As a princess prepares to say ‘I do’, the
latest Royal Central podcast looks at the sweet and symbolic
connections between Beatrice and the church where she will say ‘I
do’. There’s an anniversary, a queen and a christening involved as
well as special memories. Moniek Bloks, Brittani Barger and Lydia
Starbuck also discuss the ongoing fallout in Luxembourg after a…
Queen Margrethe II was, once again,
accompanied by her younger sister, Princess Benedikte, for a major
engagement in Copenhagen. The princess joined Margrethe at the
official opening of a new permanent feature at the Amalienborg
Palace which will showcase glittering items…
The Queen marked the 68th anniversary of
her accession this week. But while the day itself is always spent
quietly and privately at Sandringham House, the place where her
beloved father died on February 6th 1952, the royal diary is
picking up pace. Elizabeth II, just days…
Royal history is so rich that the year is
peppered with anniversaries and milestones. From births to deaths,
coronations to weddings, each month brings the memory of another
landmark moment. Britain’s queens, past and present, have written
themselves into the history books for all kinds of reasons with
plenty of interesting tales attached to February days. As we reach
the second month of the…
Princess Beatrice and her fiance, Edoardo
Mapelli Mozzi, have announced their wedding date. The couple will
marry on May 29th 2020 in the Chapel Royal at St. James’ Palace,
London. The ceremony, which will be conducted according to the
rites of the Church of…
After a quiet engagement, there is every
expectation that Princess Beatrice of York is about to confirm the
details of her wedding. The Queen’s granddaughter announced her
marriage plans in September last year with speculation now mounting
that she will be a May bride.
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…
