meetings with politicians as news of the exile of his father, Juan
Carlos, continues to dominate the country’s media. Felipe VI
welcomed political leaders from the Balearic Islands to his home in
Mallorca as his stay there got…
Images of King Juan Carlos and King
Felipe of Spain were set alight at the weekend as a protest against
the country’s monarchy took place in Madrid. The gathering, which
involved several hundred people, came as a new poll for a newspaper
showed most people are against the decision of Juan Carlos to leave
Spain as investigations into allegations of corruption continue.
The protest is the…
