Queen Margrethe is the proud mother of
two sons, Crown Prince Frederik and Prince Joachim. She also has
two loving and dutiful daughters-in-law, Crown Princess Mary and
Princess Marie. Today, let’s look at some of Queen Margrethe’s
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This month marks a very special birthday
for a popular and successful queen. Margrethe II turns 80 on April
16th and in the run up to her big day, Royal Central will be taking
a look at some of the major moments in her life. And today, we
start with one of her most special…
As the last Emperor of Russia, Tsar
Nicholas II’s twenty-three-year reign came to an abrupt end when he
abdicated on 15 March 1917. Those tumultuous years of his reign
were defined by the Russo-Japanese War that saw the annihilation of
the Russian Baltic Fleet, Bloody…
Queen Geraldine occupies a unique
position in Albanian history: she’s the only queen consort in
modern times, and she reigned alongside her husband for less than a
year before they had to flee an Italian invasion. Though she spent
the rest of her life zigzagging the world, trying to find a place
to settle, Queen Geraldine never gave up promoting her son’s
interests as an uncrowned king.
Spotlight: The Duchess of Cornwall's work towards ending domestic violence
9th March 2020
There’s no greater royal champion for
survivors of domestic violence than The Duchess of Cornwall. It’s
been a cornerstone of her work, highlighting causes, charities and
organisations around the issue of domestic violence, and Camilla
has always spoken compassionately…
While most of our “Last Queens” series
focuses on consorts, this particular last queen was a reigning
monarch. Liliuokalani was the only queen regnant and the last
monarch of Hawaii before the Hawaiian kingdom was overthrown. It
became the shortlived Republic of…
The life and times of the 18th Duchess of Alba, who had more titles than Queen Elizabeth II
2nd March 2020
The 18th Duchess of Alba, María del
Rosario Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart y Silva, was born on 28 March
1926 at the vast Liria Palace, which has served as the Madrid
residence of the Dukes of Albas for generations (most of the home
was destroyed during the Spanish Civil War and was rebuilt by the
Duchess’s father and the Duchess). The Fitz-James Stuarts, the most
powerful aristocratic…
In this special edition of the Royal
Central podcast, we hear from author Deb Stratas who has spent
several years visiting every home Diana, Princess of Wales lived in
to discover the woman behind the royal image. Deb’s new book, ‘At
Home with Diana’…
Queen Elizabeth II is NOT the Queen of England - is it so hard to get it right?
23rd February 2020
I am a bit of a stickler for correct
usage of styles and titles. So it is a bit of a pet peeve of mine
when these are used improperly. The main one that bugs me is
calling Elizabeth II, Queen of England. That bothers me because
“Queen of England” is not her correct…
Whatever happened to the 1969 documentary 'Royal Family' which The Queen banned from the public?
23rd February 2020
It has been over 50 years since the
famous documentary ‘Royal Family’ was shown on British TV screens.
At the time this, documentary really was the most talked about
thing; not necessarily because of its content, but the plain fact
that such a documentary was broadcast. The chances are, unless
you’re a really attentive royalist, you’ve never even heard of the
documentary, and there’s…
