Belgium’s King Albert II accompanied his
wife to church on Monday, the first time he’s been seen on an
official royal duty since his statement confirming he has fathered
a child outside their marriage. King Albert and Queen Paola joined
other Belgian royals at the service held in Brussels every year in
memory of family members who have passed away. Albert, who ruled
Belgium between…
She was the queen who tried to save her
dynasty with nothing more than a bouquet of flowers. Maria Amelia
saw her husband and eldest son mortally wounded at close range in
an assassination that would hasten the demise of their dynasty. She
had done all she could to save the…
She was the ‘May Queen’ whose reign
lasted little more than a month but left its mark in royal history.
Marie-Jose was always a bit of a maverick who had her own views and
no fear of sharing them. Those opinions would become a saving grace
for the dynasty she…
Latest Royal News: a round up of this Spring's planned State Visits
13th February 2020
Spring means the first round of State
Visits for the new year and the royal diary is already beginning to
fill up with planned tours. The trips are always designed to
further co-operation between the countries involved although they
also provide an opportunity for plenty of pomp and ceremony. Royal
Central will keep you updated with all the planned trips over the
coming months. Here’s a…
How Kensington Palace inspired one of this year's stand out Oscar gowns
11th February 2020
It glittered just as much as the famous
Academy Awards themselves and now a celebrated royal residence has
been revealed as the starting point for one of the most talked
about dresses at this year’s Oscars. The golden gown chosen by
actor and entertainer, Billy Porter…
The Queen’s eldest grandchild, Peter
Phillips, and his wife, Autumn, have confirmed that their marriage
is at an end. The couple, who have two daughters, are to divorce.
Their separation comes after almost twelve years of marriage. In a
short statement issued on…
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…
