The mother of the bride has answered one
of the big questions over the next royal wedding of the year.
Sarah, Duchess of York has been speaking about the engagement of
her elder daughter, Princess Beatrice, and has confirmed that her
marriage to Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi will be held in the UK. There had
been growing speculation since Beatrice and Edoardo announced their
engagement that they would…
The Editors' Debate: Yes - The Queen should wear the Crown to the State Opening of Parliament
8th October 2019
A week, they used to say, is a long time
in politics. Right now, in the UK, make that fifteen minutes. But
we do now know that there will be a Queen’s Speech on October 14th
2019 after Parliament was prorogued, without legal issue, on
October 8th. And a Queen’s…
A king, two queens in waiting and a
monarch who never was at all take centre stage in a brand new photo
released to mark the moment Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden changed his
royal family forever. As the Swedish ruler confirmed that five of
his seven grandchildren would lose…
The Swedish Royal Court has added further
details to the announcement made on Monday that five of the
grandchildren of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia are to lose
their royal status. The Deputy Marshal of the Realm, Fredrik
Wersäll, gave a press conference soon after the news was made
public. He confirmed that the two sons of Prince Carl Philip and
Princess Sofia and the three children…
The latest Royal Central podcast with
Brittani Barger, Moniek Bloks and Lydia Starbuck looks at the
Sussexes in southern Africa, a major moment for a popular princess
and asks whether the Queen should wear the Crown to the State
Opening of Parliament. [soundcloud…
It will be a personal tribute to a very
public figure. The ceremonies marking the reburial of Helen, Queen
Mother of Romania later this month will put family at the heart of
the commemorations. Helen, who died in November 1982 in
Switzerland, was laid to rest in Lausanne…
The UK government has pledged £2 million
to help eradicate landmines following the visit of the Duke of
Sussex to Angola. Ministers said they would match the public
donations to an appeal in Zimbabwe to help destroy the weapons. The
move came after Prince Harry walked in the footsteps of his mother,
Diana, Princess of Wales to see the work that continues to remove
landmines which still kill…
The royal diary is filling up after the
summer break and autumn is bringing its own fair share of fresh
stories all about the past. Royal history continues to fascinate
and dominate with an eternally controversial king leading the way
this week. Here’s Royal…
The decision by the Duke of Sussex to
take legal action against two tabloids over phone hacking
allegations has made the front pages of many British papers this
Saturday. Harry’s move is the main story for several broadsheets as
the weekend gets under…
Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of
Luxembourg has become head of his country’s Scout movement,
following in the footsteps of his beloved grandfather, Jean, who
died earlier this year. And Guillaume took his promise in the
presence of the Honourary Chairman of the World Scout Foundation,
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. The Swedish monarch joined around
3000 Scouts from across Luxembourg as…
