The royal past is peppered with
milestones, those major moments that take on an importance all of
their own, and Britain’s queens have provided plenty of history
worth talking about. From the reigns that started to the rules that
came to an end, from the happy arrivals to the sad farewells, we
look at the queenly events that took place in the first month of
the year. A Calendar of Queens…
As a new royal decade gets under way,
thoughts turn to the future and what the coming years will hold for
the monarchies which now rule across Europe. Several have seen
major changes in the past ten years and all enter the new decade
facing challenges as well as triumphs. As…
As the Royal 2010s come to an end, the
team at Royal Central are looking back at the highlights of the
decade just gone. Brittani Barger, Moniek Bloks and Lydia Starbuck
are joined by Laura Faurot, Oskar Aanmoen, Sydney Zatz, Jess Ilse
and Kristin Contino as they try to pick…
Each monarch leaves their mark, placing
their personality on the fabric of history. And charting those
footprints tells a story all of its own. From births to weddings,
coronations to the passing of power, the major moments in a
monarch’s life have an impact far beyond palace walls. Here, we
look at the stand out kingly events that fell in the first month of
the year. A Calendar of Kings…
As the 2010s come to an end, minds turn
to reflection and remembering. The middle of the decade just gone
saw special celebrations in Norway for a king and queen who were
already well loved and who ended their jubilee even more popular
than before. Harald V took the throne…
The second in line to the Danish throne,
Prince Christian, will be confirmed in 2020. The news was announced
by his grandmother, Queen Margrethe II, during her traditional New
Year’s Eve speech. Christian, who turned fourteen in October, will
be confirmed in the…
Denmark’s Queen Margrethe has looked to
the future and the past in a very personal New Year’s address.
Making reference to her own childhood as well as the adventures
that still await her grandchildren, she urged her fellow citizens
to come together as they tackle some major issues facing their
country. And she did it all while dealing with the pressures of
live TV as she was forced to…
In a decade packed with royal moments to
remember, this was the one that will linger. On September 9th 2015,
Elizabeth II became the longest reigning monarch in British
history. It was a milestone in some ways beyond her control but as
she reached it, tributes poured in from…
The 2010s have been a time of change for
royalty across Europe and, as the decade ends, reflections on the
years that have passed throwback images that will last forever. For
a picture, the capturing of an instant, can tell a story far better
than words. In a royal decade…
As the decade draws to a close, minds
turn to reflection. It’s been a packed ten years for Europe’s
ruling houses but while a handful have been marked by abdications,
others have seen commemorations for major milestones. One of the
first big jubilees of the 2010s saw Denmark mark forty years of the
rule of Queen Margrethe. Here Royal Central looks back at the
celebrations for…
