Born on 9 January 1982 at Royal Berkshire
Hospital in Reading, the Princess of Wales marks her 41st birthday
today. Read on for 41 facts about Her Royal Highness (in no
particular order). Catherine Elizabeth Middleton was christened at
St Andrew’s Bradfield on 20 June 1982. In 2018, the Princess became
the first royal patron of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
Catherine met…
She was the queen that Britain never had,
and easily the most popular member of the Royal Family during her
lifetime. When she died in childbirth aged just 21, she was deeply
mourned by the British public, yet her story is so often consigned
to a footnote in history. On the…
This year saw many celebrations and
changes. As we say goodbye to 2022, members of the Royal Central
editorial team have shared their favourite moments from the past
year. Charlie Proctor, Editor-in-Chief My favourite royal moment of
2022 was The late Queen’s…
Why question marks hang over King's highly anticipated festive speech
20th December 2022
Discussions are going on behind closed
palace doors over whether the traditional festive address given by
King Harald of Norway can go ahead this year after the monarch was
admitted to hospital. King Harald, who is now 85, was taken to the
Rikshospitalet in Oslo on December 19th 2022 after developing an
infection that needed to be treated with intravenous antibiotics.
His condition is stable…
Bangkok’s Royal Palace has issued a
statement on the health of King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s daughter.
Princess Bajrakitiyabhawas reported to have fallen ill on December
14th 2022 at Khao Yai. On the morning of December 15th 2022, the
Royal Palace confirmed that…
It was a wedding that made royal history
and brought cheer to a nation still recovering from the Second
World War. When Elizabeth, then heir to the British throne, married
Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, hundreds of thousands turned out to
celebrate with them. Royalty from around…
"Dear, oh dear" - What could King Charles do if confidence in the Prime Minister continues to plummet?
14th October 2022
As they met for their weekly get
together, King Charles III was heard to mutter ‘back again, dear oh
dear,” as Prime Minister, Liz Truss, made her entrance. It may have
been a comment on the Prime Minister’s somewhat unusual style of
curtseying although less kind commentators have gone as far to
question whether the Monarch was thinking out loud for the country.
Whatever the…
The Queen's first major event at Buckingham Palace - her christening
15th September 2022
On 29 May 1926, the christening of the
future Queen Elizabeth II, took place. The baptismal service was
performed at the private chapel at Buckingham Palace and the
occasion of HM The Queen’s 91st birthday provides a pleasant
opportunity to revisit this important event.
Princess Claire of Luxembourg, née Claire
Lademacher, married Prince Felix of Luxembourg in September 2013.
The couple met during their studies at Collège Alpin International
Beau Soleil, a private boarding school in Switzerland. Before that,
Claire was enrolled at the…
Diana, Princess of Wales, was born Diana
Frances Spencer on 1 July 1961, in Park House on the Sandringham
Estate in Norfolk, the fourth of five children of John Spencer,
later the 8th Earl Spencer, and his first wife, Frances. She was
initially home-schooled by her mother’s governess, Gertrude Allen,
known in the family as ‘Ally’. She began her formal education in
1968 at Silfield Private…
