George IV ascended the British throne 200
years ago today. Here, Royal Central’s Assistant Editor, Moniek
Bloks, looks at the life of the Regent who finally got to reign.
The future George IV was born at St. James’s Palace on 12
August 1762 to George III and his queen, Charlotte of
Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Upon the birth, he automatically became Duke
of Cornwall and Duke of Rothesay…
We all love a groom who cries as his
bride walks towards him, and when it’s a royal groom, it’s even
better. However, rewind a couple of centuries, and a weeping prince
at the altar was no laughing matter. For when George, Prince of
Wales and king in waiting wed…
Christmas tends to be a pleasant time,
especially for the royals. When it comes to the Norwegian Royal
Family, they have many good Christmas traditions that make
Christmas a pleasant time. There is, however, a period when
Christmas for the Royal Family from Norway was not…
Carols, mulled wine, a Christmas feast,
and piles of gifts … no, it’s not a scene from your favourite
festive movie, but from the court of Henry VIII. If you’ve ever
wondered how the Tudors celebrated Christmas, join royal historian
Lucy Worsley as she hosts A Merry Tudor Christmas with Lucy Worsley
airing on BBC Two at 9 p.m. tonight and premiering Christmas Day on
PBS in…
This year, it is 150 years since Norway’s
Queen Maud was born. This is marked by Royal Central with several
articles where we look at the life of the British princess who
married a Danish prince and ended up as a Norwegian queen. In Oslo
today, the city that Maud once…
This year, it is 150 years since the
Norwegian Queen Maud was born in London. Much has been written
about the queen who was elected to be monarch together with her
husband as a new Norwegian royal couple in an independent Norway in
1905. When Queen Maud came to Norway, she…
After the wedding of Princess Elizabeth
and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten at 11:30 am in Westminster Abbey
on 20 November 1947, the bridal gifts given to Princess Elizabeth
were exhibited at St James’s Palace, numbering over 2,500. Like the
gifts, Princess Elizabeth’s wedding dress, designed by the leading
British couturier, Sir Norman Hartnell, was also put on display. It
had been made up…
Looking back at the wedding of Prince Rainier and Princess Grace
11th November 2019
The royal wedding of Prince Rainier III
of Monaco to American actress, Grace Kelly was dubbed the “Wedding
of the Century” and took place on the 18th and19th of April 1956.
As one of the most respected and highly paid actresses in
Hollywood, Grace was…
It was a ground breaking and glamourous
royal wedding and the images of it remain as familiar now as they
have ever done. The world watched, enthralled, when Grace Kelly
married Prince Rainier III of Monaco on April 19th 1956. Her
wedding dress has become one of the most…
It has been over sixty years since
fifties Hollywood Princess, Grace Kelly, wed Prince Rainer in a
small civil ceremony making her a real-life Princess of Monaco. On
the 18th of April, 1956, Grace looked stylish and elegant as she
exchanged vows and became Her Serene Highness Princess Grace
Patricia of Monaco in a beige lace and dusty rose silk suit
designed by Helen Rose. It was the religious…
