A year ago today, Princess Eugenie and
Jack Brooksbank were married in a ceremony at St. George’s Chapel,
Windsor. And while the couple are celebrating behind closed doors,
the royals are marking the occasion with some previously unseen
footage of the wedding on their social media sites. Princess
Eugenie marked her first wedding anniversary by sharing a specially
made video of her big…
In the early autumn days of1537,King
Henry VIIIwas celebrating as his court welcomed a prince. His
longed for son and heir, Edward, had been born on October 12th at
Hampton Court Palace to widespread rejoicing. Preparations were in
full swingfor…
It is thought to be the only surviving
remnant of the famous wardrobe of Elizabeth I. Now visitors to
Hampton Court Palace can see a fragment of one of her most famous
dresses for themselves. The exquisitely embroidered fabric is now
on show at the Tudor palace, next to…
Well, what else was it going to play? It
turns out that, for today anyway, visitors arriving at the Duke and
Duchess of Sussex’s front door are regaled by a rather familiar
tune. Yes, Harry and Meghan’s doorbell is the National Anthem.
Well, as far as we know. The jokey chimes appeared in a video
shared on the official Sussex Royal Instagram account ahead of
World Mental Health Day.
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…
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 their HRH status and no longer
form part of the Royal House, the official website resharpened the
royal focus with a photo all…
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 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 as her royal family was
then banned from entering Romania. On October 18th 2019, her coffin
will be brought to her adopted…
