King Charles III took the throne on September 8th 2022, on the death of Queen Elizabeth II. His Majesty spent the first weeks of his reign continually in the public spotlight, as he took on his new responsibilities while leading national mourning for Her Late Majesty and dealing with his own personal grief. Tens of thousands of photos have been taken of The King in the four months since his…
Royalty around the world are among the most photographed people and every image tells part of their story. The year now ending has brought some of the biggest royal moments in recent times. As 2022 came to a conclusion, we look back at them and start in January when…
YEAR IN REVIEW: The Platinum Jubilee, a celebration of an historic reign
30th December 2022
It was a royal first and it may never come again but it happened, and given the events of a few months later, many are very glad that it did. In 2022, Queen Elizabeth II became the only British monarch ever to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee. And as she made history, millions…
REVIEW OF THE ROYAL YEAR: Rainbows, shooting stars and marmalade sandwiches: the moments that marked a nation's mourning
30th December 2022
In the days between the death of Queen Elizabeth II and Her Late Majesty’s State Funeral, the country she had ruled for seventy years went into national mourning. And amidst the week and a half of ceremonial and constitutional events came some moments that would mark the passing of a Monarch.
Amongst the most striking symbols of that strange time was the rainbow. As Buckingham Palace…
As 2022 comes to an end, Royal Central takes a look back at our ten most popular posts of the year. Our ninth most read article was a feature by Lydia Starbuck on the Dukedom of Edinburgh. Originally published on 19th November 2022, the full post can be read below.
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The queen’s daughter who disappeared without trace - one of Tudor England's most intriguing mysteries
29th December 2022
As 2022 comes to an end, Royal Central takes a look back at our ten most popular posts of the year. Our tenth most read article was a feature by Lydia Starbuck on Mary Seymour – the only child of Katherine Parr. Originally published on 13th July 2022, the full post can…
YEAR IN REVIEW: The queue that became a tribute to Queen Elizabeth II
29th December 2022
In the end, it had to be that way. The British are known for their love of queuing and so, as national mourning for Queen Elizabeth II began, so, too, did a line of epic proportions. Hundreds of thousands of people joined it, standing and walking in the cold and dark for a chance to pay their own tribute to the longest reigning Monarch in British history.
On September 14th 2022, the coffin of…
The first details of the marriage of the only daughter of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg have been shared.
Princess Alexandra will marry Nicolas Bagory in the spring of 2023 and now the Grand Ducal Court have revealed where the couple will wed.
Princess Alexandra and…
Prince Louis joins Royal Family for first time at Christmas service
25th December 2022
Prince Louis has joined the Royal Family for the first time at the morning service at Sandringham on Christmas morning.
The four year old prince walked to the church of St. Mary Magdalene holding the hand of his mother, the Princess of Wales. His big sister, Princess…
Prince George has wished everyone a Happy Christmas with a painting.
The second in line to the throne has created a rather impressive reindeer in the snow picture which his proud parents, The Prince and Princess of Wales, shared on their official social media along with the compliments of the season.
George’s reindeer is joined by two robins in the painting.
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