In the latest instalment of our autumn
series, looking at what led to the fall of various monarchies
throughout history, Royal Central looks at the end of the monarchy
in Portugal. On a chilly February day in 1908, the King of Portugal
and his family were making their way back to their home in Lisbon
after a holiday when tragedy struck. Gunmen attacked their
carriage, fatally wounding the King. In…
If there’s one thing Instagram loves just
as much as a picture of food, it’s a picture of royals so put the
two together, and wonderful things are bound to happen. The post on
the official Kensington Palace Insta account marking the launch of
the charity cookbook…
Six snapshots of Prince Charles during his two day visit to Northumberland
14th September 2018
One royal, two days, six snapshots. The
Prince of Wales has spent the past forty eight hours in
Northumberland and his packed itinerary has included engagements
linked to conservation, religion and community support. It’s been
busy and bursting with fun so here are six…
The marriage of Harald and Sonja of
Norway on August 29th 1968 was a groundbreaking royal wedding. But
the bride chose some very traditional blooms for her bouquet while
the church where she said ‘I do’ was decked with popular flowers
and foliage. As Sonja Haraldsen walked into Oslo Cathedral, she
carried a bouquet of white flowers arranged in a simple design.
Amongst her posy were freesias…
This month, King Harald and Queen Sonja
of Norway celebrate their golden wedding anniversary. The then
Crown Prince of Norway married Sonja Haraldsen on 29 August1968 at
Oslo Cathedral. Their wedding, attended by royalty from around
Europe, came five months after the…
In the last days of August 1968, the
Royal Family made a sad and surprising announcement. Princess
Marina, Duchess of Kent’s health was ”giving rise to anxiety”
following the diagnosis of an inoperable brain tumour. There
was sympathy for the duchess, a…
Caught forever in a moment of time, they
are the tragic family whose terrible end in World War One still
appals and fascinates today. The children of the last Tsar of
Russia died alongside their parents in Yekaterinburg one hundred
years ago this summer. And yet Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia and
Alexei had lived most of their lives in imperial splendour. They
had been born to Nicholas II, Tsar…
Royal weddings bring all kinds of
expectations and among them is one filled with sparkle and glitter.
For we all assume a royal bride will arrive for her marriage
wearing a tiara and when the wedding will result in them becoming a
consort or consort in waiting, the…
The Duchess of Sussex pulled a style
surprise on her wedding day when she chose an all but forgotten
royal tiara as the finishing touch to her bridal outfit. Meghan’s
pick has put Queen Mary’s Bandeau Tiara back in the regal spotlight
and reignited interest in the set of…
The Eleanor’s Cross at Hardingstone in
Northampton is a monument to medieval love. It’s one of a dozen
crosses built on the orders of King Edward I in memory of his first
wife, Eleanor of Castile. Constructed between 1291 and 1294 at the
places her coffin had rested on the way to her funeral in London in
1290, the crosses are famous across the world but just three
originals now survive…
