The decision by the Duke and Duchess of
Sussex to step back from royal duties has led to many questions
including who will pay for their security as they make the move to
becoming financially independent. Now the couple have sought to
answer the queries with a detailed explanation on their new
website. The site, sussexroyal.com, was launched as they made their
announcement that they would be…
Zara Tindall has been banned from driving
for six months after admitting speeding. And she lost her licence
after breaking the limit on the same stretch of road where her
mother, the Princess Royal, was caught speeding almost twenty years
ago. The Queen’s…
She was the beautiful princess who had
been the subject of endless royal wedding speculation, he was the
handsome prince with a crown waiting in his future. When Marie-Jose
of Belgium married Umberto, heir to the throne of Italy, in January
1930 their marriage had all the…
Infanta Pilar of Spain, Duchess of
Badajoz has died. She was 83. The infanta, sister of King Juan
Carlos and aunt of King Felipe VI, passed away in Madrid on
Wednesday. Infanta Pilar had been admitted to hospital in the
Spanish capital earlier this week. Although details of her
condition weren’t confirmed, she had been receiving treatment for
cancer for several months. Maria del Pilar…
On a cold, January day in 1937, a happy
young couple stepped out into the chilly air to make royal history.
Princess Juliana of the Netherlands married Prince Bernhard of
Lippe-Biesterfeld before a royal guest list and surrounded by
thousands of her fellow Dutch citizens who…
As a new decade gets underway, the ruling
houses of Europe are looking to the future and that future is
increasingly female. The next generation of rulers on the continent
is dominated by women with the princesses who will one day be
queens taking on increasingly high…
The Queen and the three princes who will
in turn inherit the Crown have been caught on camera in a new
portrait to mark the start of the 2020s. And in the background of
this historic image is the throne that links the destinies of all
four. The photo was taken by Ranald Mackechnie on December 18th
when the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Cambridge and Prince George
joined the Queen to make…
To be a consort is an interesting role in
this new century. On paper, they are the support act, the person
walking two steps behind. But in a media driven world, where royal
watching places an emphasis on style, they can often be the star of
the show. In 2020, the consorts…
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…
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 this new page turns in
the regal story, Royal Central looks at the Monarchs who hold power
as 2020 begins. Queen…
