The second big royal wedding of the 1980s
was, at the time, seen as a something of a turning point for the
Windsors. When Prince Andrew married Sarah Ferguson in the summer
of 1986, the bride was billed as a more relaxed royal who would
bring a new outlook to the dynasty while her groom’s service in the
Falklands War of 1982 was still fresh in the memory. The handsome
hero prince and his fun…
Professor Stephen Hawking, who has died
at the age of 76, was one of Britain’s greatest ever scientists but
despite being given many honours, he declined a knighthood.
However, that didn’t stop him developing an apparently relaxed
relationship with the Queen. As the…
This is one royal wedding bouquet you’re
not going to miss. When the Princess Royal’s only daughter, Zara,
married Mike Tindall in Edinburgh on July 30th 2011, her flowers
made a striking impression. For, unusually among royal brides, Zara
included a splash of colour…
All brides need a bouquet and a royal
bride is no different. Flowers are as much a part of a
wedding as the dress, the cake and the first kiss so as the
countdown to the first Royal Wedding of 2018 hits its stride, Royal
Central will be looking back at the bouquets borne by the brides of
the House of Windsor. We start with the flowers carried by
Catherine Middleton on April 29th 2011 as she…
When the Prince of Wales and the Duchess
of Cornwall announced their engagement in February 2005 they wasted
no time in setting a date or venue for their marriage. They
immediately told the world they would marry in April that year in a
civil ceremony at Windsor Castle…
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been
sharing more details of their marriage with just over two months to
go until they say ‘I do’. The couple are promising a ‘moment of fun
and joy’ so to get in that celebratory spirit, Royal Central
rounds up everything we…
How important are the Royal Family to the
idea of Britishness today? That’s one of the questions raised by a
set of coins which go into circulation in the UK on March 1st 2018.
The Royal Mint has launched a series of new ten pence pieces– 26 in
all, created to form an A-Z of British life in the 21st century.
They’re described as ‘Quintessentially British’ and two of the
designs are…
The Duchess of Cambridge has become the
patron of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
(RCOG). She’s just the second patron of the organization but her
new role is the continuation of a long association between the
college and the Royal Family. To mark the…
On July 12th 1543, a rather low key royal
wedding took place. The groom was Henry VIII and his sixth
wife was Katherine Parr, a relatively unknown minor noblewoman who
had risen from daughter of a knight to Queen of England in thirty
years. The woman who became a royal…
After weeks of speculation, we now know
which of the stunning tiaras in the royal collection was Kate’s
choice for her first State Banquet. The Duchess of Cambridge chose
the Lotus Flower tiara that she was last seen wearing in 2013 for
this mahor event of the State Visit by Chinese President, Xi
Jinping, and his wife, Peng Liyuan. The sparkling diadem, worn with
an equally sparkling gown, made…
