It was the last major royal wedding of
the 20th century and it began a new chapter in a royal story that
would lead to a throne. On December 4th 1999, the then heir to the
Belgian throne, Philippe, married Mathilde d’Udekem d’Acoz before a
host of regal guests. The couple became King and Queen of the
Belgians in 2013. On the twentieth anniversary of their marriage,
Royal Central…
The Queen poses for historic photo as she welcomes world leaders to Buckingham Palace
3rd December 2019
Presidents and Prime Ministers joined
Princes and Princesses as the Queen hosted a reception at
Buckingham Palace to mark 70 years since the formation of NATO.
Representatives of the organisation’s member states joined the
Queen and her family at the special event and…
On this week’s Royal Central Podcast, the
team look ahead to some of the big events set to make the royal
news in December. Court cases and Christmas cards all feature as
Brittani Barger, Moniek Bloks and Lydia Starbuck as what the last
month of the year will bring for…
Queen Margrethe takes charge of Denmark's royal Christmas countdown
2nd December 2019
It’s beginning to look a lot like
Christmas – well, at the Amalienborg Palace at least. As December
gets under way, the Danish Royal Family have a special treat in
store for their fans and it’s all under the control of none other
than Queen Margrethe II. The Danish monarch is in charge of an
Advent adventure which will unfold on the official royal Instagram
account. With the…
This month marks the 150th anniversary of
the birth of Queen Maud of Norway. There British royal became a
queen in 1905 but her path to a throne began nine years earlier
when she married her cousin in a very Victorian wedding. However,
the seemingly run of the mill royal…
Belgium’s King and Queen have given a
rare interview to mark their twentieth wedding anniversary. And
speaking to RTBF, King Philippe revealed that the couple’s romance
and marriage plans had left them ”on a cloud”. The couple spoke to
Patrick…
Sweden's Princess Christina in search of the grandmother she never knew
22nd November 2019
Princess Christina, sister of King Carl
XVI Gustaf of Sweden, has written a book about their paternal
grandmother to mark the centenary of her death. And she’s had some
very royal help – her cousins, Queen Margrethe II and Princess
Benedikte of Denmark have been involved in the project, too. ‘She
was Called Daisy’ will tell the story of Princess Margaret of
Connaught who…
As the Duke of York announces he is
stepping back from public life for the ”forseeable future”, Royal
Central brings you a special podcast looking at the crisis that led
to Prince Andrew moving away from his public role. Join Brittani
Barger, Moniek Bloks and…
On this day, 72 years ago, newspaper
readers woke up to the story of a young prince and his friends
partying ahead of one of the biggest royal weddings of them all.
For on the night before he said ‘I do’ to the future queen, Prince
Philip enjoyed a stag night and…
The Prince’s Palace in Monaco was filled
with the tune of ‘Amazing Grace’ as celebrations took place on a
very special date in the country’s calendar. Events for National
Day in Monaco included a musical marking of the 90th anniversary of
the birth of Princess Grace. Prince Albert II, Grace’s only son,
was moved to tears as a lone piper began the rendition of the…
