The Queen and Catherine the Great have
provided two top British stars with nominations for some of the
most sought after awards in the entertainment industry. Olivia
Colman and Dame Helen Mirren are both up for Golden Globes in the
first major prize ceremony of 2020. Olivia Colman, who won Best
Actress for her portrayal of Queen Anne at last year’s Globes, is
nominated this time round for her…
A royal baby for Luxembourg: Guillaume and Stephanie are expecting their first child
6th December 2019
The Hereditary Grand Duke and Duchess of
Luxembourg are to become parents. The heir to the throne, Prince
Guillaume, and his wife, Princess Stephanie, have just announced
they are expecting their first baby. The happy news was confirmed
by the Marshall of the Court in a…
All royal wedding dresses are keenly
anticipated but there is always slightly more interest and slightly
more pressure when the gown on show belongs to a queen in waiting.
On December 4th 1999, Mathilde d’Udekem d’Acoz walked into the Town
Hall of Brussels for the start…
So what did she say? A clip of the
Princess Royal taking part in a conversation in which several world
leaders appear to question Donald Trump’s behaviour has become one
of this week’s biggest social media hits. But while the words of
Canada’s Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, can be clearly made out in
the video, the response of Princess Anne remains unheard. The top
of Anne’s famous…
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…
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 royal families around the world.
https://RoyalCentral.podbean.com/mf/play/je4kx3/Royal_Central_Podcast_December_1.mp3
The…
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…
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 Weber for a special programme celebrating the two decades
since they became husband and wife. The interview was recorded at
their home at Laeken…
