In the early autumn days
of 1537, King Henry VIII was 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 swing for an
elaborate christening and bonfires were being lit around the little
boy’s future kingdom. But while the parties started, in a
corner of…
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…
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 Speech…
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…
