This summer, Royal Central is taking a
look at who’s who in the lines of succession around the world. And
our latest instalment takes us to Spain. By law, the line of
succession there is limited to the descendants of King Juan Carlos
I, a rule that remained unchanged following his abdication in 2014
in favour of his only son, Felipe. The law there also means
brothers always outrank sisters.
They might be among the youngest Windsors
but these royal cousins are grabbing all the attention right now.
All eyes were on Prince Louis and Archie Mountbatten-Windsor as the
Cambridge and Sussex clans enjoyed an afternoon of polo in
Berkshire. Embed from Getty Images To be…
They have been home to generations of
royals who have carved their names in the history books and in
2019, their power to fascinate continues. A new survey has taken a
look at the most popular regal residences in Europe and those
belonging to the British royals take four of…
The infant son of the Duke and Duchess of
Sussex has been christened at a ceremony at Windsor. Archie
Harrison’s baptism took place on the morning of July 6th 2019. The
ceremony took place in the Private Chapel of Windsor Castle with
the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, officiating. The
service was attended by the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of
Cornwall and Doria Ragland as well as…
They famously sang at his parents’
wedding and now, as Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, is
christened, they’re serenading him, too. The Kingdom Choir has
written and recorded a special lullaby to mark the baptism of the
Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s…
Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor will
be christened today and while there’s been plenty of chat about the
decision not to release the names of his godparents, there are some
rather more interesting aspects of royal baptisms to enjoy. From
gowns that helped industry…
Picked as a royal bride by Queen Victoria
herself, Princess Mary of Teck would find her way to the altar in
the most unusual circumstances. For Mary ended up saying ‘I do’ to
the second king in waiting selected as a husband for her. But her
marriage proved to be a happy one as well as a royal success story.
On the anniversary of the marriage of King George V and Queen Mary,
Royal…
Five decades earlier, the groom’s
grandparents had seen their dreams of marrying in the Eternal City
dashed. But as Prince Amadeo of Belgium and Elisabetta Rosboch wed
on July 5th 2014, there were no such problems. The eldest
grandchild of King Albert II and Queen…
The Duke of York, the Earl of Forfar and
the Princess Royal joined their mother, the Queen, at the Royal
Garden Party held at Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh this afternoon. The
event saw thousands of people from across Scotland invited into the
ancient royal residence to…
One day, her husband will be responsible
for sending telegrams to all those who reach the grand age of 100.
And on day two of Wales Week 2019, the Duchess of Cornwall got some
practice in by handing over a personal card to a brand new
centenarian. Camilla’s card was part of a packed day of events
which saw the duchess travel to Llandovery to have a bite to eat
with members of the Dolau Bran…
