The Queen has confirmed that she has
invited Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako of Japan to make a
State Visit to the United Kingdom this spring. The new Emperor and
Empress have accepted the invitation. The State Visit, the first
incoming to the UK since the summer of 2019, will see the royal
couple stay with the Queen at Windsor Castle. It will be the first
time that Japan’s new…
Senior UK minister dismisses claims media has been racist towards the Duchess of Sussex
13th January 2020
The UK Home Secretary has said she
doesn’t believe the Duchess of Sussex has been the victim of racist
attacks in British media outlets. Priti Patel said that when it
came to Meghan and the media, she hadn’t seen any evidence that
criticism has been motivated by…
The Duke of Cambridge and the Duke of
Sussex have sent out a joint statement denying newspaper claims
about their relationship. Although the report they objected to
wasn’t clarified in the announcement, it’s believed to relate to a
piece claiming that the Duke…
When the leading princess of a royal
court marries, it’s usually a grand affair with tiaras, sparkle and
endless celebrations. But when Astrid, then the de facto first lady
of Norway, said her ‘I dos’ in 1961, it was a low key affair that
changed the rules of royal romance. Her marriage to Johan Martin
Ferner was controversial but the fact that it took place at all
signalled a…
There’s been plenty of royal history
written this week but while the present and the shape of the regal
future have dominated, the past has had its moments, too. As 2020
gets under way, the royals who lived and loved before have grabbed
their own share of headlines.
Denmark’s Queen, Margrethe II, was
accompanied by her younger sister, Princess Benedikte, as she
oversaw the beginning of commemorations of a major anniversary for
their country. The two royals attended a special concert marking
the centenary of the reunification of…
On January 8th 2020, all minds were
concentrated by a short statement on Instagram from the Duke and
Duchess of Sussex saying they would step back as senior royals.
Around the same time that this announcement was made, causing huge
debate, another royal was making their own pronouncements but no
one really noticed. For on Wednesday afternoon, the Princess Royal
began a new year of royal…
The statement by the Duke and Duchess of
Sussex about their futures and their decision to step back as
senior members of the Royal Family has raised as many questions as
answers. As the dust begins to settle on a tumultuous royal week,
the Royal Central podcast looks at…
News Editor Lydia Starbuck explains why,
in her opinion, the decision of the Duke & Duchess of Sussex to
step down as senior royals means the Line of Succession must be
changed. As the Duke and Duchess of Sussex plan their new lives,
away from the pressures of being…
Social media is where royal birthday
celebrations happen now and as the Duchess of Cambridge turned 38,
it was Buckingham Palace that led the way with special posts to
mark the occasion. A trio of photos of Kate with the Queen were
shared on the official Twitter account of the Royal Family to mark
the day. The collection was the first of several celebrations held
on social media as the…
